Christmas day

Every Christmas I feel so blessed. We have such wonderful families to share this Holiday with. This was our first year sleeping at our own house. I loved it! Owen was quite excited and we started the day at 7:30 a.m. After some german pancakes we headed to my parents, and then later on that night we ventured out into the blizzard to head up to Kamas to the Burton household. Chris could tell how tense I was the entire ride up there, and told me that this would be a Christmas I wouldn't forget. I am just grateful we made it. Nothing like being with the family actually on Christmas day.

Owen showing off his new soccer socks.

Olivia really wasn't into opening up any presents, just loved watching. She did figure out that she could get more chocolate if she asked someone different every time. Poor girl paid for it with a really sore bum.

Thirty

Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great birthday. We love you!

It's cold outside....

Well I had plans to get some last minute Christmas things done, but too bad for me the roads were horrible. My destination I luckily made it too, but no one was in sight to open up the dang store. So we came home and watched Christmas movies instead. Later on I tried to tackle shoveling the driveway, yep I think I'll leave that job to Chris. But luckily to my surprise my sweet parents were in the neighborhood helping my sister from getting unstuck in her driveway, and came and helped me out! Aren't they the sweetest?
Owen was soo excited to go out and play in it, and Liv loved just watching Owen having fun!

Little moments.

I love this time of year, minus the very very cold weather. Owen is at the age were he wakes up every morning asking if it is Christmas yet? He is so excited for Santa to come, and it helps put us all in the mood for Christmas.
A couple funny things have been happening in this household. Olivia runs this house. She is the master. She knows just how to push Owen's buttons. It is so hard for me not to laugh, because here is this little 16 month old who is pushing around a 4 year old. I don't know if it is more because Owen is so sensitive or if Liv is just a big bully.
Olivia is loud! Everything she is doing is done with alot of noise. Owen often tells her, " Stop doing that Wib, I can't hear myself. " You should see me with them at the store, which I always tell myself I am never doing that again. I am the mom that everyone is watching. Liv is just tempted to much in an environment like that. To her everything is meant to be pulled down and played with. And then that just strikes something in Owen to join in all the fun. Aw never a dull moment here.
Mom how did you do it with 4 girls all under the age of 5?

I wanted just one picture of the two of them and this is the best I got.

Liv...

I feel like I have neglected to write about my little Liv. She is such a busy body, she loves playing with her big brother and can keep up with him most of the time. She loves eating sweets, and one of her first words were "cookie". She loves babies, and stuffed animals, in fact every time we are at the store she will spot one out, and get so excited to hold it. She loves her Daddy, and when she hears the garage door open she'll run to the door and yell "Dada". She lately has started a nighttime routine where she will wake up around 3 am to have me hold and rock her for a little bit. I loved it at first, but then she started to do it more often, and I feared I was starting a bad habit. So I have let her cry the last couple of nights. Hopefully tonight she will sleep through the whole night. I love and I'm obsessed with this little girl. She is beautiful and so full of life. I love you so much!

O..

I just got myself a nifty new lense, and Owen was lucky to be the first to try it out. Look at those eyes. Oh I love this boy! The other day Owen and I went to get Christmas gifts for Chris and Olivia. He was so excited to give Chris his present, and was a little upset that Chris couldn't open it when we got home. I'm trying to teach him to give to other people but I think he mostly shops for himself. Do you think Olivia would like footballs, and baseballs?

Owen's four...

Happy birthday cute boy! We had a nonstop fun day today! You got to go to breakfast with some of your friends, and then off to school, where they celebrated your birthday with you. Then had all of your family over for dinner and cake and ice cream. You choose a pink cake with pink icing, and you had to make sure that you had some pink balloons too. I was a little worried, but went along with it. I asked you if you were sure you wanted the pink cake, and you replied "I told you what I wanted." Well okay. It was great day!