Christmas

All we have to show for Christmas Day is two pictures (and lots of video), I will have to be better at that next year!!

We thought that for sure this would be the year that the kids pulled us out of bed at the crack of dawn but no, Sean had to wake all of us up! As you can see Jack is still a little sleepy!

Lyla and I all dressed up for Church!!

We had a great Christmas!! Hope you did too!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve...such a fun day!! We had our Christmas fetticine, made sugar cookies, played games, watched movies, had a turkey dinner, opened present, had our Christmas devotional, and just hung out together as a family!

Lyla's shirt says "Good All Year, Just ask Santa" cause if said to ask me I might respond negatively :)

Sean and Emmett taking a little Christmas nap

Aunt Meg and Ava are 2 of Lyla's favorite people, she was in heaven to have them both at the same time!

Jack made sure we played plenty of games!

And I made sure that we made Christmas cookies!!

We skyped with Matt and Melissa out in OK, maybe next year you will be here :)

Ava and Lyla getting ready to eat!!

Ava, Christian and Jon opening presents

My little family opening presents

Dad, Megan and Justin...watching the little ones tear into their presents!

DISNEYLAND!!

Jack was so sad that the cars ride was still not open!

But getting his picture with McQueen and Mater made up for it!

Daddy and Lyla on the Merry go Round

Justin, Henry and Grandma

Megan and Andrew

Patiently waiting for the parade

So cute!!

The Christmas parade

Loving every minute!! Well Lyla decided to take a nap but everyone else is.

Lyla was in awe of Cinderella...she wouldn't take her eyes off of her even for the picture.

Cinderella's Castle

Main Street

Early Christmas

Jack making a reindeer build a bear for Emmett

Since we were all together Rick and Doris decided to give the kids their Christmas presents a little early. We had a Christmas dinner and program and then let the kids have at it!

Emmett patiently waiting

The kids being distracted, so they don't attack the presents on the table

She is trouble!!

The boys pleading with us to let them open presents!

Present time!!

Thanks Grandma Doris and Grandpa Rick!!

Beach Day

Right before Christmas Sean's brother and his family were moving from College Station, TX to Folsom, CA. So we decided to meet up with them in Newport Beach for a few days to have a early Christmas celebration. It was a lot warmer in California, but it was still a little chilly at the beach!!

Megan and Henry

Sarah and Sean

Lyla digging in the sand

Justin and Megan thinking of how they can convince Rick to buy this vacation home :)

Jack and Sean playing in the water

Grandpa and all the kids

Jack and Lyla getting good and dirty

Gingerbread Houses

Our annual decorating of homemade gingerbread houses with the Hales!!

I sadly burnt some of the gingerbread BUT it was still lots of fun, and of course their were lots of other yummy treats!!

Jack waiting patiently for the house to set

Lucy and Lyla would make an appearance for a minute or two to enjoy some of the candy, then run off and go play.

Jack with his finished house. I do have to say that he decorated the whole thing. Last year I kept bugging him with my ideas but this year I just let him do it all!!

Jack's Birthday

It really has become a tradition to go to the Children's Museum on Jack's Birthday. Thankfully we didn't take the train in to SLC this time, like we have in years past, just can't imagine doing that with three kids. Sarah Hale, Emma and Lucy joined us and made it much more fun!!

The Birthday Boy being blown away

Lyla striking a pose

Lucy and Lyla are either the best of friends, or yelling at each other, glad today was a good one :)

Jack told me that he needed to ask Emma to marry him right now, before anyone else does...the moms are totally rooting for this!!

Sarah and Lucy

Lyla and Jack taking turns at the crank

Sarah and Emmett...how do you like the dark hair?!?!

That night I made Jacks favorite dinner, spaghetti, and we put some candles in his left over cake and celebrated one last time...Happy Birthday Jack!! I can't believe your 5!!!