After Christmas Fun

We decided to take the kids bowling after Christmas! They all loved it and I found it highly entertaining. 

My dad really tried to teach Brady and Easton the technical way to bowl but they would just not have it. I thought it was hilarious to watch the whole thing play out! 

Silly boys

Love these 2 (even though Luke looks drunk)

We loved having Chad home for a couple of weeks! He is such a great uncle and the kids adore him. 

Ryan's family came to town and stayed with us for a few days but since I am dependent on my mom to take all my pictures, I don't have any proof of that cousin time. It was a great Christmas break. We are getting back into the swing of normal life. My belly is growing larger by the minute and we are getting anxious to meet our next (and final) little boy! Now if we can only decide on a name and figure out if he too will have red hair. My guess would be yes! I just wish we didn't have to wait til May to find out! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!

Christmas Morning

My family convinced Ryan and I to spend the night at my parent's house because it would be "no fun with just Chad and Kelsey!" At 9:00 on Christmas Eve we headed to our house and loaded up the presents. It ended up to be a blessing in the end because we had not wrapped 1 thing and had stuff to put together as well. With the help of everyone we got it done and got to bed about 12:30.

My kids slept til 7:30 and we thought that was great! It was an exciting morning and the boys loved it! Sadly I was counting on my mom to take all the pictures and she failed me. We only  have a few. It was a very fun year and we were all spoiled!

We headed home and got ready for church and enjoyed going to my parent's ward with them. We spent the evening with my family doing puzzles and playing games. I love Christmas and can't wait til next year when we will have our new little boy to share in the excitement!!

Christmas Eve

I love Christmas Eve! This year we spent it with my family at my parent's house. We had yummy food, sang songs, and my Grandpa read the Christmas story. 

We got our Christmas Eve PJ's and yes this is the best picture of all 3 of my kiddos. Luke would not cooperate. He is kind of a pill!

The twinners

The 4 boys

Grandma and Grandpa gave the triplets scooters this year!

Before opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa

It was a great evening. We definitely missed Ryan's family this year, especially his dad, but are so thankful for the memories we have of him and the knowledge we have that families are forever. 

Santa Clause is coming...

Last night we headed over to my Uncle JR's house to see Santa before he headed to the North Pole! This is a very special Santa suit that used to be my Grandpa Joe's! I may be bias, but I think this is the best Santa ever!!!

Brady wants a LeapPad and a RED race car. The race car is a last minute addition to the list and Santa is not sure he is going to be able to grant that one. Oops.

Easton wants a LeapPad and a BLUE race car. Imagine that! Another late addition Santa is working on. I asked them why they keep telling Santa different things and they told me it was because they "keep changing their minds". Perfect!

Luke LOVES Santa from far away but has no interest in sitting on his lap! He did let Santa come close to give him a candy cane, thumbs up, and the rock! It was adorable! All Luke wants for Christmas is cars. Easy enough :)

Santa took a minute to wish the most fabulous woman in the world a Happy birthday!

We have loved spending time with our family this week and are especially excited to have Chad home for the Holidays! We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break and get to spend time with your families too!

BYU Basketball

On Saturday Ryan and Kelsey took Brady and Easton to the BYU vs Baylor basketball game. They were so excited to be able to cheer on the wear their Jimmer shirts, cheer on the Cougars, and hang out with their Daddy! Luckily Kels took her camera and snapped a few pictures!

Hopefully we will be able to make it to a few more games this year! Go Cougars!

Breakfast With Santa

My cousin Carsen was doing a fundraiser for MV baseball and we were thrilled to support him. Especially since it meant taking our kids to see Santa! They were so excited and couldn't wait until Saturday.

Luke didn't like Santa at all so this is the best we could do :)

The boys want the same thing so they sat on Santa's lap together and gave him their list.

We have more visits planned so hopefully we can get a few better pictures. I love this time of year and love the excitement my kids have. We took them to A Christmas Carol at the Hale Center Theater the other night and they loved it! I couldn't believe how good they were and how much they enjoyed it. I love the traditions we are starting with our family and hope they will always be special to our kids!

Thanksgiving Day

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year! Aleena and I spent the morning making our game plan for Black Friday shopping with Tavah's help!

Ryan got up early and participated in his Turkey Bowl and then headed to my parent's house where we had a Turkey Bowl with the kids. They loved it! The Holland family provided the jerseys and the kids loved running around and scoring touchdowns. I think it is a great tradition to look forward to every year!

We helped my mom in the kitchen. 

My Grandpa...how we love him!

The kiddos

The cute drink

The bird

Lots and lots of mashed potatoes

The yummy rolls 

These amazing people hosted nearly 50 people. My mom's kitchen got done just in time (it just needs a few finishing touches). It was the perfect Thanksgiving spent with the people we love! 

We put the kids to bed and headed to Walmart at 9 to begin our Black Friday shopping. Last year we went home frustrated and empty handed. Luckily this year was a success. We got almost everything we went for and got a big chunk of our Christmas shopping done. I only wish we would have taken some pictures!