Merry Christmas

Here is the first look of the boys seeing what Santa left for them! They were surprised!

Bryce.

Rusty.

Lacey.

It is the morning we have all been waiting for! Kirby decided we needed to make it a little more memorable for the kids and cook breakfast before they could see their presents! I think this was torture, but they were all good sports about it. Especially when daddy made pancakes in the shape of gingerbread men! We listened to Christmas music and enjoyed our little family. What could be better?! We are so blessed..

Can't Forget Rudolph!

The boys were so concerned about leaving something for Santa to eat. What was going though my head is more cooking, yuck! So one of my good friends was telling me a few days ago that they make reindeer food and leave it for the reindeer while Santa is putting your presents under the tree. I thought this was a brilliant idea! So the ingredients consisted of oatmeal, sugar, of course and shiny red sprinkles, so the reindeer could find it. I let the boys decided how much to put in and they were sure the reindeer would be extra hungry! When we took it outside they decided to dump it on the porch so the reindeer would be as close to the house as possible so they could try to sneak a peek out of their bedroom window!!! It was so fun to watch their little imaginations go to work!

After all the presents were opened they had to venture out on the porch to see if the reindeer ate their food. Sure enough it was gone!!!!

Christmas Eve Bash!

Lacey was not so excited for presents she wanted beauty sleep instead!!!

Rusty's turn..

Bryce's turn...

We went to Grandma DeAnn's for Christmas Eve to party before the big day! Here are the boys enjoying there presents! Lacey enjoying something else!!:)

Lacey let us know she was around on the ride home from grandma's. What a little jabber girl!

Polar Express!

Here is the crew on the train!!

Daddy snapped a picture of his girls!:)

Bryce and Rust singing a Christmas carol on the Polar Express!

For Christmas this year Grandma DeAnn and Papa Lynn gave us tickets to go to the Polar Express! We were all so excited to go. We all wore our jammies that grandma picked out for the kids, with a little of the moms help!! We knew that their was a storm coming in, but never dreamed we would be fearing for our lives on the way! (that is no exaggeration!) Going through the canyon the car directly in front of us started fish tailing and ended up crossing the on coming lane of traffic and bashing into the snow bank!! It was so intense. After the car came to a stop and we were able to breath I was pretty much in tears and Kirby on the other hand burst out into laughter!! I couldn't believe he could laugh about something so scary!! He replied they are okay and it's so funny to see someone out of control!!!! To me their was nothing funny about it.

We got to the polar express just in time to jump on the train. I was still in shock that we actually made it! It was a blizzard the whole way.. The whole train ride wasn't how I thought it would be but it was magical for the kids!

Bedtime Snack!!

Two little monkeys!

Bryce and Rusty always have to have a snack before bed. Tonight it was my turn to tuck them in so I had to take a picture of them eating their bananas! They think of anything they can do to stay up longer. First a snack, a drink, a prayer, a kiss, a hug, a song, potty time, another kiss! I am such a sucker and do what ever they say until it's about the third time and then I say love you, sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite and lights out! They are getting funner and funner!

Growing Like A Weed!

Here is her in her Christmas dress!

Here is her posing for me! What a cutie.

Lacey is 7 months! Oh my goodness, I never thought the baby stage would go by so fast but it is! She is such a pleasant baby all the time so time has just flown by. Girls are definitely different than boys. She is so jabbery and sweet! It is so fun to watch her learning right before your eyes. Her favorite baby food is sweet potatoes. She is getting close to crawling, she is at the stage were she slides backwards when she is trying so hard to go forward! She can also rotate in a circle. She is so giggly and busy all the time. The boys love her and are constantly playing with her. Daddy enjoys her until she realizes she needs her mommy and then she lets him know! Us girls have to stick together!!

Christmas Carols At The Nursing Home

Bryce is on the end. The boys really got into the songs!

Bryce doing some actions.

Bryce got to go sing at the nursing home for all the elderly people. It was so cute to watch him and his class. Grandma Debbie, Grandma DeAnn, and Daddy were able to leave work to come and watch the little program. He was so excited to sing and show everyone what songs they had learned. I thought he was the cutest one there!!!! :)

Officially a Senior Citizen!

What a handsome Daddy and Papa!!!

Haddie, Bryce, Papa, Rusty, and Luke what a gang!

Happy Birthday Papa! Tonight we got to celebrate Papa's birthday at Smokey Joe's Pizza. It was a lot of fun to get together as a family. The kids had a good time playing arcade games and being crazy. I can't believe my dad is 55 he still seems as young as ever. I hope that is the case for a very long time. I couldn't survive without his advice! I am so glad we live close to celebrate all the special occasions with family.

Sweet Moments

Maybe this means I am a bad mom, but it sure was cute! I was in the office on the computer and Lacey was sitting on the floor playing. Rusty was in the family room watching Spongebob while Bryce is at school. As I glance down on the floor to check on Lacey because she is being so quiet, she is gone! I jumped out of the computer chair and ran to the family room to find Rusty and Lacey watching cartoons together!! Rusty carried her to the TV without me even knowing. He said, "Mom I want Lacey by me". He is such a good big brother. We all get a kick out of some of the things he says and comes up with! He always keeps us on our toes!

Foster Family Party

Baby Lacey and baby Isabel checking each other out!

The Grandma's are showing off the new additions to their families, yes they are both adorable!!

It is always a good time with the Foster's, and quite a crowd! Their is never a dull moment. Bryce and Rusty had a blast with all their little cousins and as you can see Lacey even found one to play with as well! It was really fun and lot of good food of course. We had Sloppy Joe's, salads,chips,homemade root beer, and dessert. After dinner we played the left-right game and all ended up with a present! We definitely enjoyed ourselves and everyone else. The only problem was the night went by to fast! What a fun night!!