Playing at the Park

We drove to a couple different baseball parks and one had a really fun park that we stopped at to let the kids play.  They had a wonderful time but Tony and I were super cold so we didn't stay for too long.  It was nice to get out in the sun shine, even though it was cold.

Papa Stories

Papa Lloyd is so good to read books to the kids.  I love watching Allie climb on Papa's lap and ask him to read her stories.  We sure do love our Papa!

Megan's Dance Recital

Megan had her first dance recital.  Her hair was suppose to be up and curled so we got us a new small curling iron and went to town on her hair.  It took a while, but it looked so cute!  I put some makeup on her and then she was all ready to go.

My parents were out of town, but Tony's parents and even Nana were able to come and support Megan.  Sherri was going to come, but it snowed a lot that morning and it wasn't safe for her to come down.
Her recital was at Murray High and she did a great job.  Her class was like 23rd out of like 30 dances.  She did so good.  She remembered all the steps and looked adorable.  It was so fun to go see her perform the dance she had been learning.  She had a good time and looks forward to her next recital.

Scouts

The boys are still loving scouts.  The stake just changed how they do the scouts and changed up the leaders, so it will be a little different this year.  I am sure that the boys will still really love it.  They are both doing very well.

Kids in Logan

While I have been down this weekend Betsy so kindly offered to take my kids and let them stay at here house.  Megan didn't want to go at first but then Betsy talked her into it and I am sure she is very glad that she did.  Little Teagan really wanted her to come up and play with her so that they could have girl time.
The kids all played with balloons with lights in them, went to the Home Depot and did a wood painting project, played in the snow, played night games at the neighbors, and then even went to church with them.  They had a wonderful time and it was so nice to relax in peace.  Allie played nicely by herself and only asked about the other kids once.
It was so nice of Betsy and Kevin to take the kids and show them such a good time.

Boys at the Cabin

After Christmas my family went up to the cabin.  We had somethings that we needed to do at home so my parents said that they would take the boys up to play in the snow.
Tyler had the best time ever.  He loves the snow and loves his cousins.  He and Averee played the most together and had a wonderful time.
Josh liked it up their too, but he liked playing the Wii and being inside more then playing in the snow.  I didn't have all the right stuff for him to play in the snow, so he got cold fast.  I have since bought him the right size snow clothes.  He should like it better next time.

Besides being cold, they both did a have a great time playing with cousins, sleeping at the cabin, and playing in the snow.  I was thankful that my parents took the boys and let them hang with their cousins.

CHRISTMAS 2017 = Happy Kids!

We started our morning at the usual time, which is always good for mom and dad.  The kids were all so excited.  Megan came into our room and shouted, "Their are presents under the tree."  It was adorable. 
Tony and I then got up and got things going.  The kids opened their stockings and then we did presents.  I think that they were all very happy with their gifts and had a great time.

I then made us all breakfast and we enjoyed the morning at home eating, opening and playing with toys. 
About lunch time we headed to Margie's house to spend some time with them opening presents and eating lunch.  The kids were spoiled my Lloyd and Margie and loved their gifts.  After hanging out with them for a few hours we gathered our things and went over to my parents house for Christmas dinner with the whole family.

We were the first ones there at my parents (besides Teagan) so we were able to spend some quality time with Teagan and my parents before everyone else got their.  We opened gifts and chatted about upcoming events.  Other families started coming and we got everything ready for dinner. 
We somehow all fit and had a great meal with yummy food.  After dinner we all cleaned up and let the kids play until it was time for the cousin gift exchange.  The kids all liked their gifts and then us siblings exchanged our gifts (always fun).

We then had dessert and hung out a little longer before gathering our children and finally going home for the night.  It was a long and fun day.  We are so lucky to live so close to both sides of our family and to be able to spend quality time with all of them.
It was a great Christmas and a great year.  We are super blessed in many ways and are very thankful to our Heavenly Father for his loving blessings.

Christmas Eve and Christmas Jammies

We started our day by attending sacrament.  It was only an hour long for the holiday.  The kids got to sing a song and they all did good.  Tyler was feeling better from being sick the day before, so I was super happy about that.
After church we went to my parents house and visited with Wendy and her family before going to Tony's parents house for the Kresser party.  It is always so fun chatting with family and letting the kids play with cousins. 
When it was time we headed to our party.  It was another great one.  We had great food and lots of fun.  Lots of family came and it was nice to chat with everyone.
Following tradition, after everyone left we cleaned up the kitchen area and then the kids got to open up their Christmas jammies from grandma and grandpa.  Margie Skyped in Nate and Amy's kids and all the grandkids opened them together.  It is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. 
The kids all then got changed (except Landon, he's too cool).  I love when they all match. After we took pictures we gathered our stuff and took the kids home to bed.  We had a great day and we all looked forward to Christmas morning.

Christmas Eve Church

Christmas Sing Along

The annual Christmas sing-a-long went wonderfully.  It was later in the day this year, so Tony was able to get off early from work and see the kids for the first time.  Margie also joined us for the fun. 
This year Tyler was in the school choir so he got to sing extra songs.  The choir sang first and Tyler did great.  They did four songs and he danced and sang out proudly to all the songs. He also sang very well when it was his grades turn.  Tyler loves to sing and would practice everyday. 

Josh loved to practice his song too.  It was fun to see him get excited about something he doesn't usually get into.  He practiced and was ready for his class's turn.
Something went wrong with Josh's music so they were only able to sing half of their song, so that was super disappointing.  The part that they did sing Josh did very well.  He sang out and did the actions.  It was super cute!

Megan got to participate for the first time this year.  She did really good too.  She looked so cute on the stage.  She got to hold a bell and sang out proudly.  I really love going to the school and seeing my kids perform.  I am such a lucky mama to have such amazing kids and family.