Christmas Kick-Off!!

We officially kicked off the Christmas season! I was actually excited for Thanksgiving to be over so we could start doing all this fun stuff. It has been almost 4 years since we have had a stress free Christmas. 3 1/2 years ago was when Judy ( Chad's mom) was diagnosed with Cancer, and for those 2 years that she went through everything, the worst times were always Christmas and she ended up back in the hospital. We miss her! And then last year it was the babies coming so early and having to be in the NICU. SOOOOOO.. this year we are celebrating! I told myself last year, that next year we are going all out! It was all I could do, to not start buying red and green M&M's! So we put our tree up last night, and this morning GG, and Grandpa took us to Breakfast with Santa! It was so fun! Steph and the boys came, and it was YUMMY! Tate is so into it this year. It will be so awsome to have the babies with us this year, and have us all be in one place!


The final product! Tate and my mom made me these CUTE snowman ornaments! I LOVE THEM!

Reese and Whit were right in on the action!

Breakfast with Santa

Reese had to have a little nap on Grandpa's cheek before she saw the big guy!

Tate knew EXACTLY what he wanted!

Mrs. Claus ...she gave us food for the reindeer!

The whole grand kid gang!

Tate waiting for Santa

Thanks GG, and Grandpa, we had such a fun time!

Love It!

This is what I found this morning when I got home from the gym! ( at 6:00 in the morning mind you, and they had been up since I left!!) Hanging out, watching a little cartoons! I love it!

CAUGHT!!!

There is nothing like having a baby around to clean the floor for you! Whit and Reese find the tiniest of morsels and they go right in there mouth! Well Reese hit the jackpot the other day, she crawls like a monkey and I could see her scooting really fast, her back was turned away from me, and when she turned around she had chocolate EVERYWHERE! She had found one lonely chocolate chip that Tate had been eating, and savored every bite! When I said Reese she turned around with this face and just started to giggle! Gotta love a girl who loves her chocolate!

That's My Aunt!

Most of you who know me, know the story about my Aunt Lauri going to Africa the first of this year. She is a nurse, decided that she had a bucket list and on it was go to Africa on a Humanitarian mission, and to hike Mt. Kilamajario, and SHE DID....BY HERSELF!!! The whole story is so cool, and amazing... I don't know another person who would have went by themselves, and did what she did. So Friday, we got to go here her speak about her "Life Changing Journey" in Layton at a medical conference. She said she was so nervous, but after hearing her speak, I don't think she could have been, she stood up there and acted like she had been doing it for years! Her speech was at the end of a seminar that these medical professionals had been sitting in all day, and there was not one person in that room that wanted to even leave to go to the bathroom...they were glued! Hell I was glued and I knew what was coming next. Her whole goal for this was to encourage and inspire others, that no matter what challenges you face, to keep pushing on and tell yourself YOU CAN DO IT! There was not a dry eye in the house when she finished. Laur... I am so proud of you, you make me want to do more, and you have inspired me, and made me push myself through some rough situations(nothing like that damn mountain though!! I just want you to know that the whole time I was listening my heart was pounding with pride, and just like Gramps would have said.....That my Aunt Lauri! I love you!

360 Degrees

I'm so happy to say that Whit is a new baby! The tubes were heaven sent. The poor guy, I feel terrible that he felt so bad for so long. His ears were pretty gross, he cried like crazy when they handed him to me after surgery, and they said he would be screaming for most of they day. He slept on the way home and after about an hour nap, he woke with a smile on his face! It is really like night and day difference, a total 360! Thank goodness, Now we just need to get him a helmet....he is standing up to EVERYTHING, and bonking his head. (Tate said maybe Santa could bring him one!)

Halloween!

Mr. Whit! Grandpa and his girl!

Grandma Hopes and her ladies...We should have taken her clubbin after!

Me and my little ghouls!

GG, and Grandma Hopes, two generations of CRAZY!!!!
Grandma GG, and her gang

Reese and Whit, the bat and the witch!

Pot Pie, and her Pieces!

Tate the Vampire!

What a fun night! Halloween is awsome, I LOVE IT!!! Last night was like the 5th time we had been in our costumes because we have done so many fun thing this month! But last night was the funnest by far. We started with a few trick or treat stops! Thanks Banana Bonnie, Garwie, Loni. K-dub, and Robyn! Then we headed to my moms for the party, she goes all out.....decorations, food, AWSOME TRICK OR TREAT BAGS!!!! It was way fun...so fun I am blogging all by myself this morning, everyone is still asleep! And at this house that is a miracle!!LOL!! So glad you came Shawn, Nok, and Toni! And thanks for all the treats for my kiddo's everyone! And Mom, THANK YOU for making it such a fun night, all the work you put into it pays off, everyone had a blast! ( oh and McKell, how about my post!!!:))) Thank You!