Happy New Year!

We had a great Christmas break. We hung at home and did some fun things together while I was recovering from my knee surgery.

Connor was having so much fun chasing the race car while the kids controlled it.

Happy New Years!! We had pumpkin chocolate pancakes for breakfast with maple syrup and a swedish smorgesborg in the evening with rice pudding. Yum! The kids favorite was cheering with sparkling cider.

Ashleigh ice skated for an hour straight and then came and loved her brother for a bit and for a quick break.

Andrew decided one day that he was going to be a big boy and go on the toilet. Kevin bought him some big boy underwear. It depends on the day if he wears underwear or diapers, but it doesn't matter to us. It's just fun to see him doing it all by himself without any encouragement.

Kamren could go out to eat all the time. We don't go very often as a family but it was quite the treat for all of us.

Andrew went ice skating for the first time. He didn't last too long but Ashleigh and Kamren did great.

Kamren is so sweet to Connor. He is showing him pictures on his ipod.

We used to make this for Christmas Day but we don't prefer sweets on Christmas day since we get so many so we have a new tradition to make it for the New Year!

Connor got this outfit for Christmas from his grandparents. He's our little cowboy!

We are going to UTah this summer so we decided to get everyone ready for our trip with "Y" shirts:) We are all having fun at the Library.

The girls got these cute berets for Christmas.

We all went out to eat and the kids were great.

We took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese to play some games. We never buy the food. Brynn loves to get her picture taken tons of times. She is very photogenic.

Andrew loved sledding with his siblings.

Having fun in the snow to built forts.

One day Connor was so tired he fell asleep eating one of his snacks.

Connor is crawling and climbing everywhere. He is a busy little boy.

Kevin has made it a tradition to write each of us a note before he leaves on a trip. It's not very often that he travels but we are grateful for his kindness.

Kamren was giving this knex set by a friend and he built it pretty quickly. Andrew loves it!

One day we went to the hobby shop to drive the race cars. Andrew didn't want to let go of his remote. He was having too much fun.

My sweet "Y" boys!!

Kamren just started ski club and he loves it! He prays for snow!

I found this suit for $17. It fit him perfect. I love it on him.
Pass the Pig is a game we tried to play but it didn't work in our family. When you spy someone not having good manners at the table you give them the pig. The person with the pig at the end of dinner, clears the table. We had too many tears so we aren't going to do it again for a while.
My friend showed me how to make this heart garland. The kids say we are going under the tunnel of LOVE.
This is a felt garland I made for two dollars. It hangs all around our back door. So fun and easy.

I just made these LOVE blocks for Valentines. It cost me a dollar to make. It reminds me of the LOVE sign in Philidelphia. Happy Valentines Day!