December 2014

 So my pictures are all jumbled so I'm just going to type what happened and let you interpret the pictures :)

We did an advent again this year (I really do love those things! Probably because I don't stress if I skip something) but this year I had rules. Each week contained an act of service for others, one thing to uplift/help your family, a classic christmas tradition, one thing easy, one thing spiritually uplifiting, and one thing at home (the last thing was a wildcard.) It turned out perfectly (!) and I wasn't that crazy stressed out mom trying to make everyone have memories against their will like other years. Some things we  did was went to see reindeers, christmas lights, went to addie's christmas program, pjs and hot cocoa night, we did an small acts of service night, and read the nativity.

Also, my baby turned 6. I tried out the three wish thing again and it was awesome. Addie's wish was to go bowling, get balloons, and have (3) friends over for cupcakes. We did bowling for FHE and the rest on her birthday :)

Christmas Eve was a little busier than I meant it to be. Jeremy had to run an errand unexpectedly so we decided to have brunch at ihop. Then we went home and opened our Christmas eve boxes and spent the night in pjs watching christmas movies, making santa's cookies, and read the night before christmas. 

Christmas day was tiring exciting. The kids woke up at 6:30 and finally succeeded waking us at 7:30 (going to have to fix that, the sun wasn't even starting to rise.) After a torrent of falling wrapping paper we cleaned up and went sledding on the first real snow for the winter. We played with toys and snuggled for the rest of the day. 

The rest of our holiday went by in a blur. We had a family party on Saturday and a new year eve company movie thing. For New Years Eve we put away our decorations, and played with sparklers and counted down the kids staying up all the way to 8 o'clock. Jeremy went to all night laser tag with some of his siblings and that was our 2014 :)

 Christmas Morning

 

  

The first time Barrett was in front and got a face full of snow. It was such a sad face. 

 

 after sledding

 

 Goodbye ornaments :(

 

New Years Eve was tiring on Barrett.

 

November 2014

November was pretty quick. We worked really hard one weekend "cleaning up" the leaves in our yard

 

 

Barrett helping with dishes :)

 

 One weekend Jeremy was out of town and the next week was his birthday. This year I decided to do birthday week. Each day up until his brithday had a surprise in it for him. From love notes all over the house to trampoline park (kids choice) and a surprise guys night at high speed go carts.

 For Thanksgiving we went Jeremy's sister house and I was put in charge of dessert. So made pies...lots of them.

Barrett helping out with clean up.

Before November was up I took the kids to Santa Fotofly for our 2nd annual Christmas photos :)

September and October 2014

Going back in time a bit because I was such a slacker this last fall. First Addie went to school and Barrett has his birthday right on top of each other. 

  

 

For Addie first day of school we surprised her afterwards with silly string and a giant cookie. 

 

 

after that things slowed down for a bit. We went to the park(s) while the weather was still good. 

  

  

 

 As soon as october hit though we were so busy again. Jeremy had 2 week long trips in october so every second felt jammed back. In no particular order this year our kids wanted to do bats on the door, we went to wheeler farm, trunk or treat, school party, witchfest with cousins, pumpkin painting, addie got croup and I had to rush her to the hospital, a birthday party, and I went to Thriller at the U with my sister. Yup, all before halloween.

 

 

 Addie insisted being Elsa this year. Not only that, but she wanted everyone to match. I thought it would be fun so I said why not. Barrett was Kristoff, I was anna, and daddy was olaf.

 

 

It was a pretty busy crazy great couple of months.