Cousins Picture!

This year for Christmas we secretively got all my mother in law's grandkids together for a picture to blow up for her. It was so hard to find one that all of them were looking, but it turned out pretty cute. 

Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas

I can't believe Christmas has come and gone already! I haven't even been able to use my fireplace yet. The weather has been ridiculously warm this winter. Oh well, at least I can't complain about being cold. We had a busy busy holiday, but it was a lot of fun. I am so grateful for Christ in my life and can't imagine my life without the knowledge of the gospel. 

So we started off Christmas Eve with Kaydence getting a bubble bath...

 Seeing it was Christmas Eve, I just had to give her a Santa bubble beard.

After Kaydence was squeeky clean, we headed off to the mall to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Kaydence got to ride the carousel  for the first time. She loved it. 

 Then we went to Grandma Rowley's house to have our annual appetizer evening. It's always nice to spend time over there with Grandma and Thurl. She always plans a spiritual moment to help us celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Afterwards we headed over to the Goodman's for pj's night.

  Christmas morning starts at 6:00AM at the Rowley house, so we were up bright and early!  Christmas morning was so much fun this year because Kaydence could actually enjoy it. 

 Grandpa and Grandma Rowley suprised Kaydence with a four wheeler! It took her a few minutes to get excited about it, but as soon as she figured it out, she loved it. 

 We got to talk to my brother Dustin who is serving a mission in Florida. Kaydence was so excited and patiently waiting for the call. It was fun to talk to him. He is doing very good and enjoying the mission work so far.

 On our way to Grandma and Grandpa Goodman's house for some late breakfast.

 My nephew Wyatt has been talking about Santa getting him a vacuum. He loves cleaning. So sure enough he was a good enough boy to get a vacuum. Kaydence and him love playing together. He is such a good example for Kaydence.

 We made the cutest homemade t-shirts at the Goodmans. I'll post pics of them later. It was a lot more work than I anticipated, but they turned out pretty cute. 

After the Goodman's we headed over to the Smith's for Christmas dinner and some games. 

Gingerbread Houses

Every December 21st, we make gingerbread houses together since thats what we did on our first date on December 21, 2001. A lot has changed since then...

We invited Alissa and Mckay over to make them with us

Merry Christmas to All!

We were lazy and trying to save money this year, so we didn't mail out Christmas Cards, but I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All The Way...

We went on a hayride last week with Kaydence for the first time. She loved it. She even sang along. It was so fun. She looked so cute all bundled up in her beanie and mittens from Auntie Deb...

These pics were taken with my crappy phone, so please forgive me :)

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas

These pictures are way over due. We decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. It was so fun this year because Kaydence was able to help us a little bit. It was actually really enjoyable this year since Kaydence had colic last year. I was so excited to decorate. 

 Macie is such a sweetheart. She's so spoiled. 

 Kaydence was able to try hot chocolate for the first time. She loved it.

 Following the decorating we of course watched Christmas movies.