Double Birthday

Molly and I shared a birthday party this year, since my mom was in town...

even Shadow had a good time!!

Christmas 2011

Natalie left the gingerbread house she decorated at school for Santa with a note: for Saint Nick, from Nat

 and Santa came soon after the kids fell asleep...

everyone got what they wanted and had a great holiday!

27 Weeks!

Carrying Lydia is a LOT like it was with Natalie...she's very strong and active, and my cravings are more of a week-long fest of that food/drink rather than a sudden burst of desire for anything in particular (with Drake it was midnight Whopper runs from Burger King!).

Shadow

Visit With Santa 2011

We went to Boulevard Home Furnishings yesterday to look at couches. We bought one. Then we came back today to see Santa and take some photos...

 Kelt visiting our new couch before it gets delivered on Monday...

Something Sweet

First of all, isn't this the cutest dog ever?

 he loves to sleep on his back like this...

 second, we made some cookies together the other day, and I had to snap a few photos...

the kids had a blast cutting and decorating these!  They used a TON of sprinkles, but the cookies were way good anyway!  The only thing sweeter was spending quality time with my munchkins...

Tree Hunt 2011

We went tree hunting on the Arizona Strip this year with Allie, Jon, and Molly...

 Kelt and Shadow

  We had the only suitable vehicle for transporting trees, so we decided to tie both of them on top of the 4runner. This is how we started off...

And this is how we ended up...

 It looks like we were toting one giant tree!

Maybe we'll get a hold of a truck next year before we try that again!