The after Christmas party......

All packed up in the suburb headed to WA.



Then we had Christmas at Steves Mom house. The kids had so much fun seeing everyone, and we all had a great time.



I think Steve was trying to get Marty to dance with him.....

Mom and Dads House

The boys have to stick close together doing manly things like guns, and playing pool!



Steve and Jade formed a tight bond while we were there.....actually I think she only liked Steven. :)



Sydney had sooo much fun with her cousins!! She missed them so much. She loves playing with all the girls!





My friend Nicole and her guy Ryan had their baby on Christmas Eve! So I was soo excited to meet him and see them all. He is such a sweet little baby!




We also got to have lunch with Amber and her boys. Sydney was so excited to see Ryen. ITs funny because Sydney is not at all shy with boys...(so much that it scares us!)but with Ryen she was totally speechless. He is such a nice boy. Steve always jokes about how him and Bryce would be going back and forth about the kids crushes on eachother.



We celebrated Steves dads birthday which is on New Years Eve with him and Teri. We had a great time and the kids just love Teri! She is the sweetest!






Kierstin, Sydney, Mom, Grandma and I at lunch.




Celebrating Moms Birthday on New Years day!





Visiting with Traci, Jodi and Kaden!

Catchin up on Christmas

We had a great Holiday season! We are excited to see what 2012 will bring! Cant wait to meet up with ALL our family (Kanooth side) in Oct. at Disney Land! It cant come soon enough! We miss you Leif, Rachel, and Twinsies!!!!!

Stevens class Christmas party




Christmas treats




Christmas Eve we took the kids to pick out donuts for Christmas breakfast, We frosted cookies for Santa and had dinner at Texas RoadHouse followed by Christmas lights and Christmas Jamies!


Notice my substitute husband behind me!!!























On Christmas morning we told the kids not to wake up before six and right at six o'clock Sydney came strollin in our room along with Tori and Steven. So we all got up and opened presents ate donuts and OJ, destroyed the living room and then got ready for church. When we got back we played ate our Christmas ham dinner and PACKED for WA. We planned on getting up early and leaving so it made for a Crazy, but fun Christmas day. We always love having something to look forward to after Christmas so this is why we take our trip the day after.
ANd our post of events in Wa will have to wait for another day....

Sydneys Baptism

Sydney was baptised on Saturday. It was a very special day. We were so happy to have Mom and Dad and Andrea and the girls with us! Sydney loved being with her cousins!! Steve did an excellent job and Sydney was so cute and smiley the whole time. Im so proud of her for choosing to be baptised and being such a great example to her younger brother and sisters. I love you Sydney!









Reese was in a really good mood with Grandma and Grandpa and warmed up right away to Grandpa. She kept going to him and cuddling with him. I think Grandpa loved it...he would tell whoever was around "Get my camera, take a picture...Quick!" Reese loves you guys!

Tori turns 4!!

I cant believe my little Tori-too is 4!!!! She is getting so big so fast! I love her little personality..She definatley teaches me patience! She loves Barbies right now and loves to dance and entertain with her big sister. This year for her birthday ( while the older two were at school) we took her to Jumpin Jungle and to her fav. restaurant Panda Express for lunch. Then we came home and played with her new toys. After the kids got home we celebrated some more at Red Robin and came home for cake! I love my little Tori Jeanne!




(just ignore the double chin!)

Here comes Santa Claus!

Our friend, who is a photographer, invited us to her husbands dentist office where they had Santa and Mrs. Claus, cookies and pictures with Santa. It was really fun and the santa looked so real I told the kids I think that was really him. They had been asking if it was actually going to be Santa or one of his helpers. LOL!