Silver bells

Christmas season is my favorite, I wanted to write about some of my highlight moments leading up to the BIG Day.
Big highlight. Snow falling finally, here at home. We had so much fun outside playing, these boys of mine made several snowmen. I pulled them around and around in the yard on the sled and felt so out of shape, but it was perfect.

We baked up a storm, made so many treats. I love cooking with my helping buddies!

We had so fun nights of shopping where everything had lights up.

I love the holidays.

At home

Here we are eating dinner.

This is not normal- don't think that I want you to believe that we garnish our pasta and light candles for every meal- because we definitely do not.

But I do like to light candles fairly often, because it’s really fun! In this case I said "hey lets light the candles.." and then the pasta seemed lame so I had to make it better, so I took some spinach from the salad and put it on top of the pasta and then thought "hey" (to myself) "I have that fun camera click toy- lets use it" and so we did and it was really fun!

Every day at dinner we ask each person “what was your favorite part of the day?", now that Eli is old enough he will ask if we forget, it sounds like 4 words when he says it "whatsa favobit part ofa-day?"

Its interesting to hear the responses, it helps us know what they are enjoying and remembering wanting more of etc. For example Kayden almost always tells us his "fabit" part of the day was preschool. Which is funny because he doesn’t go to preschool yet? Anyways. I am so glad the Mr. started that so long ago because it is a nice habit to have around.

We talked about the restoration with the kids this week. Also this week the irrigation came on- exciting!

The Mr. and I have a joke that we cold host a show about dinner with K because- let me tell you, it’s quite the.... whatever it is. Good times.

Lately

Lately

We have been following along with the Last Man Standing

Watching 3^rd Rock from the Sun reruns

Doing yoga again

Trying to potty train K

I've been shopping!

What do you call someone who is close enough to be a neighbor but is also a friend? A friendeighbor????

Regardless of what to call such a person we are watching our friend/neighbors fish.

I am reading CS Lewis with the Mr. and rereading a ton of old favorites myself…

Also my mother and I are busy with projects for my sister’s bridal shower and wedding.

Good times.

Alien hat -from preschool. They also made flash cards of some basic constellations (more then I know) 

E talked about space and stars last week in preschool. 

Our vacation story in pictures

Here are more pictures from the trip. I won’t apologize for this blog post being all pictures, because I think pictures tell the story best anyways. I have always enjoyed picture heavy posts myself.

Pictures from The Zoo

The glass reflected but can you see how cute the baby orangotang is?

Pictures at the park

Eli's face after eating sweets from the Sweet Tooth fairy Shop

Playing in PaPa and Nana's Backyard

After Church family Picture

Eli's Birthday celebration

"I want a rainbow cake" He said so Nana bought special rainbow sprinkles

Presents:

Aunt Allison brought in the bike.

Apparently Nana asked him if he had a bike and he said "no" and she said "Oh really?" and He told her: "I want a BLUE bike"

So that is what Nana and Papa got him.

After the trip we enjoyed some pretzels from  The Sweet Tooth fairy Kind of an dearly St Patty's day thing.

The End

PS: After the trip we all got really sick :(. We hope everyone we saw while we where there is healthy still!