Merry Christmas to all and too all a Good Night!

Wehad a pretty good relaxing Christmas this year. Christmas Eve we went to Jason's Aunt Janet's house and hung out. There Emily and Max participated in the cousin exchange and just spent time with family. Then we headed up ate some Pizza and walked around looking at the christmas lights in our neighborhood. Then we read the Christmas Story and off to bed they went.

Christmas Jammies

Dressed warm and ready to go Check out lights

Stocking were stuffed

When we awoke the next morning Santa had done very well. Emily came down the stairs ecstatic that she got what she asked for a Minnie Doll. Max on the other hand just wanted to play with her toothbrush. After we opened Santa's gifts we went over to Jason's parents house and had cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate. It was nice and relaxing until well we went to leave. Where my dear Emily ad the biggest fit so she couldn't come back for dinner. So her and I hung out and while Jason and Max went back after their nap. We also were able to Skype with Aunt Jenny it was really nice to see Rylan almost in peron,he was adorable. After we skyped with them we opened the rest of our presents our Family treated us really well this year. I want to thank them for helping make our christmas awesome fun, as well as just giving stuff we need tha I refused to buy.

The best gift of all.....toothbrush

see...toothbrush

Mom having more then kids

2 weejs

We have been busy the last couple of weeks we went and saw Santa twice. The first time neither child was to thrilled, the second time Emily got on his lap, but Max was not a fan. we had our Ward party last Saturday it was a Polar Express theme. Then we have been baking cookies, I have been working and Emily has been going to preschool. I am looking forward to my next few weeks off. Just to spend some time with family. Here are some awesomely adorable pictures of our last few weeks. Enjoy!!

Jason Got hurt when I made him power wash the house during the rain/snow...it was not my fault we got a letter fromt he hoa

preparing to make a break for it

Making a pretty bracelet together

Hanging out with food during the ward party

Some of us like the train....others did not

Books Before BEditime.l..getting ready to start

Playing her bells...while singing Jingle Bells

I have no idea what he is doing...but it makes me laugh

Listening to a story

Waiting to see Santa

So Excited and loving being up past bedtime

Telling Santa what she wants...

Emily thinking what is wrong with him....Max thinking what is wrong with my parents....Santa...I volunteered to do this tonight

Making Gingerbread Cookies

Looking Good

Boogie Boy...not letting him near the cookies

Ready to go to church

Loving our Christmas tree

Family Pictures

These are the pictures that we took over Thanksgiving Break. I think I look lame..However they are better than nothing. Jason and Emily look good and Max well he is Max

First picture of the day

ooo what is that on the ground....o wait it is a leaf

Why are all these parents crazy?

I wish I could claim my arm was muscle

We like eachother for now

Since church was cancelled, we have been hanging out at home spending some time together. We have wrapped up our stuff for christmas and most of your stuff should be in the mail. Nothing to exciting this year I sure hope everyone can pretend they liek what was made or bought fo r them. this week has been both godo and bad and full of different activites. We attmepted to go to the Christmas parade this year, but gave up when we did not find a parking spot so we went to the dollar store instead. Emily has started preschool and loves it she comes home and tells me what she learns, this week was the letter M and Jesus.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
We spent Thanksgiving at Lake Anna with jason's family. We had some Turkey and fixings, smores, cake ice cream and pie. We played some games and overall it was fun. I just wish my kids could sleep better if they are in the same room as us because waking up at 4:30 is just rough. Before we headed off to Lake Anna we ran in the Turkey trot which is one of Jason's families traditions I ran under 30 minutes which was super good and Jason ran under 35 minutes pushing both kids. It was cold, but my kids were tough and made it through a lot of the other kids did not make to the finish because it was too chilly for them.I enjoyed the time off and am not excited to leave my kids to go back to school, but it will be nice to get back in a routine. I guess you cannot have everything you want. Now it is time to Gear up for Christmas!

Warming up for the Turkey Trot

Watching the fire

Doing a jig in front of the fire

playing outside

Cousins playing together....Max with the bus

Home....Finally

one Great Weekend

Yesterday was the best day I have had in weeks it was no commitments just spending time with family and it was well needed. We spent the day going to the park, the library and playing outside in the leaves. Overall it was just nice to be home and playing with my kids. Max had fun at the park for the first time we played hide and seek *sort of. Max loved the slides he kept trying to climb them so he could back down it faster, hisnext favorite thing was the stairs he spent a lot of time hanging out there. This was also the first time taht Emily did not spend an hour on the swings, but was actually playing she was running and hiding laughing and yelling at me because she felt I was to slow. Sometimes I wish everyday was like that!

We started off in the five harness swings

Hi Dad!

Why is it easier to go down than up?

First time going up the rock climb

Refused to walk accross the bridge had to slide on her butt

Riding the Dino

I felt left out

Running aroudn and chasing one another

The fort they built this morning

Having fun

I have had a hectic week, I had parent teacher conferences, staff meeting and just good ol school drama. Emily and Max have been busy as well  raking leaves, playing, birthday parties and helping day take care of the house and clean.
In new news Max is saying his own form of please and Thank you and is a boy. He loves to climb things, he also enjoys just watching things fall from high places. Like dropping stuff down stairs or kicking inot balls into parking lots.
Emily almost wants to go potty. We are crossing our fingers that this will come easy for her, but you never know. She is all about dresses this week. She refuses to let anyone do her hair, but Grammy. She likes to ride her bike and cook for us. She is talking so much now I love it. I can't believe how much she has grown up.

She woke up early from her nap cause of peeing so she decided to sleep on the couch

LEAVES!

Max Working

Max doing all the work while Emily plays

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