New Years Day Bowling

January 1st 2013

As tradition we went bowling with the Southwick's on New Years Day.  It's always so much fun and the kids love bowling and being with their cousins.

 

Southwick cousins.

So heavy!  Almost there!



 

All ready to bowl and he stops to cheese it for the camera :)



 

So happy over her last bowl!

 

Do I really have to smile for another picture?

 

Since Brynn didn't get to bowl and someone forgot to add Grandma on a lane they got to hang out for awhile!

 

Snuggles with grandma!

 

Just having fun!

 

Proof that I was there and apparently Wes is behind the camera and we didn't get any pics of him!

But it was a fun day and we even get Wingers for lunch afterwards!  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Southwick!

Kason's Birthday Part 2 and 3

December 28th - 29th 2012

On Kason's actual birthday Weston was back down in Vegas so he wasn't actually here for it.  Weston's special thing for the kids is that he goes and gets them a big bundle of balloon's on their birthday and since he wasn't here to do that he had all his family come and bring him a bunch of balloons for him.  First Kristy dropped by with some, then Grandma Southwick,  and then we had Shane and Cali stop by with balloons.  Needless to say we had a house full! 

On his birthday Kason wanted to go to the Dinosaur Museum.  So we went up to Thanksgiving Point to enjoy the afternoon!

 

Getting dirty!

The Big Shark!

 

 

And the favorite part, digging up bones.

Once Weston got home that weekend we celebrated Kason's birthday with presents and cake.  He had a McQueen cake that day. 

 

Our silly little 3 year old!

Lightning McQueen!

 

Kason got some tools so now he can help Wes fix things!

 

And some Legos

And a pic of the birthday boy with his dad and all his crazy balloons!

Kason is the most fun little guy and we love having him in our family.  He is always making us smile and laugh.  Happy 3rd Birthday!

Kason's 3rd Birthday Part 1

December 23rd 2012

Since Kason's birthday falls between Christmas and New Years he ended up with a few different celebrations.  The first one was before Christmas and we celebrated with all the Powell's.  He got spoiled there that's for sure! 

 

Kason wanted a Cars birthday party so he got Lightning McQueen cakepops!

 

Radiator Springs 

 

Blowing out the candles

 

The most adorable McQueens!



Thanks to Shellie for making the amazing cake pops and to all the Powell's for celebrating Kason's 3rd birthday with us!

Christmas 2012

December 25th 2012

So the kids got spoiled again this year at Christmas.  Presents from Santa, mom and dad, each other, grandparents, and cousins.  Wow.  It was a lot, but it was fun.  Here are some pictures.

 

The before picture.

 

Brynn got a little play house, princess doll and a new dress.

 

Kason got a motorcycle.  He kept asking and asking and asking for one.  I'm so glad he wasn't disappointed!

 

 

Makenna got art stuff and a LeapPad2.

 

 

Brynn's First Christmas!!!  She got to come down the stairs first.

 

Then Makenna

 

And Kason!

 

They all loved their stuff and were so excited to see that Santa found their house this year.  I really didn't think he would find us because Makenna was going to get a lump of coal.  But I guess Santa changed his mind.



They all fit!

 

She loved her first Christmas!  And she did awesome unwrapping presents and just kept wanting more!  

My parents always had the tradition of saving one last present tell Christmas night.  That way you still get something to look forward to all day.  So this is there last present that night.

 

Makenna got Tinkerbell and Periwinkle dolls and they new movie.

 

Kason got a really cool Tonka Fire Truck.

We had a million pictures like usual and this was just a few of them.  It was a great Christmas and everyone had so much fun.  Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Traditions

December 24th 2012

Every Christmas Eve we go to a Christmas Eve party with my moms family the Bullocks.  We do dinner and white elephant gifts and play around in the gym.  It is always so much fun.  Then we usually head to the Southwick's and read the Christmas story.  Then it's home to our house to prepare for Santa.  The kids were so cute doing everything and they had so much fun.  Here they are getting everything ready!

Cookies for Santa!

 

Hanging the key on the front door so Santa can come in.

 

Writing their note for Santa.

 

Makenna did this all by her self.  She did an awesome job!

 

Hanging their stockings.

 

We didn't have enough stocking hangings so Brynn just laid by hers.  Her stocking is almost as big as her!

 

Our Christmas lights!  Wes does such an awesome job every year!

Christmas Party

December 15th 2012

These are the pictures from the annual Peel Christmas Party. The kids did so good and went right up and sat on Santa's lap. I wish I'd gotten a better picture of Brynn since it was her first Christmas and first time with Santa but oh well. You get what you get, right?
 

 

Decorating Gingerbread Houses

December 14th 2012

Since Makenna and Kason are both allergic to eggs we rarely get to do fun things like go to breakfast at IHOP, decorate Easter eggs or decorate gingerbread houses.  But this year (well last year at Christmas) we were invited to a neighbor's house to decorate gingerbread houses with them.  I really wanted to go so I rationalized in my head that if the kids just put candy (that didn't contain eggs) on frosting that touched the gingerbread (that contained eggs) then they would be fine.  So we went and started decorating.  It was so much fun!  We were out enjoying company and doing something that I'd always wanted to do with the kids.  Then Kason started whining.  And crying.  And saying he wanted to go home and lay on the couch cuz he didn't feel good.  So we started packing up to go.  We were going to go see the lights at Thanksgiving Point but as we made it to the car we realized he had been rubbing his eyes.  They were all red and swollen and his hands and face where breaking out in a rash.  He and I were both in tears.  We rushed him home, gave him some benadryl and a bath and sat on the couch.  I couldn't believe I had selfishly taken him to do something I knew we shouldn't have done.  I totally put him in danger with the eggs and I knowingly did it anyways.  I felt awful.  It was all my fault and it could have been prevented but I thought they'd be fine but they weren't.  Luckily it wasn't as severe as it could have been and it was definitely a reminder that we need to be careful.  Even if it means making certain sacrifices.  My kids are worth all the sacrifices in the world.

I did get some pics of the kids while they were decorating before Kason got sick.  And they were all having so much fun. 

You can even see in the middle picture that Kason has his hands in his mouth!  I should have known better!  And you better believe that I learned my lesson!