Big Sister

Here is a cute video of Aubrey singing and Madelyn trying to sing along with her. Maddie loves to do everything big sister does.

Happy Anniversary!

I cannot believe it has already been 8 years since we were married! I am so thankful I found Nick and that we could be sealed for time and all eternity in the Oakland Temple. I cannot wait to see what trouble we get into in the next 8 years (or until I get tired of him :).

Look how young Nick looks in this picture!!

FAMILY PICTURES!

So we finally got around to taking some family pictures and can I say I LOVE how they turned out! Thank you so much Michelle for doing them for us. Michelle is an awesome photographer. Here is the link to her site http://www.rustybucketphotography.blogspot.com/

Here are just a few of the pictures:

Slide

In order to keep some little hands busy in our house I decided to buy a slide. So far it seems to be working and they are even enjoying themselves.

Here is a little movie that shows just how much!




Here are a few pictures too.

Christmas Tradition

Every year we get ride on a small train at my in-laws neighbor's house. They set it up like The Polar Express and we even get to watch the movie while we are waiting for our turn. The first part of the ride has tons of Christmas lights and then we stop and get to see Santa. The second half of the ride is all about Christ's birth. They even have music that goes along with each part. It is a lot of fun and it is nice that the kids are able to see that Christmas is not all about Santa and presents.

Christmas Decorating!

We finally got around to decorating our house and tree for Christmas. Nick decided to take some pictures and I think I will continue to be the photographer in the family.

Ahhhhhhh!

Okay so I guess I am not allowed to leave the younger children in my house alone at all anymore (even for just 2 minutes). They decided to get out the markers and of course find the only permanent one left in the house and draw all over my kitchen. People usually say that after a while things like this become funny, but I am still not laughing. Maybe when I can finally get the last of the marker off my walls will I laugh.