Birthday season!

We started off winter birthday with a Lego friend party for Fullback.  He was so excited seeing it all come together and counted down the minutes until it was party time.  Everyone was so cute and we had a great time playing Lego themed games, eating Lego snacks, watching A Lego Movie and opening presents, most of them being Lego sets!  The party favors were a hit and everyone went home happy.  Sadly Luke came down with the flu that night (thankfully no other party goers got sick) so his actual birthday on Monday he had to stay home from school.  We did take him to do his Star of the Week poster, to be sung to and to hand out treats but then he came home to rest. 

Mark cut out these little pieces of cheese with a straw to make them look like Lego blocks

Party favors

Star of the Week poster

Getting to answer questions from his classmates

Ready to hand out candy for his birthday

Mark's birthday was a fun outing to the aquarium.  He is such a good day to let the day be fun for the kids more than about him.  Then we came home to cake and ice cream and presents that consisted of velcro sneakers for adults, a new Tom Clancy novel and lots of BYU gear. He turned 34 even though his gifts indicate he should be 90.

This is the only picture we got on Mark's birthday so...

I will add this one cause wow!  I hate this coat and these sunglasses.  The pajama pants aren't bad but whatever.  Anyway, he knows if he is shoveling walks and serving, then I let him wear it in public so any time it snows, he puts on this outfit and shovels a ton of walks so he can wear it longer.  Insert eye roll here

ACE's birthday was so fun and filled with pink!  She wanted a Barbie cake and I was thrilled to make it for her.  Then when dad got home from work they went to Thanksgiving point to the Museum of Curiosity.  She loved her new dolls, Buzz Lightyear, books and clothes.  About a week later we decided to potty train and she did great!  3 is such a big girl age and she is living it up!

Snow!

I love having kids old enough to mostly get themselves ready in snow gear without my help.  Makes me more likely to say YES you can go play in the snow!

Christmas and a big fat goodbye to 2018

Christmas was so nice this year and just our little family.  We did the usual traditions and loved having our first Christmas with our completed family of 6.  ACE is at the most magical perfect age, Tiny loved the lights and all the Christmas music (and wrapping paper) and the boys are so much fun playing together and doing their school programs that it keeps us busy and happy all season long.

I love Christmas Sunday!

Christmas Eve Fondue- I have finally perfected my cheese fondue and it is pretty darn good if I do say so myself

Watching Christmas movies...can you guess this one?  Haha

Christmas light drive

We didn't have a ton of snow days in December but that didn't stop ACE from looking the part

Saying goodnight to Santa on Christmas Eve

Putting out the cookies and milk

Posing in their new Christmas Eve pjs

Christmas morning paper rip

Helping Tiny open presents

For New Year's Eve we decided to go to Twin Falls and spend it with my sister and her family.  We stayed at my parents' house, which was weird not having them there, but we made the best of it.  Made me miss them even more though while they are in Japan!  My sister was so sweet and fed us and kept us entertained and feeling loved.  Actual New Year's Eve was a blast at her house with minute to win it games, delicious food and lots of laughing and staying up late.  I was so ready to say goodbye to 2018 and this was a great way to bring in the new year!

As if I didn't miss them already..."Papa...Lala"