of late...

kade:
sports junkie (clay matthews & blake griffin are current favorites)
what 6 year old sets the dvr for sportscenter to watch after school?
cars obsessed (175 to be exact) $4 a pop...you do the math.
growing up...his room has that "stinky boy" smell in the morning.

kendal:

puzzles. puzzles. puzzles.

loves setting the table every night.

loves pushing the limits and keeping me on my toes.

kelsie:
toddling all over the place & getting into everything.
wants to be where the kids are  i.e. outside.
figured out that her finger fits perfectly in her nose.  nice.

shane:

random text pics of where am I?  any guesses?

dermatologist damage.  

his newest addition...coming soon.  too soon.

has 9 days off starting today.  yes!

amanda:
fun trip to parowan with kids.  both kids in my bed for 3 nights, not fun.
favorite new apps.
scramble...addicted. wahlgreen's scan & refill prescription...love it!  sleep pillow white noise maker...no more leaving the bathroom fan on.  there really is an app for everything.
favorite treat white chocolate m&ms.  have you tried them? only @ target.  go now.
did i mention shane has 9 days off?  looking forward to it!  what to do?  what to do?

how do you like your cake?

in tact? 

as a hair product?

sharing it with others?

as a hand moisturizer?

double fisting it?

peek-a-boo style?

or my favorite...the smash & throw?

look who's gonna be 1!

for the grand-parental's viewing pleasure

*it's very rare for kendal to perform, so i took full advantage sunday night.*

pumped up kicks...

hey soul sister/crossfire mashup...

on her way...

blah-uary

 

we have found a way to make it tolerable!

a few more reasons i love him...

he brings me these weekly:

this little gem that he sent me today while waiting for his flight:

i have trained him well!  :)

our twelve days of christmas...

12 months anticipation...over in 10.5 min.

11 a.m. church starts next week. whoot whoo!

10 lbs gained. too many yummy treats and zero gym time in December.

9 plus threats of texting Santa about naughty children. they did not like this!

8 bags down of candy cane kisses.

7 hundred $ surprise...thanks Payson City.

6 times that dang elf Frye forgot to move spots. who's idea to move this guy every night anyway?

5 Edwards with the stomach flu. everyone of us caught this nasty bug!

4 get togethers with friends/family. what makes this time of year especially fun!

3 days off for Shane. can't remember the last time he had a Christmas off. thankful for the nice coworker who picked up his Christmas eve/day trip. thank you! thank you!

2 hours straight of Xbox kinect. kids have banned me from just dance.

1 tuckered out but truly blessed Madre.

breakfast with santa

looking for a fun new tradition?

we went here on saturday.

cutest santa (and elves) around.

not to mention some of the nicest & creative behind the scenes people there.

thanks for the invite erika!

life is rough...

• for kids that are so willing to take pictures when i am not around.  found these cleaning off my camera roll on my phone.  love them.

•  after a week of the nebulizer for kade and a run of the stomach bug for the ENTIRE family, thankful for good health!

• for a hard-working husband/dad that after 2 long months of an awful schedule, he is finally getting some extra time at home. so thankful for his job, especially when there are so many who are looking for work.

• to the late steve jobs.  we can't believe what a huge difference facetime has made for our little family.  being able to see each other everyday sure makes 4 days not so long.  technology is amazing.  

what are you thankful for?