New Year's Weekend

Jonas' parents, 2 brothers and a girlfriend came to town this weekend for Canyon's blessing. It was so great having them!!

Jaxon absolutely loved Uncle Nephi's oil riggin' helmet! Canyon all sacked out!

We went to the temple lights on New Year's Night, totally a great night to go! No crowds!! Maelie loves those flower lights... the kids with Grandma and Grandpa.


our fam and Maelie and all the lights

the whole gang, (minus Jessica who was taking the pic) Saturday we went hiking at South Mountain!

Dobbin's lookout

the kids with Grandma... Friday we went to the Gilbert temple and Discovery Park - the temple is sure making progress!

It was a great weekend and we are so glad they made that long drive to come see us!!

Naitvity and Temple lights

Christmas Eve we had dinner over at my parents, yum! And then the kids did the Nativity and then we went to the temple lights....

never get tired of seeing all those lights!

Mary and Joseph :), all the cuties!

Jaxon as a shepherd, he only wanted the stick! Mary riding in on her donkey :)

cute kids! (and Trevon) Angels Kailin and Kyla

Christmas

Since Christmas was on Sunday, we asked Santa to come on Friday night instead. It made Sunday so much better and easier with 10:30 church. This is the first time the kids woke up before us! I love watching the kids open their presents, so much fun!

Maelie enjoying her gifts, Jaxon with his lego firestation

Kyla and her puppy, Canyon and his owl and giraffe

Jaxon loving his police car, Canyon and his stocking :)


STOCKINGS!!

cute happy boy on Christmas Eve


Christmas Eve - new PJ's!!

Christmas Day

I have a ton of posts to do but it's probably gonna have to wait until after this weekend. Here we are on Christmas Day before church. My mom made the girls skirts and the boys had ties and everyone looked so cute! I feel bad that we were in a hurry and didn't realize Jonas' head was cut off! We had a great Christmas!

Christmas is almost here!!!

We broke out the bumbo seat today!

Tuesday night Maelie had a musical theater show. She sang her solo in front of a huge crowd and she did AWESOME!!! This is the only pic I took that night....

Today is the first day of winter break! It was so nice to not have to do the morning rush this morning!

30

Why did they change blogger again? Anyway... I will just have to type at the top. I am 30! CRAZY!! I feel like I've been in a rut the past 3 years-ish, ever since we left PA! I have gained weight, I don't feel good about myself, but I have a fabulous family. So I am not where I want to be in life turning 30, but all I can hope for is to be better at 31. I had a good birthday. Friday night my parents took us to Tia Rosa's YUM!!! Santa was there and Jaxon got to tell Santa he wanted a firetruck, so cute. Then we went to this house that had tons of trains in their backyard, it was amazing!! Once Jaxon got over the fact that he couldn't play with the trains, and how cool they were to look at, he was loving it and didn't want to leave. My birthday was on Sunday. Jonas and the kids made me breakfast and linner (since church is in the middle of the day we have linner on Sundays:) and a butterfinger cake. I am so lucky! And then we went to my parents and the kids had fun decorating houses. Oh and on Tuesday that week we got to go on a date to Benihana, never been there before, but they give you a $30 gift card for your bday. It was really really yummy!