Cookies anyone????

Cookies cookies and cookies! That is what we had last night. People brought over 10 dozen and left with a delectable 10 dozen different ones. I love this time of year and the fun and gathering's that come with it. We had good food, friends and some laughs. My favorite was to sit and enjoy some Carmel corn and watch the biggest loser. Yes a New Year will bring new habits and no more Carmel corn. Hope everyone had fun and are loving their cookies to eat, share, and savor!!!!

The Shower!!!

Yes it was a big hit, the diaper cake I made!!! Molly had her shower yesterday and it turned out great. Lots of food, friends and funny laughs. We had cute decor like this cake and a clothes clothesline with the most adorable things for him to wear. I made little flower pots with brownie bites as the flowers that was delectable. We also had chocolate fondue, fruit pizza's, spinach dip, quiche, shrimp cocktail, croissant delight, meatballs, and blueberry punch with fresh blueberries. It was great to see old friends and meet new ones. Laughing is always a guarantee with my sister and our cousin and we burned a few calories, and laughed so hard danielle and I were in tears, great times!
I am so excited for my sweet sister and this new little guy. He is going to be dresses and accessorized to the T!!! I love him already and his little cousin Whitney even tried out his bed it was the most comfortable in the house she said!

Life

"You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of those meaningful and significant things. Some may be funny. Some may be significant only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experiences." Gordon B. Hinckley
I came across this and am grateful for life and the things it teaches us and our children. A couple nights ago we did some secret Santa things and Jaxson got out and ran to the doorsteps. I loved the sparkle and excitement in his eye as he tip-toed to each door and was so glad to give. He commented," This giving is great!" What a great son I have and a choice spirit of our heavenly father I am continually grateful.

Little Whit!

She is officially 3 months old! I cannot believe how fast time goes by. I have loved and enjoyed the snuggles and cuddles. I love your fresh smell especially right after a bath. I love your little grin and your cute sad cry! I love how you can follow my voice and watch me around the room. I love that you love your bath and hate to be cold when you get out. I love how you grin at your brother and sister. I love you little bald head and rubbing my hand to feel the fuzz. I love your chubby little cheeks and can't get enough of your kisses. Oh so much to love in just 3 short months. Happy birthday!

Love the Holidays!

Decorating, lights, and wrapping!

Trees falling down right after all the work of decorating it! Yes that is right it fell over with lights and a whole gallon of H2O all over my floor and lots of broken bulbs. I was ready to take it outside and not have a tree, but my loving husband told me it would be fine and we would clean up together. This was him being positive with 2 thumbs up. Well it is up again and s far so good, hopefully no more mishaps!

We did however have a great time this weekend at the temple lights with some hot chocolate too!

Good friends and family time are fantastic!

Whitney is getting soooooo big and soooooo cute. She is all smiles and cheeks! She will lighten up any bad day and love to be a snuggle bug! She will be 3 months this week time sure flies when you have to go back to work in 1 month! I can't believe it!

Oh Christmas tree,

We went Christmas tree hunting this weekend, and boy was it a hunt. We did this last year and thought what a fun tradition it would be. Well last year we learned a lot and our eye's were a lot bigger than our house. We cut about a foot off last year and it still went to our roof which is about 11 feet.
So off to the cabin we went after church and everyone slept on the was there which was very enjoyable. We got up there and made a delicious BBQ chicken dinner thanks to the boys(Adam and Aaron). The girls cleaned up and we sat down to watch a movie while the kids played great downstairs. We made Carmel corn and apple pie with ice cream for dessert. Then off to bed for a long day of hunting.
We woke up and the boys once again made a great breakfast of pancakes and eggs and bacon. Then they took a little nap while we played some games with the kids. We packed up and were on our way to find the perfect tree. We drove and drove and drove some more. We finally found one for Aaron and Kiersten. Then after two more hours of looking, due to my husband who was very picky we found a very large tree that will have to be trimmed to fit into our house.
We had a great day a many memories made. I love this time of year!!!!!