Christmas 2014

I love the Christmas season and it just gets better with kids.  Crew and Kade still don't understand Santa but I think this was our last year with that.

We had Christmas music playing on Pandora through the whole month of December.  We built a gingerbread house.  We went on a car ride a few times a week just driving around looking at Christmas lights.  Crew loved looking at the lights.  It was more magical watching his excitement.

Crew helped put on the candy...

We decorated our tree, which was really painful.  The boys were constantly in the tree.  Bulbs on the floor, toys in the tree.

 This is what our tree looked like on any given day...

We put all our presents out on Christmas Eve and took a picture, I hate how blurry this picture is.

Thank you Dollar Store it looks like they got tons!

It didn't take Crew long to figure out how to open presents.  It was so fun watching him.  Kade liked the boxes more than the actual presents.

My parents gave this airplane to Kade, but Crew thinks it's his.  He would not put this toy down for days.  He literally sleeps with it.  My mom said that was so last minute gift too and almost didn't get it for him.  I'm glad she did, he loves it.

I invited my parents to come stay with us on Christmas Eve so they could watch my boys open their presents.  So they came down on Christmas Eve and I made a roast and sweet potatoes for dinner.  We kept telling Crew "Santa is coming tonight" and he would seem excited but didn't really understand.  

Christmas morning Crew woke up around 8am and so Jason was in his room talking to him.  Jason said "Santa came" and Crew just kept responding "I'm so tired Daddy" 

We opened all our presents and then around 11am we went to my in laws where we opened lots more presents and had a yummy meal.

We are hoping to take the boys to Disneyland the end of January for the rest of their Christmas present.

This is what Christmas Day looks like in St George

However we got Snow on New Year Eve...

Don't be jealous of our 91 Mazda Hatchback.  It's free...

I love the Christmas Season and the spirit that it brings.

2014 Highlights

At our house next to our fridge we have a glass mason jar filled with notes that we have filled throughout the year.  

So January 31st we open the jar and read all the amazing things that happened to you in 2014!

Thought I would share our highlights.

• Kade beating RSV so quickly AND without being hospitalized!! Jan 15. (Jason)
• Kade's leaky eye cleared up at about the 6 month mark and no surgery was necessary!!! Yeah!!!
• Enjoying some of the best pastries in the US in Slovang California and staying in a resort with the Crofts.  Enjoying 80 degree weather in January.  Seeing mini ponies, mini donkeys, and playing at the park. (Jason)
• Long Beach International Hair Show.  Learning lots.  Especially Brazilian Blowouts.  First night for both of us to away from both kids.  Ate dinner on the penthouse level at candle light over looking the city, and we just laughed and laughed and had a blast!
• I did my first amazing melt on a client.  It made me so happy. Feb.  (Andy)
• I did my first Brazilian Blowout on Heather! I loved it!! Hope it makes me lots of money!! 
• Winning a $500 shopping spree at Maley's Nation Wide!!!
• Had such a fun relaxing lunch and massage valentine date with my sexy husband.
• We went to the Superbowl party at Michael and Becky's house.  Great food and great company, sad game.
• Went to Time Out For Women in Richfield.  I learned that I am the perfect Mom for MY kids.  Heavenly Father knows what he is doing.  March 14-15. (Andy)
• Played with Crew for the first time at the beach in Hawaii.  Enjoyed the WorldMark resort in Maui.  We had a blast! March  (Jason)
• Watching Crew play in the ocean in Hawaii was priceless.  March.  (Andy)
• Went to Holland for the weekend! I loved the tulips gardens!! April (Andy)
• Saw the tulips in Amsterdam.  Left on our anniversary!
• We went to the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam.  Sad story, but neat experience. (Jason)
• To have a "Negative" pregnancy test when Kade was only 10 months old. May.  (Andy)
• Traveled 1st class to Amsterdam.  Pods, lie-flat, lots of food, 5 movies. April 24 - 27. (Jason)
• To hear Crew sing "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam" was priceless.  May.  (Andy)
• I am loving the Brazilian Blowout product at the salon! May.  (Andy)
• I won a Bio-Ionic blow dryer on a drawing on Face Book!! Who wins drawings on Face Book, We Do!!! June
• Going to Dionna's baptism and confirmation.  The spirit was so strong. June.  (Andy)
• Our trip to Ghana Africa was amazing! First class flights and the nicest people, and sleeping with Andy in a twin bed! July 15.  (Jason)
• We moved into our first house!!!! August. (Andy)
• Every time we pull into a gas station without fail Crew always says, "The Car is hungry?"
• Katy Perry concert in Vegas was amazing!!
• Time out for Women with Carolyn and Amber, and Hilary Weeks performed! November