Christmas!

We moved into our new house two weeks before Christmas, so things were a little crazy, but we did it and had an awesome Christmas!
We took the kids to the Lehi Kneaders to see Santa!
He is our FAVORITE Santa to visit! and we get yummy french toast after!
(I love Lily's face as she is listening to Santa!)

Can't forget our little Macy Bug!

She was cool with Santa!

I love Tyson's cheezer! He is so excited to visit Santa!

We made Santa's Cookies! and a mess!!

Christmas eve!
So this was the first year that I gave the kids PJ's on Christmas eve and they were excited until Tyson went to put them on and he broke down. He was worried that if he wore his new PJ's they would become old and worn out, but if he didn't wear his new PJ's when we took pictures Christmas morning the girls would be in new PJ's and he wouldn't. It was quite the dilemma! Long story...semi short, he decided to put them on first thing in the morning before we opened presents!

So our tree was HUGE! I was looking for an inexpensive fake tree, but never found one I liked for the right price so we decided to get a real tree again this year! But with only one week before Christmas we didn't want to pay a lot so we shopped around. One guy wanted $69.99 for a 6ft tree a week before Christmas and he wouldn't budge...are you kidding me!!! Then Home Depot only had their $54 trees left and wouldn't budge. I then happened to be driving on 126th up the river bottoms and saw a sign...All Trees $10 or less! I called Brandon and we chose our tree. We told the kids to pick ANY tree and Tyson picked the biggest one on the lot! We were cool with it until we got home and thought...WHAT WERE WE THINKING!!! Luckily the tree stand was big enough and our living room is two stories tall so we were fine. And that is the story behind our 10foot tree!!

Santa really spoiled the kids!

It always cracks me and Brandon up when the kids walk into the living room and they see everything except for their own Santa toy! Tyson saw mine and Brandon's stockings (that were nearly empty!) Lily saw Macy's toy and not her huge doll house! It kills me!
Lily got this HUGE doll house!

Tyson got Cars2 legos!

And lots of toys and clothes!

Tyson and Lily were happy to help Macy open her presents!
She thought it was pretty fun too!

That tongue is always out!

Happy kids!

Tyson wanted a Lalaloopsy mustache...Lily was MAD!

Merry Christmas 2011!

Tyson's been busy!

We are so excited to be moving this weekend, for one...to have our own house again!(Thank you, thank you, thank you to Brandon's parents for letting us bombard them for the last 3 1/2 months!) and two, for the kids to make new friends and have play dates and friends over again!

Tyson has been able to make a couple friends at Nana's house and has had a couple play dates and been invited to one birthday party, but it is just not the same as when we were having friends over multiple times a week at our old house!

Tyson has been keeping himself busy with MANY projects!

We couldn't keep all his artwork, so we took pictures!

(He had about 50 or so art projects!)

He is sooo creative!

He loved posing with each piece of art!

Lily had to pose too!

The spinning thing...

I love these two...It is Mr. Incredible in his blue suit, Mr. Incredible how Tyson would have him...

And the current Mr. Incredible!

Tyson also stayed busy with Lego's!

When he would finish a new creation he would put it downstairs in Nana's quilting room/Macy's bedroom!

He had about 75 different creations!

Here are just a few!

He is such a creative kid! I am so glad Nana had all those Lego's and plenty of art supplies for him to create!

Tyson's neverending Birthday!

(Kyle, Livvie, Lily, Jaycie, Elsie, Asher. Cooper, Chesney, Myles, Tyson, Kade)

Tyson had his friend party on the 16th down at Jump On It in Lindon.

We did the party there since we are homeless and all of his friends live in Utah county (except Asher and Cooper that live in the Russell's ward)

We had pizza, cake and ice cream!

Here is one table of friends!

Here is the other!

Tyson blew out his candles before the song was over...silly kid!

They had the best time!

Tyson jumps on EVERYTHING! So this was the perfect place for him!

Lily took sometime to warm up, but by the end she was so comfortable she had taken off her socks and skirt!

Trampolines everywhere!

and some foam pits to jump into!

Macy even had a great time! Nana came with us. It was her actual birth day!

We had a great time!

Then Saturday the 26th was Tyson's actual birth day. He opened the presents from us, then we went and saw The Muppet Movie. It was really cute! We recommend it! Then he chose Burger King for dinner. He saw a commercial about their prizes so that made his dinner decision for him! Blasted TV commercials!

Then on Monday Grandma Wendy took us and Great Grandma out to lunch (this time he chose McD's) and he got more presents! He thought it was the best birthday week and a half ever!

Happy 6th birthday buddy!

We love you!

6, 3 and 6!

At the end of October I took the kids pictures since Tyson was turning 6, Lily was turning 3 and Macy was turning 6 months all within 5 weeks of each other!

We just went out into Brandon's parents yard and they turned out awesome! (I think!)

The Halloween decorations were out, so Tyson and Lily made me take quite a few with the decorations, but only one made the blog!

Such a handsome 6 year old!

Crazy, spunky, Lily!

She is our little poser! She loves to take pictures!

She wears one of her 6 (or so) Tutu's almost everyday!!

Sweet Macy!

At this photo shoot she wasn't very good at sitting by herself, but about 2 weeks later she was a pro!

Almost....

and down!!!

I cannot get enough of these cute little mugs!!!

They are too cute! We do have our rough times, tears, fighting, yelling, but overall they are great kids!

This picture really shows their personalities!

Not a super cute pose, but super cute faces!

6, 3, and 6!