Happy Birthday Karlie!

We celebrated Karlie's 4th this year! Luckily it was a pretty nice day and we had a little family party at the park. She was spoiled with princess's and Ariel anything!! She really has become such a sweet little girl. I love her more everyday! I just wish I could freeze time for a while and enjoy her at this age!

An attempt to get a good one

This last Sunday Hailie fell asleep on her Daddy's lap which is such a rare thing at our house. She was so tired she didn't even wake up during the family picture and the kids climbing all over her!!

I love the kissing one! Karlie's hand on Mikes face just makes me laugh!

What a babe!

Absolutely Amazing!

So Christmas as always was such a blast! Mike did his usual spoiling this year and we were blessed with so much! But honestly I don't know the words to describe what Mike did for me this year....Christmas night was coming to an end. We had a wonderful dinner up at Mike's parents and were enjoying some birthday cake. Mike's mom had bought his dad a snowblower for Christmas so after we were done eating, she wanted everyone to come out to the garage to present it to him. So we all went out there, and he loved it. Next thing I know, Mike opens the garage door and he has the trailer out there with the back open and the lights shining onto the most beautiful bed that I have ever seen. The best part is that he designed it and made it for me himself. He has spent hours and hours down in Pocatello and I thought he had just been working on finishing the kitchen that we are putting in our basement. Now I realize that he had been staying up working all night long in Pocatello to get this done by Christmas. There is no other bed like it. He is so amazing. I can't even describe it because the pictures hardly even do it justice. I am so grateful for the talents that my husband has. He has plans to make us an entire bedroom set and I can not wait. I feel so blessed. He is the most wonderful person and I am so lucky he's mine! Thank you so much babe! You are the best! I can't even put into words how grateful I am!

One of the family traditions on Christmas Eve is to have all the kids act out the nativity scene. It always
brings tears to my eyes to imagine how life was for Mary and Joseph. We are so grateful for all that we have.

Little Hailie was such a cute shepard.

Christmas Eve 2009

There really is no picture that does my husband justice on this one. Our family was getting ready to go down to Pocatello for our big family Christmas. So I was upstairs getting the girls ready when my husband walks in ready to go wearing this. Honestly, I was on the ground laughing so hard! It topped it off when Braden walks in and says "I like your sweater dad." He was the life of the party! It was so funny and I'm sure is going to be his new tradition. I can't wait to see what he's going to be wearing next year. As my sweet sister in law said it perfect "he's having a gay old time!"