New Years Eve

On New Years Eve Josh went snow mobiling! When he got home we headed to a party at Noah's! It was a blast and unfortunately I forgot my camera! There was lots of food, video games, ice skating, ping-pong and movies! The rink was fantastic . . . Josh and I could walk in our shoes helping the boys to skate! They absolutely loved it! I stuck Blake's feet with shoes in skates and kind of skated him around a lap! We left right after that with him hysterical because he wanted more! I was done though!

Bath Time!

Sunday I was giving the boys a quick bath before church . . . came in and surprise Blake in his jammies!! The boys loved it!! My parent's arrived to go to church with us and got to see!!

A few days later Grant got in the bath with Blake and pulled out his Christmas shaving cream! I could smell it through the hallway . . . he used the whole can! The pictures do not do it justice! It was a tub full of shaving cream!! Trent saw and had to join the fun!! I drained it because I worried someone would be poisoned!!

Spaghetti Mama's

Friday evening we met the Becker's and the Jensen's at Spaghetti Mama's! (We had Verne, Ben, Britt, Chels and Jocey + families!) Blake loves to dip!!

Christmas Morning

This year Trent tried so hard to sleep! I told him I was too sick to get up in the night! They got up at about 6:45am! Santa brought red bricks and card board houses for both of them! They each got an animal pillow too!

Grant got a skateboard van!

Trent got rock house dinosaurs!

They both got a few long sleeve shirts! (NEEDED)

When Blake woke up we were done!! He came out to see his new slide and was very distracted by blown up punching balloons!!

Blake also got a little dog on a leash that barks!

All the boys got Starburst, Strawberry lemonade and toothbrushes! The bigger boys got band aides and shaving cream to play with in the bath! They also got some paint to decorate their card board houses!

Grandma and Grandpa Reese came to see the stuff! I got sick and felt much better so we had eggs and sticky buns!! Later Josh took the boys to see Alvin and the Chipmunks while Blake and I slept! We headed to Sandy for ham!! I was very sick! (I think lack of sleep!) I did not even have dessert! Everyone else had Raspberry Delight I had made! The big boys slept at Grandma and Grandpa's house and went to the Kangaroo Zoo the next morning!!

Santa - this is for you!

When we got home from Grandma Evelyn's house . . . Josh and I gave the boys Night at the Museum 2! They watched it then got ready for Santa! They put out cookies, carrots and milk! Then they went out front and sprinkled the oatmeal glitter mixture Trent's teacher gave him! It helped Santa find out house and the reindeer smell it!! They loved the capes so much they slept in them!! Once the cookies were out, Trent got very concerned that Santa did not get any presents! He put together an envelope with a note and some Shrinky-Dinks he had made that morning! He left that out for Santa as well! The boys wanted their picture with their capes on so Santa would know that they try to Choose the Right!!

Christmas Eve

Josh went Snow Mobiling in the day and I was very sick at home! Pregnancy, what fun!! I ended up taking the boys to Kneaders for a little food! At Evelyn's house we had a Shepherd's dinner with meats, cheeses, crackers and fruit!

Everyone put on their cute jammies from Grandma!!

We enjoyed a little program with singing and narration!!

Blake got balls from the Johnson's! (Beckers if I'm wrong and your reading this text me!)

Grant got a cape made by Aunt Chelsea!

So did Trent!!

Some bells from Grandma Evelyn!

A flashlight from Grandma Evelyn!

And K'Nex!

Grant got Super Hero cars and a flashlight from Grandma Evelyn!!

Trent's Show

I was at Trent's school by 7:30am to save seats for the show! A couple people had laid out blankets . . I felt bad doing that so I sat!! I took Eclipse and didn't read at all! I chatted with a few ladies until Josh, Blake, Grant, the Reese's, Evelyn and the Linfields came! Show started at 9:30 and we found out Trent was last!! They skip around grades so no one is last year after year! Trent sang "Must be Santa" and "Oh I love Mrs. Santa Claus."

Christmas Dinner with the Reese's

We all gathered at the Tall's for dinner and presents!!

We joke about Snuggies because my parents are freezing their tails off in Bismarck . . . so my mom gave us all one!!

Look hands free . . . aren't Snuggies amazing!!

Bare Houses

The kids picked off almost every candy they could by the 20th of December!! Including Blake who would stand by the hutch and sign, "Candy" with his finger!

Blake in Boots

We read a story out of Trent's "Stories Around the World" book, called Puss in Boots. This Blake in Boots reminds me of it!! His little eye is hurt from falling on the train table drawer! He loves shoes!!