Some of our Christmas gifts

Merry Christmas!

Christmas in Cali

Pizza Night

Carter's Reindeer cookies!

decorating for Christmas!

Our Snowman tree!

Glendale's Gingerbread nights and Santa!

We went on a free carriage ride with Santa. Carter was loving sitting on Santa's lap and he had his first candycane! Bri was scared to death and this is the only picture we took that she wasn't crying in.

We went to the gingerbread nights downtown and it was so busy! There was a lot of really pretty lights, blow up bouncers, booths, entertainment and concession stands everywhere!the best thing was the live nativity that the Grace church put on. They had free hay rides to and from the nativity and free apple cider. The kids loved it!

White Coat Ceremony!

Landon and his friends Jimmy and Nick after they recieved their PA coats. He just has a little less than six more months of book work and then 15 months of rotations and He's done! yeaaaa!

We are so proud of you Landon! We love you!

Thanksgiving in Utah continued!

so sweet!

Carter and his great grandpa Maughan.

We wnet to the Legacy pool in Lehi and had so much fun!

Breezy was sick the whole trip. Poor baby! She got a lot of other people sick as well. sorry if you were one of them!We also went to the Bean Museum at BYU and we saw a reptile show. The kids loved looking at all the animals!

we finally have a picture together where one of us isn't pulling a weird face!yeaaah!

Carter was trying to act out the Bear and the Lion and he actually looked pretty scary!

Bri and her nana got really close this trip! she still says nana when she walks around the house like she is looking for her. so sweet!

Thanksgiving Break in Utah (To Be Continued)

Carter was in heaven when his friends from Rexburg showed up in Utah to have thanksgiving with us! He has missed them so much!

Carter and his cousin Brinley playing with animals. They act like brother and Sister! They love eachother and are best friends one minute and then the next minute they are fighting over a toy!

They were so cute and inseperable the whole time we were there!

Carter's Aunt Ashley cut his hair!! This is his second hair cut in his life of 2 years and 3 months.

What a big boy!He did so good while he had his hair cut! He got a sucker, stickers, a water bottle to squirt a mirror and a movie on while he had it cut. He really was pampered!

I am so excited about Carter's hair cut! He needed one like 6 months ago! He is so handsome!

Kensie, Gabbie, Carter and Brinley watching Finding Nemo.

Carter and Brinley look a lot alike don't you think?

Playing at the park

Carter loved hanging out with his girlfriends Gabbie and Kensie!

Carter's crafts!

We made a thanksgiving tree and had everyone take a leaf and put something they were grateful for on it. We went around the table and read each one then hung them on the tree! this is a great tradition that i want to do every year!

Jessica Merrifield made all the name tags with different things on them like indians, pilgrims, and turkeys. They were the cutest name tags ever!

We made little turkey headbands for the kids and helped them make turkey place mats with their hand prints.

Dinner at Justin and Stacy's house.

Our little turkey head Brielle!

and the side view of.....

our little turkey head Carter!

Black friday adds!!!!!! Who needs toys when there is Newspaper and adds to play in and throw all over the room with your friends. They had so much fun running and sliding in the papers!

Carter, Brielle, Gabbie and Kensie in the Merrifield's quadruple stroller. We went to the Salt lake Temple to see the lights and went through the visiter's center.

Breezy and Kensie.

The lights were so awesome!