legos

madalyn loves to climb up to the table and join in on the lego action. she loves these things!


post-nap hair

new year's weekend

new year's weekend was a little more relaxing at our house than christmas weekend. kevin actually had saturday through monday off we were able to do a lot of relaxing together.


kevin was able to get some naps in.

i was able to discover and indulge in angry birds.

we ate LOTS of junk

and played with legos!

i liked having the new year begin on a saturday. gave us a few days to refine and accept our resolutions before they actually had to begin. (;

new year's eve

a kiss at midnight. my parents ringing in the new year RIGHT!


alyssa and halle

carter and owen

new year's eve

kevin and wesley playing wits and wagers.

MIDNIGHT! we rang it in with GUSTO! it was loud.

alyssa

happy new year!

happy new year everyone! i really enjoy closing one year and beginning a fresh new one. a new year that you can reinvent yourself and try to become the person you truly desire. and i also enjoy the celebrating that goes on the night before.



this year we were joined by my brother's family (jarom, elena, and kids) and my parents. it was a nice, enjoyable evening. with plenty of food, games, and conversation.

jarom, alyssa, and elena playing wits and wagers.

christmas day

madalyn...taking her time.

kevin surprised me with a new camera. we needed one SO BADLY! but, i have a lot to learn with this one.


owen and wesley getting into star wars mode.

i think madalyn was a little disappointed that she didn't get any star wars guys. you can tell she has big brothers.

christmas morning

owen was thrilled about his new lego ds game.

madalyn LOVES her new shopping cart (she throws all of her new toys in and just pushes it all over the house...thanks grandma & grandpa ward).

it took madalyn nearly all day to open her gifts. it was driving the boys crazy because they wanted to unwrap them for her. she would tear off a few pieces and then walk away from it for awhile. such a silly little thing!

christmas morning

santa brought us exactly that kevin and i asked for...but, apparently the kids weren't quite as thrilled as we were.

madalyn enjoying the "show" from her highchair.

we gave wesley a leapster explorer. he was so excited to get it!

thanks staci and kyle!

kevin's sister, staci, had us for christmas. since they just moved away from us we told them we would video us opening their gift. kevin was excited! he REALLY loved when they would make their famous pizza for us.

thanks guys!

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christmas morning

madalyn lost interest pretty quickly on christmas morning. she was more interested in watching from her highchair while eating a bowl of cereal. but, we did get some shots of her.


kevin in his new pj's. madalyn still needs/prefers a little assistance when she opens her presents.

THE sheet and the joy

kevin let me put "THE sheet" up again. I LOVE doing that.



when i was living at home (note: i didn't say 'when i was a little girl...because we ALWAYS did this...in fact, i believe they put the sheet up this year for my 25 & 26 year old sisters that were visiting for christmas) my parents always put the sheet up in the hallway so we couldn't escape and enjoy our gifts without them. sometimes my dad would sleep at the bottom of the sheet as a barricade and to trap us when we tried to escape. WE LOVED IT! and other times he would lay something down at the bottom of the sheet to make us think it was him sleeping there when he was actually sawing logs in his bed. it was great times! we always thought we were so sneaky when we successfully sent a sibling out and they returned to report the GOODS. anyway, i loved this tradition. so kevin is letting me keep it alive in our home.


our boys don't try to break out...yet. but, they did get an eye full before we took the sheet down (i pin it to the wall so it's not too easy to peek through).

"when are you going to let us out of here!?"

the joy after they broke out.

santa came

we were lucky enough to snap some pictures right after santa came. i love those moments after the all the magic has arrived and being able to take it all in before the hurricane of unwrapping.