It is 2014

I always love when a new year starts.  That means a fresh start!  There are always great goals set and it is just very refreshing. 

One of my goals was to not let my kids play on the iPad so much.....well that didn't go so well.  First thing that morning I let them play on it! Oops!

That night we went to my grandparents for our tradition of eating Sukiyaki! It is a Japanese dish that is so dang good!  We played games and mingled and had a great time.

New Year's Eve

I love New Year's Eve.  There is always good food, fun people, games, and staying up late.

We started the night off with decorating gingerbread boys with all of my cousins at Dan and Holly's house.

Then we went to the Adam's house for a party with our friends. We ate yummy food and played games while the kids ran around and played.

Then we went back to Dan and Holly's house where we played games, sat around and talked, ate food and had a good time.

At midnight the kids went out and banged on pots and pans.  Both of my kids were awake and had a blast! We had a great 2013, lets hope for an even better 2014!

Other Happenings in December

There are always some random pictures taken every month that don't really go with any certain activity we did.  I hate to not post them though because they are all so cute!

Drake looks so cute when he goes to preschool.  He has his backpack on and walks out the door.  He is learning so much there and is growing up so fast. He is a smart kid and loves to learn.

He always does so great at the dentist.  He hates getting his teeth brushed at home, but does an awesome job there!

Stella just always has crazy hair!

We did her first ponytail and gosh was it cute!

I love rocking her when she is asleep. I also love holding her soft hands!

Hunter and Drake are the cutest little friends.  They always have so much fun when they play together.  I always have people ask me if they are brothers when I have the two of them with me. 

Drake loves cupcakes from Temptation Cupcake.  He came shopping with me one day and I got him one for being so good!

So sick of shopping!

We got a new light above our kitchen table. I love it so much.  It looks so much more modern and clean!

Drake is always a good helper in the kitchen.  He loves to crack the eggs.

This is a long story but the Neil's made us our very own fart funnel!!!  HILARIOUS!! We love those creative fetchers!

Stella loves to sit on the bean bag and watch a show upstairs on the computer.

Or down stairs on the couch. So cute!

Weekend in SLC

This year for Christmas my parents gave us shopping money and got a hotel in SLC for two nights. It was so much fun and would be happy if we did this every year.  We went down the day after Christmas and stayed for 2 nights.  The kids had a blast hanging out at the hotel and swimming and we had a blast hanging out with each other, eating yummy food and shopping! 

The kids love the hotel beds.  Stella loves her big brother so much and loves to cuddle with him. He is a good big brother and lets her! These two make me smile!

This woman is crazy!! We all just laughed at her all weekend.

The kids did pretty good while we were shopping.  Drake was able to shop at the Disney store. He got a pluto and he was thrilled.

Stella took a great nap in her stroller.

The last night that we were there we went to one of my very favorite restaurants The Dodo.  It is so yummy!!  The kids loved their PB&J sandwiches and I loved my meal and dessert.  

I am so glad my parents did this for us for Christmas this year.  We had fun getting stuff for Christmas, but most importantly we all had so much fun together!!  I love my family so dang much and am so grateful for them!