Merry Christmas!

I absolutely LOVE this picture of Abby and Addi playing in the snow together!
Abby looking cute in her pigtails!
Connor, Abigail, and Addilyn sledding! (Abby & Addi's first time!)

We love having family around during the holidays and we've taken full advantage. Connor woke up this morning saying, "We're going to Grandma's house today, huh!?!" Surprisingly I had to say we were staying home today. It feels like we've been living over there...Connor loves all the attention he gets from uncles and aunts and Abby loves playing with her cousins! 2 days before Christmas Abby got tubes put in her ears, which made her a very happy little girl for Christmas! She's had multiple ear infections and it was time! We spent Christmas Eve in our home as a family and enjoyed acting out Christ's birth with the kids...Connor was Joseph, I was Mary, Mac was the donkey, and Abby-well next year she'll have a bigger role in the story. She enjoyed holding Jesus (her baby). Christmas morning came bright and early and the kids were so excited to see that Santa visited our house. Favorite presents: Abby-kitchen and baby stroller; Connor-nerf gun! Then we headed to Talmage to celebrate with the rest of the family, enjoying Christmas breakfast at Lynn and Cheryl's, then opening more presents at Grandma and Grandpa's house. The whole family was together on Sunday and it was really nice to play games and just chat!

Our little dare-devil going head first!
Abby was pretty expressionless on her first sledding adventure, but I think she liked it!

He just has to have his tie over his vest!

Lately...

Our family has been bombarded with sickness the past few weeks, but we did manage to get outside and go to our newly renovated neighborhood park on one of our warmer days! Here's Abby all bundled up in her new snow suit. She loved it... except when she'd fall down....she couldn't get up on her own (too cute!) Her favorite thing at the park are the swings!

Connor kept saying, "let's go on the tater-totter!" Did I say how much I love this little boy?!?
And here's a snapshot of our sick little boy down with the stomach flu. He was the first to get it and then passed it along to the rest of us. Mac was the worst and spent a few hours at the ER. They couldn't believe how dehydrated he was...4 liters=1 gallon of fluids put in him. He was sick. Thankfully, we're all feeling tons better and just in time for the fun stuff!