Nativity

We had our annual Nativity on Christmas Eve. It was so precious and touching!

 

Here is Mary (Aislynne), Joseph (Sterling) and baby Jesus (Malcolm).

 

Here are our shepherds' (Asher and Cooper) and our angel (Maddi).

 

Here are our wisemen (Gabe, McKay and Cameron)

 

And here is our narrator (Bryton)

 

More Elf on the Shelf

Our Elf, Ronaldo, got in some more mischief before he left us on Christmas Eve. The kids really enjoyed finding him every morning. We are excited to see him again next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ODP

Gabe made ODP and had his first training session at BYU Indoor Training Facility in middle December.

 

 

 

Little Star

Alicia looking adorable posing in front of the Christmas Tree before church a few weeks ago!

 

 

La Posada

Gabe and Sterling had their La Posada at school a few weeks ago. It was so cute watching them sing Christmas songs in spanish.

 

Our Elf on the Shelf

We got an Elf on the Shelf on our doorstep last week. The kids named him Ronaldo and love to get up every morning and find him. We have loved having him and the kids know he reports to Santa every night so they are working really hard to be on the nice list.

 

Temple Square

 

 

 

Gabe's state report & Alicia's star camper poster

 

 

First snowfall

 

 

 

 

Halloween

The kids had a great Halloween. The kids cousin's came down and went trick-or-treating with us. Here is Alicia (50's girl) and Asher (Spiderman) with there cousin's Maddi (Wonder Woman) and McKay (Batman). Aren't they adorable! Cooper is in the background trick-or-treating at a door. The older kids left poor little Cooper in the dust. It's hard to be the youngest cousin!

 

Here are Gabe and Sterling, my two beat-up soccer players. They went trick-or-treating with their friends so we didn't see them much. They got way too much candy!

 

Here is Asher and McKay trick-or-treating. The kids rain from one door to the next. Here is a picture of my lovable nephew Cooper. He is two years old now. His favorite show is Gabba Gabba. He looks so adorable.

 

Here are Alicia and Asher checking out their candy.

 

Here is my perfect nephew, Malcolm. He is two months old now. I love him to pieces!

 

Carving Pumpkins

We had fun carving pumpkins this year. Asher asked his cousin, Bryton, to carve his pumpkin for him. Asher said to Bryton "You are carving my pumpkin for me because I love you and you love me". It was so sweet! Alicia had fun carving a smiling face all by herself. Sterling also carved his own smiling face and added a big S on the back of his pumpkin. Gabe had to print off a paper to trace and then carve. He was very through and took a long time. We had a great time.

 

 

 

 

Asher's coloring

Asher started coloring a picture at primary recently. When he got home he finished coloring all the pictures. I was impressed how well he stayed in the lines. He can be so cute!