Michael's Birthday

We celebrated Michael's birthday at his house. The kids played with each other, the adults talked to each other and watched tv. He got a lot of Boston Red Sox gifts, his favorite baseball team. Lynn had gone there previously, and bought a bunch of souvenirs from their shop =) Karli and Kelly made his cake, everyone liked it. Katie was being silly and Emma was just tagging along with everyone. It was a good day!

Wonser Christmas 2014

We celebrated Christmas night with David's family. It was little Audrey's first Christmas. Lynn cooked a nice meal for everyone while they sat and chatted with each other. The family is getting so big it's getting harder to seat everyone in one house :p

 Everyone brought over presents for the kids and the grandparents. while the Grandparents bought presents for everyone else. Lynn always wraps hers the fanciest.

 Of course the kids wanted to open the presents so bad! haha.

 I love these goofballs.

 It's funny how when the kids get older, they ask for clothes and things instead of toys. If I gave Katie clothes for Christmas, she would be bummed a little, lol.

 David finally got his gun safe he's been wanting. Now I feel better the kids can't get near them, and he feels better because no one can steal them easily.

 The older girls ran to the bathroom after, to try their new curling iron. Came out nice!

Christmas has such a warm feeling to it. Being around family, but different than a birthday in some way. I'm enjoying watching my kids grow, but I know when they do, I'm going to miss them at this age. I love them so much.

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope your holiday was wonderful.

Annabelle's 13th Birthday

Annabelle is officially a teenager now. We celebrated her 13th birthday.

It was also Audrey's first birthday party that she's been to, haha.

The kids played in Zoey's room while the adults talked and watched tv upstairs.

Mostly everyone was staring at the new baby in the family. So precious.

Happy Birthday Annabelle! Hope the next year is great for you! =)

Thanksgiving 2014

We spent the morning with my family, like usual, since we eat early. The kids all played together, and had lots of fun. Little Emma was in the mix as well. She loves playing with the older kids.

I was able to hang out with my cousins too.

I'm glad some of the family was able to come over and spend time with my Grandma. I know she loves having the family together.

Always always thankful for my kids.

We headed over to the Wonser's for dinner. Katie stocked up on olives, haha. She's cute.

Zoey took pictures of everyone around the house.

 The older girls thought they were too cool drinking apple cider out of the "big girl" cups haha. Funny watching them grow up, when I met them so young.

We ended the night sitting around the bonfire in the backyard. It was a nice relaxing day/night. I'm glad we are able to fit both families in each year.

I adore holidays. It's nice to get together with everyone and hang out. Even better when the kids get along and have a good time too =)

Happy 12th

Karli had her 12th birthday today. She got so many clothes, she'll be dressed nicely for a while. It's funny how they go from wanting toys to clothes as they get older. Katie's not into clothes too much yet, she just wants to be comfortable.

It seemed like she liked everything =)

It's so fun watching the kids grow up. Next year Karli will be a teenager, hard to believe. I met her when she was just 4 years old.

Zoey's 2nd Birthday!

We had a busy 3 day weekend this week with Kelly's birthday and Christy's birthday, and now Zoey's all in a row! I think it was too much for Katie, because she was feeling sick and we had to go home early today. We were able to stay for about an hour to say hello and let Emma play for a little bit though.

Emma liked Zoey's new water table.

Happy Birthday Zoey! May you have the best year being 2 =)

Kelly's Birthday!

Did a small family get together with the Wonsers for Kelly's birthday. The kids had fun playing together and the adults had a nice time chatting. Her last birthday before she's a Mom! Happy Birthday, Kelly! Hope you had a nice night!

Bob's Birthday

After so many March birthday dinners, Bob decided to do his a week later, in April. We had dinner and cake at Lynn's house. Nice, relaxing night. Hopefully he had a nice time =)

We also were surprised with two announcements! Bobby and Christy are getting married next year, and Michal and Kelly are getting married next week! They are also expecting their first child together! =) Congratulations to all 4 of you!