2010 Family Pics

Getting five kids to eve look in the same direction at the same time is hard enough, so we consider it quite a feat that our family pictures this year turned out so well, with smiling faces all around. I try not to think about the fact that these will be out of date in just a few months and we'll have to do this all over again after the new baby comes. Oh, well...it wasn't too painful this time around, and I'm glad we did it.

These are some pretty darn cute kids, if I do say so myself. Happy New Year!

Christmas Jammies

We had a super fun Christmas this year. It was hard being so far away from family, but we tried to make the best of it by keeping up with our traditions, and making a few new ones of our own. Of course everyone got new cozy pj's for Christmas Eve, because that is one tradition we can't do without!

Our favorite addition to our Christmas Eve celebration this year was a play that Delaney wrote and the kids performed. It was about the nativity story, and the kids had a ball finding costumes and acting out their various parts. I think I got too caught up enjoying the moment to take any pictures, but we got the whole thing on video, and it is priceless!

6 Year Old Super Model

I can't believe that Addison is six years old already! She has grown so quickly into such a caring, thoughtful and fun little girl. We are so blessed to have her in our family.

Speaking of growing quickly, Addy has outgrown nearly all her clothes. She seems to be outpacing Delaney--all the clothes Delaney wore at her age are too short for little Miss Addy. Addy got several new outfits for her birthday, and the highlight of her party was the impromptu "fashion show" she put on for us with her new clothes. I had a hard time keeping a straight face as she struck her funny little poses. (My favorite is the cross-legged squat that you can barely glimpse in the one with the gray shirt below.) I think the girl has future model written all over her!

I love this sweet and sassy girl!

Santa Claus

Santa visited our ward Christmas party this year, with pretty amusing results. The older kids were actually excited to see him. but the little ones, well...Mason was a man with a purpose. He wanted that candy cane and was willing to do anything to get it--even sit on some strange guy's lap! Grady loved Santa--from a distance. We couldn't resist the typical screaming kid shot, though, so even he got his turn near Santa's lap, if not exactly on it!

Merry Christmas to all!