who woulda thunk

I LOVE this little guy.
I never would have guessed he would have RED hair
Ry tells me I'm spoiled b/c I wanted one of each and got it :)
Or that he would have a PEANUT allergy
scary ER experience over Christmas break
That he would have cute little funky TEETH
those bottom lefties are geminated/fused
And be this HAPPY and smiley all the time.

Brrr...

It is frigid here! I know we are not the only ones feeling it, with all these low temps everywhere. I must say, Collin's not too fond of it and neither am I. This morning it was -2, (not factoring the wind chill), and the high for Thursday is -1. We probably will become hermits for a while now, I'm torturing my little ones taking them out in the cold. Ryan went back to school today so we are back to the ol' routine. I really enjoyed our break and felt the spirit of our Savior so strongly during the holidays- I hope that I keep feeling it the same way the whole year through.

Winter Wonderland

Christmas 2009

C's first Christmas

Noah's favorite part

Three little munchkins

Surprise

It was a treat having the missionaries

Setting up for the Nativity

It was a good Christmas

Happy feelings...

Yay, Ryan is done with finals (he's been done for about a week now) and we can't get enough of him! It has been the best having him home all to ourselves, worry free of studying. I am so proud of him, that he's got another semester down. I'm lucky to have someone who works hard at everything he puts his mind to and that he tries to give it his whole hundred percent!
I love the feeling in my heart this time of year and the gratitude I feel for countless blessings, especially the blessing of family. This is the first Christmas away from family, and we miss them more than ever, but I'm thankful for our little immediate family and for the new traditions we will begin this year! I hope everyone is having a very Merry Christmas!!!
Happy Birthday, Misty!

Cheesin' it up

Collin turned 10 months on the 5th and decided to really start showing his little personality, it's too fun. Every time I go to take a picture the camera makes a little sound and flashes that red light right before and he loves it! So this is the face I always get now in the picture...

kAnSas CitY

Last Saturday we took the day to go down to Kansas City and meet up with my brother, Matt, and nephew, Hunter, who just turned 13! It was just me and the boys, poor Ryan had to stay home and study all day for finals, so we thought we would try to lessen the distractions. We had a great time seeing some of the city and enjoying the BEST BBQ!! Now, I've pretty much only had Joe Morley's (in Utah) or Texas Roadhouse, but this food was amazing. When I told my friend (who, by the way, doesn't even like meat) that we were going to KC, she raved about the barbecue and told me it was the one thing I had to do there. To say the least, none of us were disappointed! We were so glad to be able to see family, we miss you already! :)

We stopped and had some yummy ice cream at the plaza.

The beautiful Christmas lights on the plaza

Pic with firefighter uncle Matt (Those beanies are the best, Misty!:))