Christmas Eve our family went to a friends home for dinner and even a few presents. 
Dad put a veto on more Christmas PJ's so the boys got Star Wars pajamas. They were a big hit! The kids played Wii and we had the Christmas Story. Then home to bed for sweet dreams of Santa and his reindeer! 
...only in Vegas could you spend Christmas Eve in the pool.
Our friends cranked up the heat in their pool and threw a huge Christmas Eve pool party. It was just like summer (except a little cold). We had BBQ ribs, hot dogs, chili...food and more food. We had a great time and it made the kids fall right to sleep later that night.
Carson and Aubrey
Yum, yum. Cole loves Ribs !
All the boys loved Santa and Mrs. Claus this year. Payton & Cole were so excited to see Santa. We went the Monday before Christmas. It was a super rainy night so we had Santa and Mrs. Claus all to ourselves. The kids got to spend a lot of time telling Santa what they wanted for Christmas. We were finishing up with the picture people and it was time for Santa and Mrs. Claus to leave. The boys started to follow them. We asked where they were going. "We want to go see the reindeer," Cole said. 
The first weekend in December we took a road trip to California. Brain's sister and husband were getting sealed to their cutie, Cohen. We caravaned with Grandma and Grandpa Hardy and had to make a pit-stop for dinner. We stayed at Kristy and Travis's new party house. We had an awesome weekend with family. The kids love to play with their cousins and can't wait till the next visit.
The day after Thanksgiving, I skipped the usual shopping spree and we took the kids to the circus. Other than being a little cold we had a blast. The boys loved all the performers but thought the motorcycle in the cage was the best. Even little Carson was entertained.
This year we celebrated Turkey Day with our friends the VanWagoners. We spent the day cooking, watching the parade, football and the Rocky marathon. We ate way too much yummy food! The kids played and went for a swim in the hot tub. We are so thankful to have such fun friends.
Hardy Boys Costumes
Kadyn, Payton and Cole ready to go get their candy!
The kids have to come home, dump out all the candy and trade each other for their favorites!
On Halloween night, we went to a party. We ate dinner, played games, decorated cookies and had a great time. I made ice cream brownie black cats for dessert...YUM
