It's Great To Be Eight!

Payton was baptized December 31st. It was such a special day! We were so lucky to have family and friends there to support Payton. We are proud of his choice to be baptized as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Happy Birthday!

For Payton's birthday he wanted a fun dinner at home with some friends. We had fondue, opened presents and played video games. He was so excited to turn eight!

Merry Christmas!

We love Christmas morning. It's so fun to watch the kids faces as they tear into their presents. Once again Santa managed to bring everything they wanted. Payton got a shotgun and plenty of video games. Cole received a blue scooter, GI Joe and Star Wars action figures. Carson was happy just to ride Cole's new scooter back and forth through the living room. He got soooo angry when we took him off.

Christmas Eve

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

...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 !

Santa

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.

Merry Christmas!

California

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.