Photo Shoot

I had to throw this one in there because that little giraffe was keeping us all smiling, ha!

We didn't manage to get a family photo that day because Brooks was at his finest and we didn't want to document that attitude.

T'was the Night Before Christmas

Zoey's first Christmas, almost 5 months old.

Listening to grandmama tell the story of Jesus' birth and the true meaning of Christmas.

and then Grandpapa reads The Night Before Christmas

Brother and sister with their baby girls in their new Christmas PJ's.

Babies first Christmas'

All the girls in their PJ's

a Very MERRY Christmas

Family Dinner isn't complete without Christmas poppers and party hats!

After we cleaned up and put on our new Christmas shirts.
(luckily there is no evidence of how I really looked on Christmas morning)

Christmas morning.....

Zoey was pooped from all the present opening, she was spoiled at her first Christmas!

Brooks was seriously spoiled....half of his presents are hidden to be re-wrapped for his B-day and he'll never know the difference!

It SNOWED Christmas Day, mom and I just had to build a snow-lady to compete with the neighbors.

Proof of the AZ boy shoveling some white stuff.

She's beautiful.

Church was cancelled due to the snow but we dressed up anyway because it was Brooklynn's special day.

Ryan blessed her in my parents living room in the dress that my mom made for her. It was awesome and I'm glad we got to be a part of this special occasion.

She is such a doll, we're so excited to have our first P cousin!

(and only 3 weeks older than Zoey!)

Party Trains

Carrie invited us to go with her and her play-group to a train exhibit at an amazing mall (everyday I remember another detail of it's amazingness to tell Stephen about, just ask him) near down-town Dallas. It was so neat and Brooks LOVED it. Although it seemed like quite a feat to me to tote our ten plus kids around the mall (ok only six but sometimes I lose count) Carrie is always up for the challenge and I love that about her. She definitely keeps us busy with fun things to do and we love hanging out with our cousins!

Brooks' dream come true, trains everywhere you turn!

This Christmas tree had trains going all around it and Thomas around the bottom.

There was a section with all things Dallas

This is our party train:

baby on the front, twins in the middle, and toddlers on the back, TOOT TOOT!

and a section of all things NY!

Turkey Day in Idaho

Beautiful table full of delicious food and this is what Brooks wants to eat......

popcorn.

I apologize to our fore fathers for his mockery of this amazing holiday known as "TURKEY" Day. Oh well, hopefully he'll start eating some real food by next year.

Thank you grammama and grandpapa for having us at your house, rove rue!