Tuesday, December 30, 2014

christmas!!!

we had three really fun rounds of christmas this year, missing our fourth round at the ranch due to dad and gale getting super sick. :(  but on a good note it just means that we aren't done with christmas yet, we are stretching it out this year! :)  

oh, these girls sure had fun this christmas! 
 it gets more and more hectic, but also more and more fun every year!
brian's ladies! :)
first christmas with this sweet girl!!!
cousin christmas in sherwood was a hoot! 
 thanks charlie and tiffany for hosting, it was fabulous!
all the cousins!

present time!

aunt sas is always up for being silly! :)

that right there is my very excited girl with her new "toms"!   it was one of her top things on her christmas list this year.  thanks gwynn and payton!

christmas morning...santa brought the girls a new doll house!
and a bell from his sled!  she told us that she didn't care what santa brought her as long as she got a bell from his sleigh! :)

showing olivia the bibs she got from her sisters...
miss amelia modeling her new swimsuit! :)
happy girl on her first christmas...
our crazy family of five! 
round 3 christmas pics...doesn't olivia look huge?
tenbusch christmas...
tanner looking dapper in his santa suit!
love this!
lucy and colton stopped by on their way home form all their christmas activities and guess who fell asleep on aunt lucy?  i think these two are ready for some baby cuddles! :)
hope you all had a great christmas. 

Friday, December 19, 2014

hoilday fun!

we managed to pick up a few nasty bugs this month and then we seemed to pass them around to each other. :(  but in between our sicknesses we managed to get out and enjoy a few holiday happenings.  here is just a few pictures of our fun!
christmas tree hunting...


our tree!
this little lady was having a sick day, so we went on a hot chocolate date! :)
seeing santa in b'ville...
birthday party for miss amelia's #1 buddy...knox!
i started taking pictures of evelyn's cards just because she does such an awesome job on them! here is the one she gave to knox...
zoo lights!!!
cousin tanner joined us this year...
train ride...
uncle chad, tanner, and aunt ashley...




notice the lighted snake,,,ewww!!





the train always looks so great all lit up!
evelyn's school did a charlie brown christmas program...it was really cute!
they wore dog ears...that's her in the purple dress...

getting her dance on!

evelyn's teacher in the white sweater and a few of her classmates giving their awesome music teacher flowers...
the holiday train in portland with gwynn and payton...

aren't santa's helpers cute?!

girls...

silly cousins...


when the train took of it was super load and there was lots of steam...





that is payton on the pathway, he was racing the train...i think the train won! :)


hope you all had a chance to enjoy some holiday happenings around your neck of the woods!