Now that I've blogged about our many December activities, here's (finally) some fun pics from our trip to St. George for Christmas! Now that this post is done, I can get caught up with January, February, and March in no time since we haven't had quite as much going on as we did in December. Don't you guys feel that way, too?
Our first stop into town is always to see Brandi and her boys. I love this girl!
We had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner with half of my family.
Emily and Hailey thought it was pretty cool to have princess goblets just like on Beauty and the Beast.
After dinner, we watched the movie Ruthanne had made for my Grandma with pictures of Grandpa Lang's life since he passed away in July. Then we surprised my parents with a movie we all helped Ruthanne put together of pictures of THEM! It was beautiful, and my parents were really touched.
Christmas 2010 after Santa arrived
coming up the stairs youngest to oldest on Christmas morning to see what awaits them...
a baby doll and crib for Emily
and real make-up...wahoo!
a horse and cowboy clothes for Jonny along with an ocean animal set
making memories
Uncle Austin and Aunt Ruthanne had our names for Christmas, and they gave Jonny a Thomas the Train set, My Little Pony reading books and pony for Emily, and Tai Pan gift card for us. Yea! I have been wanting to buy some new decorations for my house, and now I finally can!
I kept the tradition alive and gave Wade something he already owns...his running shoes...what a lucky husband to have a cheesy wife like me.
My parents gave Hailey and Emily fancy dresses with a matching one for their baby dolls.
They also gave Em a new ballet skirt that she loves!
Cowboy Jonny trying out his new horse and cowboy clothes
We gave homemade cards to Summer, books for Jace, Aspen, and Preston, and a BOX for Nick. That's right, an empty box. There's a hilarious inside story to this, but to be brief let's just say it involves him being annoyed at his crazy little sisters who played in a huge box once for 2 hours. It was 20 years ago, but we always crack up when we talk about it, so I thought it would be the perfect gift.
Nick then decided to play inside the box we gave him. It was the highlight of my Christmas, that's for sure. I could not stop laughing! After he was done playing, I pulled out his real gift, a homemade apple pie I made him.
Here's Sarah with my cute little sister, Ruthanne, who's expecting her first baby in July. :)
After seeing our Great Grandma's loom at the Daughter of the Utah Pioneer Museum, we played laser tag at Laser Mania. What a blast! Here's Taylor and Brooklyn playing air hockey afterwards.
Emily trying to get the apples in the basket
pizza for everyone!
Sarah drooling away getting ready for teeth to come in
One happy family...yep, this is all 30 of us. These guys mean a lot to me!
Merry Christmas!
What's better than going swimming in the winter? Okay, maybe swimming in the summer, but we sure love the indoor Holladay Lions Pool anytime of the year! We met up with friends and went swimming there a few times this winter. Since we're hoping to move to the Holladay area soon, we especially enjoy driving through that beautiful little town on our way to the pool.
our fabulous preschool group!
Ollie and Vivian
Sofia, Emily, Avery, Jonny, and Vivian
Emily and Avery
Jonny and Emily
Jonny and Miss Catherine
Emily and Avery
Here's Jon, Ollie, Taylor, Vivian, Avery, James, Emily, and Grant singing,
singing "Happy Family"
singing and danging to "Somebody Loves Me" from everyone's favorite movie, Toy Story :)
"You've Got a Friend in Me" was probably my favorite because they were all so cute holding hands and dancing in circles with their buddy.
best pals, Jonny and Ollie
shaking our tambourines to "You'll Be in My Heart"
exchanging valentines!
This little button is now scooting all around the house! But in January, she would quietly lay on her pretty quilt which my friend, Katie, made her, and just reach for her toys.
She also seemed happy in her exersaucer while I was cooking dinner or doing laundry.
Like most of Sarah's clothes, this dress is a hand-me-down from her big sister, Emily, and it's one of my favorites! Gosh, this baby's big smile melts my heart.
At the beginning of the year, we started having family fun nights on Fridays. We love it! We just play games (Life and Go Fish are our top picks), talk about the highlights of our week, and laugh.
I used my birthday and Christmas money to buy new bedding. Yea! I don't always have an immaculate house (alright, let's be honest, I RARELY have an immaculate house with 3 kiddos around) but I do make my bed everyday thanks to my mom making it a priority in our home growing up. And while I've enjoyed making our bed with our different wedding quilts for the last 7 1/2 years of our marriage, I was thrilled to finally buy this beautiful set from JC Penney. You'll also find our cute little model posing on the bed in her teddybear cozy from my friend, Michelle. Sarah wore it for many cold winter walks around the neighborhood. 
Sarah's first taste of cereal
Free Day at Hogle Zoo with my friend, Traci, and cousin, Britni...good times!
monkeying around
Heck, they didn't even mind the snow. 
I got this idea from my friend, Jodi. We made Octopus hotdogs on sea weed noodles for a snack in preschool when I taught my ocean unit. It was a hit!
We invited Kiana over for an afternoon to keep us company when Wade was gone all weekend at a Financial Enlightenment Event with his company. I'm joining him for the one they put on in May for their clients. Besides Garret Gunderson, Wade's boss, we'll also hear from Kirk Duncan and Leslie Householder. I'm so excited!
I made my specialty for everyone: Turkey & Veggie Sandwich on whole wheat bread with a spinach salad. It's what I make myself everyday for lunch. Delicious and healthful. I love it.
Our first stop into town is always to see Brandi and her boys. I love this girl! 
Emily and Hailey thought it was pretty cool to have princess goblets just like on Beauty and the Beast.
After dinner, we watched the movie Ruthanne had made for my Grandma with pictures of Grandpa Lang's life since he passed away in July. Then we surprised my parents with a movie we all helped Ruthanne put together of pictures of THEM! It was beautiful, and my parents were really touched.
coming up the stairs youngest to oldest on Christmas morning to see what awaits them...
a horse and cowboy clothes for Jonny along with an ocean animal set
Uncle Austin and Aunt Ruthanne had our names for Christmas, and they gave Jonny a Thomas the Train set, My Little Pony reading books and pony for Emily, and Tai Pan gift card for us. Yea! I have been wanting to buy some new decorations for my house, and now I finally can!
I kept the tradition alive and gave Wade something he already owns...his running shoes...what a lucky husband to have a cheesy wife like me.
My parents gave Hailey and Emily fancy dresses with a matching one for their baby dolls.
They also gave Em a new ballet skirt that she loves!
Cowboy Jonny trying out his new horse and cowboy clothes
We gave homemade cards to Summer, books for Jace, Aspen, and Preston, and a BOX for Nick. That's right, an empty box. There's a hilarious inside story to this, but to be brief let's just say it involves him being annoyed at his crazy little sisters who played in a huge box once for 2 hours. It was 20 years ago, but we always crack up when we talk about it, so I thought it would be the perfect gift.
Nick then decided to play inside the box we gave him. It was the highlight of my Christmas, that's for sure. I could not stop laughing! After he was done playing, I pulled out his real gift, a homemade apple pie I made him.
Here's Sarah with my cute little sister, Ruthanne, who's expecting her first baby in July. :)
After seeing our Great Grandma's loom at the Daughter of the Utah Pioneer Museum, we played laser tag at Laser Mania. What a blast! Here's Taylor and Brooklyn playing air hockey afterwards.
