December

We finally put our Christmas tree in the trash and the kids were all really sad.  Rhead kept asking why we have to take it down?  The kids had a GREAT CHRISTMAS!!!  Our whole family had a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS with Justin having the whole week off so we were able to drive down to AZ to see sooo much family!!! 

We had everyone there except Jaren.  But we did get to skype with him which was very FUN!!  The kids loved all the activities from going to see FROZEN, to the BUTTERFLY museum, to playing on the trampoline, and playing in the sand at the "Beach"!  We also had a MIRACLE happen.  Brooke was the only one that got sick and was out for about two days.  She threw up a couple of times but somehow we managed to have the rest of the house with 8 kids under the age 5 stay healthy!!  Brooke missed the movie but she can see it when it comes out.  This was the first time our kids had been to the movie theater and they loved it.  Luckily it wasn't packed and the we saw an early showing with free popcorn that helped keep them in their seats!  We have been dancing around the house to "LET IT GO"!  I am ready to get some ballet and modern dancers READY to have a piece choreographed to that song!!  It would be AWESOME  to have some on POINTE and the others MODERN!!!...

Anyways, we just had a great DECEMBER!!  I still can't believe how healthy we really have been.  Maybe because we have had 70 degree weather all month....  But we do need RAIN!  Here are some pictures below of Christmas 2013!  It was such a blessing to be able to have a whole week with family.  It sure is hard living so far away from all our Sweeney cousins.  The best part of Christmas was being able to spend so much time with our DADDY and all our COUSINS!!! 

 Rhead and Eva playing some BOWLING!!!  Lucy was around too.  I think she might have won!!

 Rhead loves the TRAMPOLINE and said this is his FAVORITE!!!  He sure does miss our trampoline we had to sell to move into our rental which has no backyard. 

 Daddy and his tradition of THE GRINCH!! 

 The cousins all got along so well even if they are all GIRLS  (PLUS NOAH!) 

 Poor Brooke.  She was so sad to be so sick. 

 Rhead and Carden absolutely were THRILLED when they opened their COUSIN present and got NINJA TURTLE STUFF!!!! SOOOO COOL!

 These COOL NIGHT VISION goggles were also a BIG HIT!!! 

 Swimming goggles for the BEACH and POOL is a must have!!! 

 The CASTLE!!!  OOOOoooo sooo FUN!!  Thanks NANA and PAPI!!

 The princesses and their FROZEN dolls with Nana's fun horses!

 Cinderella and Snow White!! 

 Another fun tradition is the GINGERBREAD houses!!!  Justin was having a BLAST!!!  :) 

 Emma is a little sweet tooth!!!  She loved sneaking some of the candy off the roof!!!   She is sooo CUTE!!! 

 Butterfly MUSEUM with Nana and Papi!!  Their FIRST EVER 3-D movie!!

 Some neat butterflies I took!

 the BLUE butterfly LOVED Rhead in his BLUE SHIRT!!!! 

 This one seemed to LOVE Carden's golden brown hair!

 Carden loved to capture them with his paper!

 Brooke loved hanging with her BEAUTIFUL AUNT MICHELLE!!!

 We also got to visit the Mesa AZ temple and see JESUS and the LIGHTS!!!

 The BEACH!!!  It was soooo nice!

 Big COUSIN CARDEN holding EVA!

Can't wait till we see you all again!!!  Hopefully this summer!!!  Thanks sooo much for the wonderful Christmas Nana and Papi.  What great memories to remember.  we will have to make a movie about it since there are sooo many more pictures!!!