Birthday Boys

Deon has Birthday the day after Chistmas-He got a crossfit jump rope from us{the kids and me}

 Seven days later...Andon Celebrates too! A pizza, cookie dough ice cream cake, sleepover party.

 The start of a laugh-a-thon, he had tears rolling down all because Devin did something funny{it was a sound of some sort}

 He choose a few of his closest firends; Cannon(known since birth) and Austin(since ~2  years old)

 Video game party, playing, and tent sleeping

Cailyn (Cannon's sister) stayed over also.  The girls made a show for Deon and I(it was more like a work-out ciricut) in the workout room! They played American Girls and Monster Highs and in the morning, we went to King Soopers and they helped me shop again. Last time we went they were "mini moms" with AG dolls in the mini shopping carts and they decided they were going with me again.

Christmas 2013

My family came out the weekend before Christmas:

Cousins

 Sisters

 Drawing numbers for the kids to choose from the pile

 Adults turn

Saturday morning before gifts, we headed to a few stores and lunch, Andon had a hockey game at 5:00 in which he played goalie!! Home for dinner that Sharon finished up and gifts!

 

 Christmas Eve picture before 4:00 Mass~dinner at Perkins after. 

Everywhere we tried was closed by the time church was over.

 Christmas morning...

Stockings~

 

 Excited about his binder with a shoulder strap!!

 Giftcard from his god-mother

 Her Furby Boom

2nd grade...All she wants for Christmas is her two front teeth.... 

Hugsfor Furby

 Nerf Crossbow~ she wanted so she can play war with her brothers

We spent the day at home playing with the kids, I played Monster high with K, Cut the Rope with Andon and relaxed.  Deon played NFL rush zone with Devin. *I am SO glad my kids were excited about getting board games and playing with them 1st* because... later the kids played x-box and Kendall played in her room. I went on a run and you will NEVER guess who I saw.... Santa!!! That's right, I really saw him..a man with a white beard, and loner white hair walking to a friends house.  We had a short conversation about the road I was running/jogging on{it is closed off but cars were driving through it anyways}. He gave me a fist bump and disappeared..TRUE STORY...And YES I BELIEVE in the spirt of Christmas!!

Elvis the Elf part 2

Elvis, Jack and Firefighter dude made gingerbread house

 They camped out in Kendra's(American girl) tent

 Using her bed mattress

 Keeping watch from the snow flake up above

 The kids had a hard time finding her up there!

 Got into the cereal box

 Elves got stuck on top of the patio blinds for DAYS!! She tipped over and her head got stuck

in the slider part of the blinds.

Once she got unstuck{Andon pocked her with a stick},

she made reindeer food for the kids to sprinkle on the yard Christmas eve

 Kendall made her a card

 Elvis left a note on her last night reminding the kids that Christmas is NOT ALL about

the elf and Santa...it's about Jesus!

They were allowed to play the the Elves all day on Christmas and put them back on the table at bed time.  She played Monster High, Clarice the reindeer, & rode in Kendall's Keen shoes.

Christmas pageant

Saturday the kids had a Christmas Pageant at Sunday School.

Kendall reading her songs before it starts

 Devin as Joseph{he was such a perfect Joseph}

 I could not kind Andon...Deon found him by looking at the pants/shoes of the Shepards

{he is the one with the yellow 'hat'

 Joesph and Mary

 Singing

 Shephards

 Group shot

 More shephards

Weekend review:

Hockey practice, hockey game, Arrow of Light {cub scouts} making an arrow, dinner at a friends house that we have not seen in a long time; Sunday pageant, haircuts, lunch, tried to visit Santa but it was too chilly to wait, home{I went grocery shopping, Deon & Kendall went climbing}.

Week plans:

Girl Scouts Thursday and hockey practice Thursday-I think that is all!

All my shopping is done, I sent teacher gifts today to get them out of the house, I need to pre-make a lasgna for the weekend and make a few treats for when my KS family comes out for early Christmas on Friday!!!

Past weekend busies

Friday evening we went to dinner and Jax's for work pants for Deon.

Saturday I took Andon to hockey practice then I headed to Subway because I left my phone there Friday night.  After hockey we headed to NoCo to pick up gingerbread houses{it was a fundraiser for hockey & I loved it}.

Decorating the houses:

Kendall's

 Devin's

 Andon's

 After decoarting, Kendall and I headed to our traditional Nutcracker with a Twist ballet...then AFTER the ballet...we went to line up for the Parade of Lights in our little town.  Kendall rode on the Just For Kix dance float, then we headed to the annual Chili dinner, finally HOME! 

Staying warm in the parade

 

 Sunday, we headed out of the house about 8:30.  Deon and Devin went to the Fort Collins Wresting tournment.  While I took Kendall to Sunday school,  Andon and I got groceries. Rushed home to put away everything{after picking Kendall up} and headed down to Denver for Andon's  Hockey game.  Andon's lost 3-4{there 2nd lose of the season} Devin placed 2nd in his weight division for wrestling...he is busy watching the Broncos game and would not pose with his trophy-this is as good as I could get ;)

Elvis the elf

Elvis came back this year! A little late..there was to much whiny~ness here, she waited until it settled down a bit.

She {and Jack} arrived by a sleigh pulled by the Arctic seal

 Kendall set up the table with mini Apples to Apples game...Looks like Elvis won!

 Found some I-pods{erasers}

 Hiding in some plants

 Sledding down the gifts on a Whoopee Cochin

 Missed a day of pictures: She was drinking syrup hanging upside down.

Riding bikes on top of the kitchen counter.

That is our 1st week of Elvis' and Jacks visit.

Puttin' up the tree

Thanksgiving in KS:

 We we with the Werth family Thursday and spent our time in Victoria with Shirley's side of the family. It was a great time seeing everyone,the kids were able to play and spread out while the adults played games and visited. 

 

Friday was at my parents house with my 2 sisters, my mom and I did a little black Friday shopping, cooking and Apples to Apples.

 Saturday we headed home so Sunday we could head to Beavers Meadows to cut down a Christmas tree.  The Kids ice skated after lunch at the lodge.  (my phone has more pictures of the tree cutting down-leave it to me to either be "out of memory" or a dead battery for the camera)!

Got one picture of the forest and saw...plotting out a tree!

Wipe out!

 The boys

 It was super windy!

 I bought batteries from the ice skate rental, so I got pictures!!

 Showing off his moves

 Warming up his shoe.

How cute! She asked Deon to help her skate :)

 Leaving !

 * On a side note...Kendall was ...well Kendall and she lost her privilege to ice skate because she was whiny and rude.  As you see, she did get to skate, but she had to pay for it herself.

Decorating:

* We made in home in time to put up the tree, decorate for Christmas and watch the Broncos beat the Chief's... again!!