Date with my man

So just before Christmas we were able to go on a date to Tucano's which is a Brazilian grill where you eat from the buffet while servers walk around offering and cutting yummy meat off of skewers.  It was a lot of fun and I hope we go back again someday!  Then we walked around Temple square and looked at the beautiful lights and remember the reason for the season.  It was a wonderful, relaxing date and I look forward to a life time of fun with this man:

visit to the doctors...

so a few weeks ago Paisley had a doctors visit and while waiting for the doctor...we did what every one else does....play in the chairs:

Nate's birthday

We celebrated Nate's birthday back in the middle of December...we got him a few gifties and bought kneaders soup/bread and a birthday brownie...and took him to build a bear for the first time (I know my mom is proud)!  it was a fun birthday for us to celebrate with him...hope he felt the same:

Christmas festivities of 2013...part 1

we made a countdown to christmas

our elf made a count down to go visit our family in Kansas...it was so tiny!

our elf brought us our advent calenders...they are sure are yummy.  thanks santa!

finger painting

pretty candy cane

Annabelle made the girls names out of cheerios

St. Nicholas day...leave your boot out and get a treat!

checking out the loot

aw...sweet baby

observing baby Jesus

making rice krispy treat houses...much easier than gingerbread and graham crackers

so cute!

got all wrapped up with brushing her teeth

look at these beautiful flowers Nate gave us for the holidays...

can't wait to see what Annabelle does next year and what the festivities will be like with Nate added to our family and all the fun we will have our first Christmas

blueberry love

my little divas...

Anytime I am in the bathroom getting ready little miss Paisley gets into my hair drawer and does this:

these two little girls are the best of friends...sharing food, playing, giggles, hugs...they just plain and simple LOVE each other to the moon and back

Thanksgiving month...

I started this last year with Adey so she could learn the things she is happy she has in her life...
this year I not only cut out Adey's hand prints...but I also did Paisley's and mine.  the words are all in Adey's words

Day 1: family

Day 2: Jesus

Day 3: having a sister that I can play with

Day 4: Heavenly Father

Day 5: Mommy and Paisley

Day 6: Daddy

Day 7: Oskar

Day 8: My little pony

Day 9: Baby dolls

Day 10: Friends

Day 11: My life

Day 12: Nonni and Grampy

Day 13: Eat dinner, breakfast, and lunch and cereal

Day 14: Games on my mom's phone

Day 15: a house to live in

Day 16: Have a car to go to places

Day 17: bubble baths

Day 18: computer so we can skype

Day 19: TV to watch movies

Day 20: her barbies

Day 21: Nana and Papa

Day 22: Aunts and Uncles

Day 23: Cute clothes, especially dresses

Day 24: Nathan (mommy's boyfriend)

Day 25: cookies we can make at home

Day 26: that we can take pictures

Day 27: the church and sunbeams

Day 28: Christmas

Day 29: Swimming pools

Day 30: Sledding