Karli ~ 3 months old

She's gorgeous, and amazing. That is all.

Way back at the end of December, since I'm so far behind....

We took the kiddos to Sea World with their cousins for a quick family trip. It was cold, but so fun! 

We had to get a little hot cocoa in our systems to warm up a bit. 

JJ loved the train. Sorry for the super bad photos, they're from my phone. Too many little ones to haul the big camera around!

So much fun, even with a 2 month old in tow. 

Christmas 2012

We had a great christmas...four months ago! Man, I'm so far behind!! Anyway, life is busy when you've got a new baby in the house, and having that happen right before christmas made for a busy season for me. Luckily, she really is the best baby. 

Grandma Williams family has a tradition of getting together on christmas eve to sing christmas carols and eat pizza. So we headed on over to their house that evening to spend some time with all the family. Grandpa Williams gathered up everyone for a picture with the kids great grandpa Anderson and his wife Ona.  We did pretty good considering how many kids were there!

Then we headed on in to sing. They usually have print outs of all the songs, but this year, Grandma got a little high tech and made a power point presentation with all the songs/lyrics. The kids all gathered together on the floor for some good times caroling.

The parents lined the room trying to keep the little ones entertained.

After a little bit, the kids were pretty much done, and the wrestling started. 

Everyone headed home a little earlier than normal for their own family traditions before bed. We had pajamas to open, stories to read, and treats to set out for santa and the reindeer.

We also had to snag some pictures of the cutest kids ever!

Once the kids were nestled all snug in their beds....the big guy made his debut. I love the silent house at night after santa has come, with just the glow of the christmas lights. It's kinda my favorite!

I love the stocking holders I made for all the kids. Gotta love the dollar spot at target and their cheap frames!

Santa also got rice krispy treats this year instead of cookies. We figured he already had plenty of those at other houses!

Christmas morning came bright and early, and the kids were diving into their stockings as early as possible. I love stockings, and the fact that they keep kids happy while mom and dad get out of bed!

When I was going through the pictures, I realized how few I took. Im really bad at that when I have a baby. Sometimes the camera is just a bit too cumbersome when you also have a little baby to hold and snuggle. But we had a wonderful and relaxing christmas morning, and spent the afternoon at grandmas with the cousins. We love that cousin time!

I also had to throw a picture in here of the kiddos not he sunday before christmas. I love having them all dressed up in coordinating clothes! I love these munchkins so much, they're the best, and being able to celebrate our savior and teach them about him, and establish our own traditions, makes this hectic season totally worth it all. 

Karli ~ 2 Months

My sweet baby girl at 2 months. She is so dang adorable and precious. Not to mention, such a great baby! I could just eat her up!:) 

Christmas Story Night

I don't know how many years we've been doing this, probably at least 4, but every december we invite a few families over for a christmas story pajama party. everyone wears pi's, and brings a favorite christmas story that we read to all the kids, then we have cookies and cocoa. It's fun, and easy and the kids absolutely love it, every year!

Who wouldn't love getting to play with their besties late into the night?

There's Karli again, in her usual spot!

Peyton snuggled up with her favorite man, yet again!

I had to take a picture of these, they're kinda my go to gift! So easy to make and so fun! I need to make one for our family still though!

Next came the best part...cookies! I don't think Lexie got quite enough sprinkles on hers!

I think we might need a bigger table.

I guess I didn't get any pictures of all the adults there...oops. :) The kids were way more fun to photograph decorating cookies though!