December

 Our Christmas tree was pretty skinny and funny shaped this year. I like the ones that are full, but this one worked out :)

 This year we made the town of Bethlehem, which turned out pretty cute! It was fun to do something a little different.

 Justus put his underwear on by himself :)

 Our relief society Christmas party was so fun this year! It was decorated so beautifully and we had a wonderful speaker and music! It gave me boost to get started with this wonderful time of year!!

Family Pictures 2015

 I love my beautiful kids! I do feel so blessed to have each one of them! The make my life so much better and make me want to be better everyday!! Thanks Bailey for taking our pictures!

 Gracie is in grade 9 this year. Time is flying by and seems to go faster every year! She is beautiful on the inside and out. She reminds me a lot of myself in certain ways. She is naive and funny.  She loves anything artsy and is getting so good! I love watching her to grow into a young woman, even though it scares me! She has so many gifts and talents! I know she will do good things in her life!

 Leah is my beautiful feisty, yet loving and very witty. She has a quick mind and loves to tease. It has been fun seeing her develop new things she enjoys and yet not change some as well. She loves music and knows tons of songs. She still loves to snuggle and still sits on your lap. We love her and her spunky personality!

 Daniel has enjoyed fishing and archery and can't wait to hunt. He still loves to build and create. One of his favorite things to do is spend time with his cousins. He is thoughtful and funny. He only has one more year before he gets the priesthood. What?? How did that happen? He loves scouts and has enjoyed doing all the camping and fun things this year. He has a tender heart and is a really good kid!

 Isabelle is a very determined girl! She loves spending time with friends and is a good big sister. She loves singing and music. I have taken her with me to help me with William while shopping and really enjoyed listening to her stories. She is a great helper a quick learner. When I give her a chore she does it well and tries hard to do good things. She has a contagious laugh, which he giggles can get her in trouble, but I love that she loves life!

 Mayzie started kindergarten this year. She couldn't wait to go! She loves every minute of it! She is such a good sister and is so good with Justus. He can be such a handful and not very nice at times and she just keeps trying and being good to him. It's not easy being a big sister to a busy 2 year old! I love her laugh and her cute little lisp! She is such a sweet heart!

 This little man is full of curiosity and is on the go all day! He loves to be working in the kitchen right along with me. He loves being outside helping his dad. He still loves the vacuum and dads drill. Choo choo trains are his favorites! It's all he thinks about. He is all boy and loves anything that makes noise. He is busy all day long and keeps us on our toes, but we love him and don't want to live without him!!

 Our little William has blessed our family so much! He has brought a special spirit into our home and is loved by everyone! He gets lots of loves and kisses and gets mauled all day. He handles well and is such a good baby! He is happy most of the time and we all just love him to pieces!!

 I really am so blessed!!

William

 William is teething and so he makes lots of funny faces..  He is just cute!! And so is his big sister!

 Mayzie loves to hold him. She is really good with him too!

More Stuff

Mayzie is such a good big sister and loves to play tea party. Justus loves to play with her too, so it works out quite nicely! I love these two!

We made a goal as a family to read the whole Book of Mormon this year, which we are almost there, so we went and stayed in a really fun hotel and spent time together as a family. It was nice to get away from the regular and do something different. I love my family!!

We loved the slide! Justus loved it so much! He wanted to go over and over!

We could see the pool from our room. I am glad we got to do this! I hope we can do this more often! It is so nice to get away!

They made a crazy snowman. I am so glad they have cousins close by that they can spend time with!

Ohhhhh, I just love him!

Isabelle won the gumball contest. She guessed the closest and got to keep them. She was so excited!

 These two get along sometimes :) They really do love each other!

Baby Mathias

Little Mathias went home a few weeks ago. It has been such a hard thing! It makes you wonder why some babies only need a body and then they are needed back. But Mathias was that perfect! He was truly one of the most beautiful baby I have ever seen! The spirit in the room was so strong and yet there was so much sadness. Sadness for the fact that we will never get to know this little person here on this earth and sadness that he won't get to run with William and Sam. I am sad for Tim and Rach and the empty arms they have. It's so hard to understand why this happens, but it would be way harder without the knowledge that we have! I know he will be with his family! I know that he is looking out for them and will be there to celebrate all the good times as well as comfort them when they are struggling. What a blessing it is to be a member of the church! I don't know how people get through without it! Tim and Rachel are some of the strongest people I know! They have been such a blessing and I am grateful to call them family!! We love you Mathias and can't wait to see you again someday!!

Fall

I love watching my babies sleep! They look so peaceful and perfect! There really is nothing better!

I found this cute little foot print in the snow. My little Justus went out to the van with no shoes in the snow!

Going to watch Daniel at his archery tournament.

Daniel is loving archery and is getting better with every practice. I am looking forward to watching him grow and get better!

We decided it was time to take down the Halloween decorations.

Snow is always pretty!

Justus loves helping me in the kitchen. He wants to help with everything I do. Sometimes it can be difficult, but for the most part I enjoy his help. He was helping me make rolls :)

I wanted to get a picture of him smiling and instead he gave me his sad face..