OUR GROWING FAMILY: December 2010

Merry Christmas!

So instead of a Christmas letter this year I invited everyone to check out our blog. I try to keep it up to date (monthly) on the fun happening in our crazy family. I also share many pictures of our kids as they are growing up way to fast. I welcome comments (except about my grammar and spelling)! I hope you enjoy learning all about our family and come back to visit the blog regularly to keep up on our family news.

On to my blog for the today!!!

These are some of my favorite photos from our Christmas card photo shoot! I loved them all! I felt that many of them you could actually see the kids personality in the pictures.

Kenzie & Cameron

Cameron & Calvin

Cameron & Clayton

Clayton & Calvin

Calvin, Kenzie, Cameron & Clayton

Now be prepared to laugh and giggle! I know the kids will be very upset when these pictures make it to their weddings some day but it was Gigi's idea and I loved it! I got such a kick out of this and the kids had a blast with it. Having fun is more important then embarrassing your kids! I hope you all agree!

Elf Cameron

Elf Clayton

Elf Calvin

Elf Kenzie

These are Grandma Grace and Grandpa Dick's GrandElf's!

Xavier, Kenzie, Cameron, Isiah, Calvin & Clayton!

You can just see how much fun they had with this!!!

So since Ben has been back from hunting I have been keeping him VERY busy. We are trying to get out and enjoy the snow and get ready for Christmas too. Instead of writing about it I though I would share the events via photos. Hope you enjoy them!

St. Nick visits us!!! It was a bit early for Cameron as you can see!

Now that December is here Wrestling is in full swing for Cameron. He has practice 2 nights a week and tournaments will be starting soon on the weekends. He is loving it, of course, but he may just be taking it a bit to far! He was showing the twins how to wrestle then took them to change into their "gear". This is what came back upstairs. I laughed SOOOO hard!

Calvin, Cameron, Clayton

Not the best picture of Cam practicing but the start of many to come!
The high socks are his new thing this year!

These are just funny to me. We play a lot of hide and seek now with the boys. Kenzie is learning to play too. Here she is hiding.

See if you can find her!

Ben also had the great idea for us to go to a "cut your own Christmas Tree" place this year. Honestly I thought he was nuts and figured the kids would be whining and we would end up with a ugly tree but I was VERY wrong. It was GREAT!!!!

The family on the way to the tractor ride out the trees!
Cameron pulling the sled

Kenzie laying on Calvin in the sled

Clayton walking with Dad

Santa drove our tractor out to the fields.

Searched and Searched! So many great trees to choose from.

Then Cameron picked one out.

Here are the kids with the final choice.

Clay, Cam & Kenzie, Calvin

Cam and Ben carrying the tree out!

Tractor ride back!

Clayton, Kenzie, Daddy, Calvin & Cameron

Tractor brought us back, had some hot chocolate, strapped a tree to the mini van and came home. It was a GREAT adventure!

Then we got home, got the tree in, put on lights and ornaments and here it is!

THE BEST CHRISTMAS TREE EVER!

At least that is my view!

We are also trying to get out and enjoy the winter fun! I may not like the cold and snow but the kids really do enjoy it! So last Monday mom played hooky from work and the whole family went sledding in our front yard. I laughed a lot!!!! Cameron, as we always knew, loves any kind of sledding or snowboarding. Calvin liked it at times, mostly when he and Cameron took the tubes. Clayton did not like to go on the sled alone, or with anyone else, but did not want to be left behind either. He liked it outside but I think he did not know what to do with himself. Kenzie was our surprise! SHE LOVED IT. She loved being in the snow, loved being pulled around in the sled (while she yelled WEEEEEEE), loved going on the sled with Dad, and most of all loved going on the tube - ALONE.

Dad, Kenzie, Clayton, Calvin & Cameron