Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Eve Eve Dinner

The night before New Years Eve, we invited a few friends over for dinner. We have done this for a few years now and it is becoming one of our favorite traditions for the adults. We have one children free dinner at the end of the year to enjoy eachother's company and talk about what the coming year holds. It was fun. Good food, good people and  a lot of laughs. Can't ask for a better end to the year! And, I have to say, my table looked pretty awesome too!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Gentleman, start your engines!!!

This year Scott and I knew what to get the boys, which is a first! We usually debate for the entire month of December and buy their gifts at the last minute. This year we found their gifts months in advance and got an incredible deal! We bought Scott, James and Carter tickets to the Nascar Race in Las Vegas in March!!! They are so excited!!! I can't express in words how much, but anyone that knows my boys, knows that when they are speechless, it's a BIG deal!

 Loreli got a ticket too. She gets to have an all girls, all Loreli's choice day. Since she is a girly princess she was pretty excited at this prospect too. It's only been 3 days and the plans have changed about 300 times already, and we only have 3 months to go :-)
 Thanks to my mom's brilliant idea and Lego sets that started it all and my dad and brother's generous contribution to the Lego madness, the kids have been busy building their Lego empire for 3 whole days. That is a record for being occupied with one task! It has been awesome to see them getting along. It doesn't happen often so it has been especially nice to see!

 The Hero Factory warriors defended the village from the rampaging T-Rex.
 Helicopters and various other ground defense helped as well.
 Loreli's Lego RV and Lego people had a nice stop at the mini-safari park.
There is also a garage in the background in case they break down and cute little pink farm house B&B in case they need somewhere to stay.
Various other characters defended the gates to the city.
Yes, we have had a fun couple of days! More to come I am sure since the kids also got a 500 Lego Ideas book from my mom. They will never be bored again right?

It has been a great Christmas!!! Thanks to everyone who made it possible!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Thanks to MAD MAL!!!

Merry Christmas to us...a year in the making. My mom gave us the best Christmas present last year and it has taken us a whole year to find time for it. It was well worth it though!
Check out the miracle that MAD MAL Photography brought to pass!











Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The grades are in!
A's all around!!!
Scott and I both got straight A's this semester! Not to brag, but we are awesome!!!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Finals are DONE!!! Oh YEAh!!!!