Monday, December 30, 2013

Christmas 2013

Santa found us this year and was good to us. Everyone seemed happy and enjoyed what they got.

Christmas Eve Nativity

We love to act out the Nativity on Christmas Eve. Grandma Jo, Grandpa, Maddie and Uncle Matt came over to help us.

Reese Grandkid Christmas party

Gram and Papa had their annual grankid party. It was a sleepover and had a visit from Santa.

Rudd Family Christma party

We had the Rudd family christmas party in an Elementary school gym. It was fun because the kids got to run around and play basketball and dodgeball. They brought a pinanta for the little kids. We had yummy dinner and Santa stopped in for a visit.

Ugly Sweater Party

Kevin and I went to a Christmas Ugly Sweater Party. I know we looked so awesome that I just had to take a picture. We came home with the best white elephant gift. Kevin got 2 goldfish. The kids loved them and now we are the owners of 2 goldfish and a nice little tank. We will see how long we can keep them alive.
Ugly

Maycee's Christmas Kindergarten program

Maycee loves her kindergarten teacher Mrs. Hoddenbach

Snow Day

Uncle Matt came to help me shovel the snow after a big storm. I rolled my ankle and was having a hard time getting around. Matt shoveled my driveway and played with the kids in the snow.

Maycee singing recital

Maycee's first singing recital. Maycee loves her teacher Mrs. Sarah. We tried to take a family picture before the recital and this is the best we got.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Christmas Trains

Here is our annual Reese Christmas Train tradition. The kids look forward to this every year. Last year Jake just wanted to eat all the candy, but his year he sortof got the idea of decorating with it....and eating it.

Brandon's DARE Graduation

Brandon is in 6th grade at Endeavour Elementary and he just completed the DARE program. They had a graduation ceremony. I love this program and all that Brandon learned from it.

Jake Started Preschool

My baby turned 3 and started preschool. I can't believe that he is old enough to go. The first day of school he wasn't to excited for me to leave him. He cried and I stood outside his classroom door and tried to keep it together. I have never had a hard time leaving my kids at school but maybe because he is my baby it was harder. :) He has been fine ever since. Here is a picture of a turkey picture that he made and was so proud of that we had to take a picture.

Monday, November 11, 2013

My Baby is 3

Jake turned 3. He is so much fun and so much trouble all at the same time. He loves to get into everything and make us either laugh our heads off or cry our eyes out. He loves to watch Sponge Bob and so it seemed appropriate that he have a Sponge Bob Cake. He loved the cake and I couldn't keep his fingers out of the frosting. At the end of the day when it was time to eat the cake, the kids decided that Jake could have the whole cake because they were grossed out that it had little finger pokes all over the cake. We spent the morning at McDonalds for breakfast and then headed to the Bountiful Rec Center to go swimming. Jake opened his present, which was a balance bike. He loves to ride and try to keep up with his brothers and sister. Jake is wild and fun and we love him. Hope we all survive another year! :)