Big brothers are so helpful

They make the best foot rests! 

Happy 5th Birthday Barker!

Barker loved his party so much last year, he wanted to 

have the same one this year! So a-tumbling

we went...

Brody & Kingston incognito

Aspen standing on Kingston's head - they had 

incredible balance (kidding, just an

optical illusion)

Rowan, Barker, & Aspen bouncing away

 Gorgeous babes Emily & Lily

Rowan, Aspen, Eli, Barker & Quintin

Same kiddos different angle

Little bro with the assist

Snuggles for Mommy

Barker & Alana

Castle, Barker, Alana, Mylee & Alina

Such a fun time. Barker was over-the-moon with how 

many people came to celebrate with him. I'm pretty sure 

he felt very humbled by the end of the evening. We've

got some pretty amazing friends! Thank you, everyone,

for making his day special, memorable and filled with LOVE!

Merry Christmas!

Somehow we held 'em off till about 7:00am, but then it was a rip roarin' good time!

 We opened gifts...

Danced a few jigs...

Gave inspirational speeches...

Got our minds blown...

Tandemly fought crime...

& Chartered clean-up...

All in all, it was a wonderful day of love and memories! Hope it was a Merry Christmas for you too! 

Christmas Eve

Ready for Old St. Nick in our new Ninja Turtle jammies. 

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

And never stop!!!

The Polar Express

This year has been the best year yet! We got to travel to the North Pole with our cousins and Aunties. Oh boy were we excited! We danced and sang and bounced and laughed and played and loved every minute of it!! 

Zoo lights!

Oops, sorry no pictures of lights, may have been a tad preoccupied chasing 4 boys (5years and under) around in the dark at the zoo with around 43,301 other people. Give or take 7. Granted, there were 4 adults present, but those little legs can move fast, and their little bodies can  fit between things far better! But once they were worn down a bit, they were oh so cute all tucked in and snuggled up together...

(Atticus and Kingston)

And then we spotted Elsa and Ana. Phin and Barker were so excited to go say hi. They waited ever so patiently in line. A line in which they were the only 2 boys! 

Such a fun night with great memories and friends! 

A little holiday clay sculpting

The boys had fun sculpting and then painting 

over the last few days. They seem to

enjoy arts and crafts almost as much as Mommy!

(score)!

Here are the finished products. Barker's are on the left

and Kingston's on the right. They each made a

snowman with top hat, and the orange-brown blob is a 

baby leopard (I am told). The other 2 questionable

figures are snakes...if they were a couple years older

I'd have to call their bluff on that one...

So for now, snakes it is. And those are their eyes.

I didn't know snakes had such large eyes. 

Kingston IS a Who

After an incident with slippery pool surfaces

and a toddler who dismissed the 'no running'

warning, Kingston has become a Who.

Thankfully, though many tears and

only a little blood (so I am told) was shed,

he is just fine. No tooth or gum or nose damage,

just one honkin' big upper lip that is a terrible 

purple color (see below - careful if you have a weak

stomach) on the inside. All in all, he has really taken the whole 

'event' like a CHAMP!

(The night of, I snapped off a few pics when I got

home from work. His nose had taken on a whole new 'up-turn')

(The next morning he woke up in his normal

good mood)

(Mid-day, looking very tired. It was tough for him to eat.

I think he was a little low on energy)

(The dark, purple-ish areas are bruised tissue, but his 

teeth and gums seem unaffected -phew!)

(One last pic before bed. The swelling had 

gone down a little, but not much. Our 

little tough monkey!)

Selfie snuggle

Taking some time during the busy rush of a pre-work/school morning for some snuggling and smiles. 

Brotherly lovin'

Brother snuggles are the best kind of snuggles. 

Let the Christmas Decorating Festivities begin!

Taking turns, team work, high-fives and smiles!?!

Who's kids are these?

Must be the Christmas Spirit in the air!