January 2016 off and running

First day back to school after Christmas break 1/5/16

Boo & YAY! 

Alone again!

She was saying Hi

Snuggling with my oldest baby 

2nd quarter Awards Assembly - Principles Honor Roll = Straight A's

Mya - Principles Honor Roll & AR Goal

Gordon was able to come!! His first time getting to attend an awards assembly. The girls were thrilled. 

1/16/16

 January was a football month! The Wiltbanks came over twice for football fun. Mya made this cool Cardinals sign! They won! This game at least...

Lola (14 months) took off with her physical development this month. She went from taking her first steps on Christmas day to full time walking (thanks for a little motivation/trying to be cool in front of her 2 year old bud Mason). She also starting going DOWN the stairs on her own - she's been able to go up for a while.

She loves babies & wearing necklaces. She is showing so much personality & is very smart.

Old lady Carley - 100th day of school

Gordon got a juicer & had fun with the girls making O.J. from our own orange tree!

1/28

End of the Year - Peace Out 2015

The Monday after Christmas the girls & I took a day trip to Tuscon. Ate pizza & played at the Gardeas & then went to Pump it Up. Lola was obsessed with this bouncing donkey. Couldn't keep her eyes & buns off of it!

Tuesday we got a sitter & did individual dates with M & C.

We took Mya to see the new Star Wars movie & grabbed a quick dinner at Taco Bell after. Mya LOVED the movie & is dying to see it again.

We dropped Mya off & picked Carley up. We took her to Build-A-Bear to cash in her gift card from being the coloring contest winner.

She picked this cat & named it "Emma". We took her to Yogurt Jungle after for dessert.

We loved spending time together with each girl - we've done it separately before but it was really nice this way - we will definitely do it again.

The kids each got $50 from Grandma Nae for Christmas so we went shopping!

Lola got this donkey (very similar to the one at Pump it Up - just a little bigger).

Mya picked this Super Mario game & saved the remainder of her money. She & Gordon LOVE to play. It's really been fun for all of us!! Takes G & I back to our childhood days :)

Carley loves to spend every penny she has so she got a Frozen music/jewelry box, heart glasses, diamond crown, & a coloring book.

12/30/15

2015 was a wonderful year! We really enjoyed every moment of Lola's infancy, the girls excelled academically & with their extracurriculars, Gordon had a great year at work (it was a little unseasonably slow in the fall but booming besides that), I kept relaxed & was able to enjoy the girls while not getting overwhelmed by my calling (RS Pres.), Gordon was released after 4 years of serving a Executive Secretary & called as 2nd counselor in the Elders Quorum. Christmas time was hectic & super busy this year: we hosted a friend party, had family get together, traveled to Taylor, plus a lot of church stuff - so I was happy to see it end & start with a new year. We are so incredibly blessed in every way! 

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Christmas Eve

Family Christmas Eve tradition - sneaky shopping for each other.

Lola has turned into a screamer after 10 minutes at the store so she shopped with dad.

Looking for Mikey's gift before we split up.

Eve: we wrapped gifts, went shopping, delivered a few last minute gifts, got Chick-fil-a to go. This year we let the older girls stay up a little late & watch Elf & eat fun snacks. Dad & Cathy stopped by to drop off gifts that night. G & I had most of our wrapping already done so we weren't up so late this year which was nice.

Christmas morning

Santa Gifts

Lola got a walker/stroller

Carley got a Bratz Dress Maker

Mya got Super Hero Legos & a Bionical Hero Factory Guy

Lola took her first steps on Christmas day!! 13 months old.

Christmas was really relaxing & low key.

We stayed home & played all day then had a nice ham dinner & went for a drive looking at lights & drinking hot chocolate! It was the perfect day!

December 2015

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Mya & Carley got 1st & 2nd place at their school coloring contest! Carley got 1st - her prize was a GC to Build-A-Bear & a big candy cane. Mya got 2nd - her prize a big candy cane. Their pictures were displayed in a glass case & they were announced over the intercom. I couldn't believe it! SUPER EXCITING!

Cute Lola. When she wants to watch Elmo she starts singing "la la".

Christmas Dresses!

Carley wanted to wear her reindeer antlers to school & purchased a bell for the Jingle Jog.

I got to go help in Carley's class for the gingerbread houses! She was so cute bringing candy over to her table mates & complimenting others houses. She is such a doll! She loved showing me around her class & I got a detailed demonstration on how to check out for going to the restroom - her favorite! Just ask her teacher...!

Mya's class had a holiday mug exchange. Carley & I got there just in time to watch her class open them. She got some great candy & her fav hot chocolate! Mya loves a good class party & anything prize/treat related!

The weekend before Christmas we headed to Taylor to make real gingerbread houses! Everyone was there except for the Neff's & Jonathon. We had a lot of fun playing with cousins & making houses. Nana bought Legos which kept the kids occupied most of the time. All the kids had an upstairs sleepover with Aunt Mandi & played a super cool Grinch game!

Lola enjoyed sampling candy.

Final Houses

Carley lost her 3rd tooth! Pulled it out herself!

Mya FINALLY got to make a snowman - her dream for years!

Carley & her cousins made one too!

Haa Haa - Carley thought this would be a great idea :)

Thanksgiving 2015

Our first ever Thanksgiving in Flagstaff! We got to stay at Chimpie & Ashlee's new house. The Gardea's stayed at my moms. It was nice to have a little extra room. My mom got all the kids cute hats & gloves.

Little buddies - Lola & Nolan

The day after Thanksgiving we went to the North Pole Experience for the first time. It boards at the Little America Hotel.

The girls got to help get toys ready for Santa to deliver.

Mya really liked going through the magic portal to get to the North Pole. Everything was really cute & hands on. We had a lot of fun! It was great for the babies since it was easy to to stroll them around & move from one thing to another. I also really liked that it was only 10 minutes from my moms house.

The weekend started out super fun! We had a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner, the girls & Chimpie talked me into Black Friday shopping that night with a hilarious dinner at Jack-in-the-Box after. Friday morning we took the kids to see The Peanuts movie & then went to the North Pole Experience that afternoon. That night about 10 p.m. the pukes happened - started with Carley & a few hours later Lola. So we spent the entire night cleaning up puke & helping sick kids. It was horrible! I've never had a kid that sick before let alone 2 at once. We headed back home Saturday around noon with no further puking. We were able to get our Christmas decorations up that Sunday & luckily no one else got sick although I had a little issue the Wednesday after & Lola had stomach issues for a solid week after :/