Noah is 7! (in January, I know!)

My oldest is now 7. He is independent and smart, wants to do everything his way and on his own time. I love him so much and I am proud of the kiddo that he is becoming. Noah had a few friends come with us to the Bountiful Rec Center for some swimming and then back to our house to eat some pizza and ice cream. He had a great time! I still can't believe he is 7.

Year of the ugly tree...

We had such a great Christmas. I love all the family time, the excitement bubbling out of the kiddos, parties, decorations, the whole shebang! This is our second year with a real tree. We took the kids out to pick the centerpiece of our holiday decorating. When we got home with our prize, we put it up in the front room and noticed how oddly shaped it really was. After my "pruning" attempt, it looked a little better, however it didn't have the pretty pointed top that most Christmas trees do. Ben and I couldn't stop laughing at the fact that we just purchased the ugliest tree out there!

Temple Lights

December is almost over. It seems so weird to me, almost like the anticipation of a vacation, and when it is over, I feel sad. We had such a great month. The Temple lights are always a fun tradition. It was freezing and the kids were over it really fast, but we had a great time and they still are asking to go again! (I do apologize about the picture quality, they were all done on my phone! and my phone is not a cool one just an FYI!!)

Happy Halloween...Thanksgiving...okay, I am a little behind!

We had a great Halloween that brought our 1st school parade, trick or treating, lots of candy, even more crazy hyped up kiddos and probably a few cavities!

Thanksgiving, as always, was filled with amazing food, great family quality time, and the kids taking advantage of all the space they had at Grandma and Grandpa J's church! The Johnson boys entertained us with rock band and Grandma was prepared with a craft for the girls of the bunch! We had a wonderful day.
(thanks Aimee J. for letting me steal these photos below unknowingly from you blog!! love ya!)


We went around the table and were able to mention a thing or two what we were grateful for,

here were our answers:

Dad - Family, home, Gospel

Mom - Family, home, Gospel

Noah - Food

Cameron - Dinosaurs

Elliott...I am sure she will let us know soon!

I love my family!

Just a Few More...

Wow...When it Comes to Getting a Good Picture...

My kiddos are so their dad when it comes to getting pictures taken. As you see Elliott in the background totally pretending not to be involved...so Ben!!

We had a fun day at Wheeler Farms with the Johnson bunch getting some cute cousin pic taken! Thanks Aimee for your talent!! I will post more when I get them...I stole these 2 from my sister in laws blog.

Elliott...

Happy Birthday to you!!!





Happy birthday my sweet Elliott. I can't believe you are 2!! We had such a fun day playing, getting dressed up for the ward Halloween Party and having our favorite ice cream! You have been such a great addition to our family and I have loved every minute with you!!





Elliott:

• Eats EVERYTHING in sight!



• Talks in sentences...most of which is understandable



• Loves to "hold you"



• Thinks her brothers are the best in the world!



• Has the sweetest little voice



• Has the craziest most unmanageable hair!



• Loves to dance



• Has to have a say in what she wears everyday



• Is quite the tantrum thrower....but she makes sure to land on something soft



• Is the best sleeper I have!

Love you Sweet Baby!