Christmas @ Our House

We decided we didn't want to carry Avery and Liam's presents there and back, so we had a Christmas opening before we left. Also, there are pictures of us getting ready to go. Avery was pretty excited, she wanted to pack about two weeks before the trip.

Christmas @ the Cottle's

It was nice to wake up Christmas morning and open presents with the fam. Avery really liked being with her cousins for it. I put in a picture of Liam and Cadence playing, it's pretty cute. Thanks for all the wonderful presents, I really like the bike and can't wait to get out and ride it (maybe - if it will ever stop raining)

Christmas @ Leora Marcheschi's

After being with our families we went to Leora's for her annual Christmas party. We got to see many of Brooke's extended family, and the food was excellent. Brooke thought it looked so good that she even took a picture of it, which makes me hungry just looking at it.

Christmas @ the Marcheschi's

Thanks Tom and Cyndi for the great time at your home. It was a wonderful trip. We got to spend the afternoon at the Marcheschi's home and talk to Sam on his mission in Washington D.C.

Christmas @ the Povey's

It was fun to see our friends for a get together at the Povey's. It was nice to catch up and see how everyone was doing.

Gingerbread Houses

Our friends, the Tolman's, had some families over for Family Home Evening to make gingerbread houses. It was a lot of fun! We all got covered with frosting, and the candy wasn't bad either.

Avery's Music Performane

Avery had her Christmas music performance last week. She was pretty excited to have it video recorded so she could show grandma's when we visit. For the Christmas program they sang about 7 songs. They sounded really good. Avery really enjoys singing.

Ta Da - The Infamous RED Fridge

Well, it is the moment you have all been waiting for the red fridge! Brooke has been working very hard on this. I know the anticipation is killing you, but you finally get to see what it looks like.

Thanksgiving

The youngmen's leaders in our ward have started a tradition of playing football on Thanksgiving morning. So this year was no different. We spent the cold, windy morning playing football.

For Thanksgiving dinner we went to our friends the Tolman's. His sister was down from Washington and we had the Elder's over. It was fun to be together with friends, but missed our families. Here are some pictures.

Liam Pic's

Here are some pictures of the cute little guy!

Liam! Quite the Guy!

Liam is quite the guy. Check out this picture. He is always laughing and having fun. Last night he wasn't feeling very well and decided to throw up all over a couple of times. He still isn't feeling well, but is feeling better. Poor guy went to bed early.

Brooke's Table

Brooke is working hard to make a table for Liam to play with his trains on. It has been in our garage for years and I am glad to see something is finally getting done with it.

One Cool Dad!

Liam thinks that this is his dad! It is quite the ego booster.

Misc. Pic's

Here are some misc. pictures. First, Brooke was watching some friends kids and took a cute picture of Liam and Whitney.

Second, a picture of Avery and I on my schools rock wall.

Third, when Brooke was sewing Avery's costume she had her stuff on the table. Liam took all her thread and put it in the candle jar. It was pretty funny!