*1/1-1/9/2016* Emily's baptism, everyone back to school and good bye party for Sash.

Emily's baptism was at 11 this day. Sawyer woke up at 7. She was beyond excited to go see her BFF get baptized and the wait about killed her.  She loves so hard, this girl. I love her. 

It was so cute how they just giggled away the hour afterwards.....

 With all the olders back in school, Finley and I could finally get back to our lunch eating routine :) Spoiled little child, this one. We celebrated with frosties! 

 Sasha is moving to Texas. BOO. But, yay for a reason to get together and paint! We went to a painting class. My jam!!! It was SOOO fun!!!! We had a picture we all were painting together. There was an instructor that came in and guided us thru it. Some people...ahem...Jamyn and Leesh....did their own thing. Some others.....ahem...me, Shan, Nicole....did the same one with some other colors....but all in all who cares. We had fun and we are artists! 

 Nicole, Kami, Chels

 Sasha, Shan, Shiloh

 Me and Sara

 And the finished masterpieces! 

*12-31-2015* NYE sledding TRADITIONS

EVERY. YEAR. for the past 6 years I believe, we have gone sledding with the Knights on New Years Eve.  It's our own little tradition, and we look forward to it always. Sometimes Whalens join us, and McKees, but we always go. This time, it worked out for everyone to go and it was a BLAST!!!!!

Max forgot his snow pants so he sported his man tights for a good while. Know why I love him? He didn't even care. It was hilarious- him strutting around with his chicken legs and big ol boots, but he wanted to get playing, and play he did. Keagan couldn't hardly stand it--- so so so funny. 

 Even Martins got to come this year!

 And Aunt Tiffy always is there to play too. 

 Kid trains!

 And kid crashes. 

 annnnnd there goes the sled....

 Con, Camden and Easty

 Fin wanted to try the bum sled: worked quite nice.

 Max, Keagan and Tay went down this crazy huge hill on their stomachs with Max's go Pro following them down. It was awesome. They were laughing the whole way. 

 Me, Jess, Tiff, Heather, Angie, Mary and Sum!!!!!

NYE 2015 **12-31-2015**

To celebrate the end of this fine year, Sohms invited us all over for a night full of ribs smoked by Caleb and Brent, and tons of other goodness supplied by the rest of us.  We chatted, we played some games, and we had so much fun. How we love these friends of ours!!!!!

The boys even got some old school nintentoing in!

 This blasted game Alicia brought with her- you have to place a bag on the ground, then you must pick it up with your teeth, and have one leg off the ground....then you keep making it shorter and shorter. It is hard!!!

 Meanwhile, the little girls played dressups. So adorable. 

Girls groupie pic. 

Shan, Me, Janelle, Tierney, Chelle, Leesh and baby Harv

 Then Daniel wanted to play....