It's a New Year, 2016!

We celebrated New Year's at Grandma and Grandpa Williams'. We put on a movie for Liam and Dash assuming they'd fall asleep on Grandma's bed but they did not sleep! So they ended up staying awake till midnight and celebrated with everyone, but as you can tell from the picture Liam was probably pretty tired.

Their first toast!

Grandma Williams and Livvy

The girls got a new bed and were very excited for Daddy to put it together. They decided to switch spots from their last bed and Gabrie sleeps on the bottom and Livvy on the top.

These boys are no longer in Nursery! First Day of Sunbeams, don't they look ready!?

Dash after class, he really liked his "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam" paper.

Sleepover and Sledding

Spencer and Mayra brought their family from California right after Christmas so we got to spend a lot of time together. We had their kids along with Ashlyn and Sam come sleepover, they had a lot fun.

I guess Dash preferred sitting alone at the island instead of the crowded table. 

Their parents all came and we had lunch and then went sledding!

Liam loved sledding and had no problem walking back up the hill over and over.

Dash loved it too but he also like to send his sled down without him in and watch it go and then walk down and get it. Silly kid.

Gabrie trying to push Luke and the boys, 

 Sam and Livvy

Me and Gabrie

 Gabrie and Ally

 Anna and Gabrie

 Unfortunately my camera wasn't fast enough to get a picture of Corbin, Spencer and Luke all sledding down together but I did get one of them after the wiped out.

Haha, You can't see Dash's head but he is holding on to Liam.

Christmas Day with the Williams side

We did our Nativity at Grandma and Grandpa Williams' house. Luke was the Narrating Angel.

 Grandpa Joseph and Mary Mamie

 Shepards Seth and Sydney

 The Wise people and their camels

 Uncle Seth helping Gabrie try out her science kit from Grandma and Grandpa.

 Livvy playing with the craft supplies also from Grandma and Grandpa.

Having not grown up by any extended family and not really knowing many of my cousins, aunts or uncles, I am so grateful my children get to experience so much with their extended family. So much fun, memories, and love.

Christmas Morning

Olivia and Gabrie woke us up - not too early, after 7 o'clock I think.

Waiting for everyone to be ready. Dash is holding on to Luke's leg.

 The girls couldn't wait for their brothers and went out to check their stockings.

Then Dash came out and I'm not sure why Liam is standing on the edge of the tub...
(Luke reminded me it's because he was doing his thigh-slapping dance)

Santa brought the boys a tool bench!

Dash checking it out.

And they got slinkies in their stockings, Liam called them his "springers."

Olivia got an art kit, among other things.

We started potty training that week so Liam was in underwear and new car slippers, working on his tool bench.

Dash reading his new book.

Gabriella enjoying her new tablet!

  

What a mess! But everyone enjoyed it!

Another shot of the mess. The "hapy" on the wall are leftover decorations that Livvy had hung up for my birthday : )