NEW YEAR'S EVE

We had a stupendous time in Vancouver on New Year's eve again this year. The kids celebrated New Year's on New York time and went to bed at a decent hour. So us parent's could play some fun games of our own. We can't seem to get enough of our friends. I can't count the number of times we have been to Vancouver in the past 2 years since we have left. But when you have such amazing friends, you just can't stay away. We are so thankful for our friends. SOOO excited to go to MEXICO with them in 2 weeks!! I mean what kind of friends, let you invite your other friends to come hang out at their house???? These ones!! They are the best!! But for New Year's we got to hang out with their fun new friends and their cute boys. There were 5 boys and Aly. But she did fine being the only girl.
Braidy and Rachel, Steve and Nicole, Brian and I (Aly taking our picture)
The girls and Braidy's little weanie?? No one will ever understand Brian and Braidy's sense of humor. They are quite unique men, but we love them.
Rachel in her Cougar snuggy. I had to take a picture of the snuggy.
Braidy and Brian
Rachel drinking out of her straw, she probably shouldn't have saved it from Jody's Bachelorette Party, 9 years ago. Just kidding she got it from some strangers on Halloween, right??
Aly probably trying to get away from all the boys. She was the only girl, amongst 5 boys. They said the boys were different with one girl in the mix?? She is so quiet who would have guessed she had such influence??
The boy's celebrating New Year's on New York time!!
More loud celebrating

The kids playing with Blake's manly tool box craft kit from his Aunt Jen. They love doing crafts and luckily they don't remember making them because half of them end up as fire starting paper.

More Christmas Time:)

Becky and I with our dad:)
Brian's side of the family Christmas. I did not do a great job at documenting this Christmas. Sorry I should have taken more pictures . But here is a combination of Gramma and Pappas, and Grandpa Peters.


The cousins enjoying their new princess tent.
The umbrella was a hit for Aly. Esmeralda seemed to like it as well.
She looks so cute under the umbrella in her jammies.

Christmas Time

This Christmas we spent a lot of time playing games. It was FUN. We love playing games and so we enjoyed doing it with our families.
Brian took some time off to work on our kitchen. I don't think it made for a great vacation. He was so busy trying to work on it. So when he wasn't working on it he felt guilty that he should be working on it. We didn't have a sink for a week which was interesting to say the least. But the kitchen is coming along beautifully. I love it!

These pictures are from the Laughlin Christmas.

The kiddos wrapping Esmeralda's present!!
Hanging with their daddy before bed.
The Richin's family came and stayed the night. The men had a bonfire, drank beer and shot guns in our backyard. I think it was an all time perfect guy weekend. Rachel and I took the kids to the park and it was freezing. Our kids play so well together now that they are bigger. There is only tattling every so often; or a big kid sits on a little one.