Christmas with the Curtis Fam

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6 Months old....

Playing with her toys

This girl can eat! She has two jars per meal.

Stats:
16.9 pounds, 75th%
24 inches, 65th%

Adele got her first tooth on Thanksgiving and her second just yesterday. She is a grumpy guss while they are breaking through. Something I am not used to with my boys. She gets so emotional and I LOVE it. It cracks me up. I guess this is what's to be expected with a girl.

Austin and Adele

I LOVE how much Austin loves his baby sister. He is so sweet with her. The other night I was busy running around the house and this is what I found when I got done. Last night as I was getting every one's jammies together for bed I went to put Adele's jammies on and change her diaper. Austin said, "Mom, I did it for you!" and it was a POOPY diaper! I told him he didn't have to do that. He said he wanted to do it. You can tell that these two were very close spirits before this life.

I can't even begin to say how grateful I am that my children all have a very close relationship. It just shows how aware the Lord is aware of our sweet family.

Drew's Thanksgiving at Pre-school

Drew had an awesome time at his Thanksgiving party at school. They made friendship stew and baby pumpkin pies. He was quick to tell me that his pie was made of "cweam and banilla." I love my Drewbee! He LOVES going to school! I feel extremely blessed to have him in such a fantastic pre-school. His teacher, Miss Becca, does an amazing job with the kids. You can tell she genuinely loves those little rugrats!

Adele rolling

5 months old

Yes I am a rotten mother! I lost Adele's 5 months sign and I haven't posted in forever. But based on all the wonderful lack of comments, one reads this anyways. So I won't feel too horrible! :)

Adele is growing SO quickly. This month she has started on solids. She especially LOVES mango's. She is rolling from front to back and back to front. I put her on a blanket to play with toys and ran outside to get Drew and Ethan to turn off the water in the backyard and the next thing I know she has some how managed to get herself about 3 feet from where I put her. I know how she got there, but I can never manage to catch her. She is as happy as they come! I love my baby girl so much.

4 months old

I can't believe it either! We had her 4 month appointment today. She is too precious for words. She if right where she is suppose to be developmentally, but hey, is she wants to take her time and stay little for a while, I really won't be sad! Here are the stats:

Weight: 12.5 pounds (25th%)
Height: 24.5 inches (50th%)
Head: Who knows, I never pay attention to that one any ways! :)

Yup, our little baby bean is still just that, a bean...tiny! I've had to supplement because she just isn't getting enough from me. The formula has been causing her to be extra gassy, so we'll be switching that around. I was also told that it may be time to give her rice cereal....say what????? Solids? Already? I'm not sure about that. I'm going to have to think about that one for a couple days. :)

Tomorrow is packing day for Utah. My awesome cousins, Rachel and April will be driving with me. I am SO excited. We always have so much fun together. The boys are especially excited as Drew is convinced that big foot lives by Nan and Papa's house and he wants to go to the forest. Ethan is still too little to understand except that we're going. And of course Austin, is all ready to see his cousins. He's Mr. Social Butterfly in Utah. He'll also spend some time with Roxi and Cyril. Hey, a little spoiling never hurts a kid.

So Gavin will be flying solo for a week. Which I think he's OK with as he'll get a ton done for school. Although he will be missed.

Does anybody actually read this blog?

3 months old....

I LOVE this little girl! HELLO....How could you not. OK, so this is going to sound super cheesy, but I cry almost daily at how Thankful I am to have my sweet Adele! Of course, I ADORE my boys. But having my very own sweet adorable, beautiful most precious daughter! Is she spoiled...YES! Will I stop....NO! I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for saving this little girl for our family for the very end. He knew that she was needed at this exact time on this earth. I love you my precious Adele!

look at that face!!!!!!

I LOVE this little boy!!!!! I adore him! He is the busiest little thing! But he sure gives the best hugs and kisses! He and I have been sick this week, but it certainly hasn't slowed him down. He is so full of life. And he seriously says the funniest things. I can't imagine our family without this little guy!

Drew and His Angry Face

I've been meaning to post about this for some time now. A while back Drew came up to me with this look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and he said this was his angry face. I asked him if he'd been working on it, and with a huge smile on his face he replied, YES! This kid cracks me up!

2 months old

2 Month Stats:

9.12 pounds

22 in Long

My sweet Baby Girl is growing. She is up more during the day and asleep more at night! Woohooo!!!! She is adored by every member in this family. My Grandma Harris used to always say, babies come with their own love. This couldn't be more true. Gavin and I have never felt more complete as a family. She is such a huge blessing and worth EVERY ounce of pain I went through to get her here. I would do it 100 times over again! Even on date night she stays with us. Not that I don't trust a babysitter, but I can't stand the thought of being away from her more than a few minutes. Knowing that she is my only blood daughter, I want to take in every tiny little thing I can. I just love you Adele! Thank you for being a part of this family! You are truly one of my greatest gifts!

Six Years and Counting....

Its hard to believe that six years ago today I married Gavin. That was one of the happiest and greatest days of my life. I look at the kids and how much they've grown and just can't believe how fast time has gone by. I am overwhelmed and thankful that the Lord as blessed me with Gavin. He truly is an amazing individual that makes me want to be a better person each and every day! I love you G-Man. You are one of the Greatest blessings in my life. Here's to a lifetime and eternity together!

Snuggle time with sister

Every morning Ethan comes into our bedroom. And every morning we have the same routine. First he asks for a sippy, then he crawls into bed and snuggles with his baby sister. He talks to her and tells her how much he loves her. This is as soft as it gets with her, because the rest of the day I have to keep an eye on him that he's not trying to be too big of a helper to mommy or loving his sister to death. I know his intentions are in the right place! I'm just grateful he loves Deli as much as he does!

What to Title This.....

I don't even know what to say as the pictures should speak for themselves. I guess Ethan thought he could pump too because mommy was? Who knows what goes through this kids mind, but he sure is a cutie!

Adele's Blessing

My sweet baby girl was blessed by Gavin last Sunday. It was a very tender moment for our family as this was the last baby blessing. Gavin did an amazing job and so happy to be married to a man that honors his priesthood and is such an amazing father and husband. We had a ton of family here. It was somewhat crazy as I had my gallbladder out 3 days previous, but it had to be done. We only attended Sacrament meeting and then headed home where just as family had a brunch. It was awesome to visit with the Sanchez family and here how every one was doing. Gavin then headed to the airport to pick up Zoe, Liam and Jared. Later that afternoon we had The Johnsons, Leavitts and Guthries over for a dinner. It was so much fun to visit with them. We are blessed to have such great friends. And even more blessed to have such an awesome family. I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am for the knowledge of eternal families!!!

Adele Grace Curtis

Don't I look so happy to finally have her here!?!
Adele's First Picture!
She was pooped out!

All ready to go home from the hospital

Seriously, I am the proudest mama to this perfect baby girl!

Latest Baby Happenings....

I am now 35.5 weeks pregnant....yes, still pregnant. I contracted this weekend harder than I have ever contracted with any of my other kids while at home and no progression.(24 hours straight) They felt as strong as when I was about to have my epidural with my boys at a 7! I am now on my 3rd OB, as Dr. McKernan has retired because his health is prohibiting him to practice anymore. I think I've cried over that more than the pain of this pregnancy. So I switched to his newest partner Dr. Melissa Austin. When I met with her in the office I felt OK about everything. But when I was in L&D having contractions every three minutes, not progressing and in need of some type of reassurance from my Dr. She walks right past my room, stops turns around and continues to walk...knowing I am there. Then has the nurse come tell me she doesn't have time for me and she would see my in the office in the morning.....WRONG! So now I am on Dr. McKernan's original partner Dr. Folkstead who has been practicing with him for the last 19 years. Nice guy, but still not living up to my expectations. He talks a 100 words a minute and two days later I am still processing everything he said because it felt like a whirl wind of an appointment.

I also met with the general surgeon about my gallstones etc and he was more than happy to do the surgery right after I have the surgery so that it is all done at the same time. I will have baby and then have the gallbladder out.


I meet with the perinatologist on Tuesday of next week to decide about possibly inducing. I was told that I could go as early as 37 weeks but that would be up to them. I've been told a lot of things so who knows anymore.

My goal at this point in time is to trust that the Lord will bless us and that the baby will come when she is suppose to come. It has been very stressful as we worry about Gavin's classes, my mom being in town and leaving before this baby comes, having my gall bladder surgery and having strength to take care of my family. I just remind myself that the Lord has ALWAYS been mindful so why would he stop now. I guess you can say the Natural Man comes through instead of having the faith that I should.

Happy Birthday Drewbee Doo!

Drew will officially be FOUR tomorrow, but we are celebrating today. We were suppose to do a super fun birthday party at Chuck E Cheese, but with the Curtis luck, the stomach flu has hit our home and said party has been cancelled! We will reschedule once all of the craziness in this house calms. Gavin has finals this week and I am just waiting patiently (well not too patiently) for this baby to come.

Drew was so cute as he opened his gifts. He and Ethan are so close he was concerned that Ethan had a gift to open also. Good thing I thought ahead and bought two of a similar toy so that each had one. Drew handed him the gift and told him he needed to open up his gift too. They got additional cars for the movie cars for their Geotrax. They play with them for hours. Our next purchase for them is the bigger set to add to the already massive set. That will be Ethan's Birthday. I always knew that these two sweet little spirits would be close, but never imagined this close. It's just another proof to me that the Lord knows all things and these children come on the LORD'S TIME....not ours!

Isn't she Beautiful!!!

Tuesday I had my 3D ultra sound and 32 week appointment. Baby Bean looked awesome! She is weighing in at 4 pounds 7 ounces. She is a little ahead of schedule with her gestational size but nothing to major! Ethan was the same way. And he was born at 34.5 weeks weighing in at 6.8 pounds. So it actually is a sense of relief she is ahead of schedule. They had me laying flat on my back and during the ultra sound I got light headed and almost past out. Not a fun experience, but I made it through! Then on to see my OB. I'm still sitting at my happy little 1, but have effaced 50%. So progress is slow, but that's OK! Dr. McKernan is very optimistic she will be here in the next 3 weeks. I have been contracting like crazy off and on, so we'll see.

When I saw the ultra sound of my sweet little girl, I fell even more in love with her. I am not a huge fan of the 3d ultra sounds because their noses always look way bigger than they actually are and it kind of freaks me out. But the cheeks just put me over the edge....and then there are her cute little lips! HELLO......How much more kissable can they get? We are so excited about welcoming her from my tummy to our arms!

My Bub!

This is Austin. He is my first born son and one of the loves of my life. I am super proud of this little boy and who he is. Why, you ask....no reason, just because! He is an amazing big brother, tries daily to be obedient and keeps me on my toes thinking. When I look at him I still see him as a new baby! I remember thinking to myself, how did I ever live without you? He has been there during some of my toughest times in life! I am beyond grateful that Heavenly Father sent this little boy to me and our family.

I'm actually NOT crazy!

I am beside myself with excitement, not with what I am typing, but after MONTHS of what I thought were contraction, migraines and a uterus that for sure hated me....we finally have some resolve!

So as most of my family and friends know, this pregnancy for sure has NOT been my cup of tea. I have been in so much pain. I've been told things such as, oh well you're not really contracting, to this is what I went through with my last and so we need to be super precautionary and pump you full of hormones, to your muscles are stretching so get over it, to it was all in my head. Seriously? Would you like to feel the pain that I have been in?

Two weeks ago we decided to get off any and all medications that were stopping or suppose to be stopping contractions, etc. BEST decision I have made the pregnancy. I'm in control of my body, when I contract it's on my terms not when is my next dose of whatever. So things were looking up. Except of course the pain never magically went away.

Sunday night I am laying in bed and all of a sudden I felt like I was having a heart attack. My upper abdomen had been hurting (nothing new of course) and so I could not figure out what the heck? I took everything you could for heart burn. 4 hours later, I laid down took my sleeping pill and just went to sleep hoping that in the morning it would gone! And it was! I slept great. And within a couple hours my abdomen would start to hurt again. Love the vicious cycle.....NOT.

Now on to yesterday....I get a migraine at around 2. I took all the usual with a couple extras in there and NOTHING would kick this thing. So by 10pm I am surrendered to going in. My nurse asks me my symptoms of course and she looks at me and tells me about an experience she had when she was pregnant that sounded an awful like what I was experiencing. A quick call to the Dr and the approval was given. They would do an ultra sound of the baby and my gallbladder and do lab work. So a couple hours later, I get to see my beautiful baby girl! (YES, she's still a girl because I made them check) Everything with the gallbladder looked normal to me, Heck I don't know what an abnormal gallbladder looks like! A few minutes later my nurse comes in and asks me what I think about having gallstones? WHAT?????? SERIOUSLY!!!!!! This is what has been causing my pain for how many months now and they are NOW catching this? I'm actually not too mad, because the fact of the matter is.....they caught it!

So game plan time. I will be 32 weeks tomorrow. I have my second and last steroid series shots to help baby bean develop her lungs. I am going to do my very best to have minimal pain, (with the assistants of modern medicine) so that I can make it a little longer. We are in a safe zone with the baby by 34 weeks, so we may be having little nameless baby in 2-3 weeks at which that time I will turn around and have my gallbladder removed. No more pain for ME.....And I get a cute baby girl! Win Win for EVERYONE!

Oh the Places I'll go.....

I am beyond excited today as we are slowly approaching a very special day......NO MORE BED REST DAY!!!!! I have two more weeks and I am FREE! Free to walk around as much as I want....Free to go to the store whenever I want.....Free to Climb Mt Everest....OK not so much! I can take my kids to the park on Mondays! I can CLEAN my CARPETS! I am dreaming big now! I've already started making my list of all of the stores and places I haven't seen in weeks....Target, Fry's, Old Navy, A Movie Theatre, the Park, CHURCH! I don't know what to do with myself I am beyond excited! Hallelujah....I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

Tender Mercies of the Lord

Today was the first day that the young men in our ward have brought the sacrament to me. For those of my friends who are not familiar, this is something we do every Sunday in remembrance of the baptismal covenants we have made. For me it helps me to remember, through out the week, what kind of person I should be. (Not just a grumpy pregnant one right now.) It's a very simple act of bread and water, but one that I can't live with out! It's been months since I have been able to actually go to church as my typical outing have been to Labor and Delivery or My OB. But today it was special. We have amazing young men in our ward. I could feel their spirits as they blessed and past me the sacrament. Not only that, but I felt the spirit in a way I've been longing to feel for a long time. I think sometimes I become stagnant or complaisant in my life and take for granted the little things that are so important to me. One being simple covenants that renew every week. How thankful I am to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. For an amazing family that wants me to be more like our Savior. And for a husband who is so patient and kind. As hard as this pregnancy has been it has also been very humbling as I think of the the atonement. This is merely a short experience in mortality that is a stepping stone to the ultimate gift of eternal life with our Heavenly Father.

Count your many blessings....

I am 30 weeks this week and feeling GREAT! I met with my OB yesterday and have put a stop to all of my medications. I have not progressed since 22 weeks and there have been more bad side effects than good. I think they are all out of my system, at least that is how my body is starting to feel. Yes, I am contracting, but nothing I can't tolerate and I feel like I have complete control of my body. I also started my steroid series to help baby bean's lungs develop. I am still on bed rest and totally OK with that. My house is clean, my laundry is done, and I am ready to have her when she is ready to come. This was not an easy decision to have been made, but with a LOT of prayer we are at peace that the Lord is in charge and he will take care of our family. We have been blessed beyond belief. There have definitely been some hiccups but nothing that can't be managed by keeping the Lord in the decision making pattern! So for now, we are counting our blessings and excited to press forward!

New Do!

Drew decided he needed a hair cut, so being a 3 year old, hey, he should give himself one....right? I've been dreading this child doing this. I don't know any child that doesn't go through this phase, but for whatever reason I had it in my mind Drew would be the exception! Boy was I wrong. He is the cutest little thing and told me he looked nice with his hair cut. I couldn't bring myself to doing the shaving, so Gavin was given the assignment since he does it quite frequently with his own hair, or lack there of ;) Drewbee came out very proud and said, "Wook mommy, I wook just wike Daddy! I'm Bald!" Yes son, yes you are! I haven't started to cry yet, just have tried to laugh, but every time I look at the picture of his shaved little head I get that much closer to breaking down. So I remind myself....It's just hair! It'll grow back....Right???

28 Weeks and the Third Trimester!!!!!

Another week has come and gone with NO trips to L & D! I am so proud. I am now seeing my OB weekly and have been assured that he is on a personal medical leave for only 4-6 weeks. So, YES! He will be delivering baby bean! My Mom was here all week and did an amazing job. She made enough meals to last us a month. The Relief Society is amazing and they will be bringing in meals the days Gavin is at school. I am finally getting out of my denial and using BED and REST in the same sentence. I can't even put a load of laundry in the washer without talking myself through it. I know I'll look back on this and it will only be a memory so I mine as well start laughing at it now! We are beyond excited to meet our new baby girl!

27 weeks.....

Yesterday marked my 27th week. And to celebrate, we spent an evening in L&D. I can't say this was one of my most positive experiences. I found out that my OB is on Leave of Absence from the hospital and is only seeing patience in his office. GREAT.....NOT!!!!! The nurses were all hush hush and said that we needed to contact his office to find out what is going on! I am 27 weeks and my Doctor is on leave???? Yes, totally made my night. The nurse was nice but wasn't completely on top of her game and I felt like I was being treated as if I was crazy.

We get home at 12:30, still in pain as nothing seems to relieve the contractions/pain, and ended up being up at 3:30am sleeping in and out through the pain. I've been put on bed rest....AGAIN, which means I'm allowed to get up to go to the bathroom and make a sandwich. Someone with small children, tell me how this is going to happen? So now you have heard my rantings of my 27th week, and I'll get off my little pity party train, and take a nap!

25 weeks!

I made it another week! Heehaw! And....I haven't gone to Labor and Delivery this week! I'm super proud of myself. This week has been interesting as the cravings came on strong. And of course, Gavin came through as always! He let me order cupcakes from a local bakery to fulfill a "wedding cake" craving. SO YUMMY! My Dad flies down on Wednesday to drive us back to Utah. The boys are super excited to go to Nan and Papa's and I'm excited to be with my family. Let's just hope the baby behaves!

24 weeks ish!

I'm 24 weeks today maybe tomorrow, depends on who you ask. This has been the week from HELL! I've had an upper respiratory infection, Gavin and Drew have had the flu and Ethan has had the flu and pneumonia. Austin has been lucky to miss everything, and I hope it stays that way. I was in L & D today and thank heavens I haven't progressed any. Still sitting at a 1 and happy to stay there a while. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude, so my positive thoughts for the week are.....I'm positive I am glad this is my last one! Pregnancy hates me, and the feelings are slowly becoming mutual!

22 weeks...Here we go!

I personally am not a fan of taking pictures of myself at any time, especially pregnancy. But especially THIS pregnancy. I weigh 60 pounds more than I would like so add the baby into it and it's all over. However for my own personal record for my children I take pictures. I went and saw my OB on Monday. Everything looked great, I felt great and then Tuesday hit. During my appointment we changed the meds I was on as the Terbuteline is nasty stuff that makes me shake like a mad woman. So I asked the Dr. to go to option #2. So I started that on Monday. By Tuesday afternoon contractions came back and hard! So Gavin came home from school and we went to the hospital to find out I have started dilating. I am only at a 1 (barely) but more than what I would like to be. They not only gave me my regular meds but they 2....not one but TWO shots of Terb to stop the contractions. So the water works have started because of the dilating and me having a relationship with my couch. This is the earliest I have ever dilated so that worries me even more. What gives me peace is knowing that I have had priesthood blessings telling me that she will be healthy. Any who, here we go. I know that the Lord is aware of the situation. Now to keep her in there.....stubborn little girl!

Valentine's Cookies

Every year I make large, heart shaped cookies for each of the student's in my kids classes. With Gavin's kids gone, it really cut down the number of cookies I had to make this year from 120 to 30. Kind of a relief since I completely spaced Valentine's Day and the cookies. Austin reminded me on Monday! Good thing....Because that would be a yummy treat to forget! I think they turned out cute. I'll be making some for everyone at Gavin's work on Monday. They always look forward to it!

What's in a name....

Ok so Gavin and I have been mulling over names as this is our ONLY girl together and our LAST! Gavin is so sweet and tells me ultimately it is my decision as this is my only daughter and I have been waiting so long for her. Let me back up and explain our naming history.....

When I got pregnant with Drew the decision was made that if it was a boy, he chose, if it was a girl, I chose. Gavin won. Andrew George (Andrew being Gavin's middle name and George being my grandfather) Then came Ethan. Since Gavin got Drew I get to pick Ethan. Thinking that he would be a girl, boy names weren't even on the radar. So when we found out about having another little boy I was at a loss. So we went to the kids. Zoe loved the name Ethan and the boys wanted Max. One of Gavin's favorite general authorities is Neil a Maxwell. (we like our names to have meaning or after a family member) So came Ethan Maxwell.

OK, back to the original reason for this post. So all we have thought about is girl names. Originally I always thought I would have a little Abigail Elizabeth. Then we both liked the name Avery. And then one day Gavin came to me and said he really liked the name Ainsley. REALLY? What a coincidence...so do I! Well that made it easy, so we thought. But then came the middle name. My mother's middle name and Father in Laws middle name is Lynn. My dear, dear friends name is Lynda whom I love and adore. So Lynn seemed like an obvious choice. But then Gavin mentioned Grace. Hmmmm.......what to do????? So after long hard deliberation we decided we loved Ainsley Grace. When we tell our family we get mixed reaction. The kids (Ok, Zoe and Jared) have had a fit over Ainsley and we've been told it's just too different. WHAT THE HECK! Seriously people.... I don't complain about your name or what you name YOUR children, so why is this such a controversial issue on what I name mine? So what to do. Plus this is the child's name the rest of it's life. Are we making the right decision? Should I be second guessing myself? So this baby will remain nameless until she joins us out of my tummy in a few more months! Thoughts.....anyone?

Our Little Miss Sass-O-Frass

Baby bean has started giving me a run for my money! I ended up in Labor and Delivery today from cramping. I am at about the same stage I was when I started having "pre-term" issues with Ethan. My body hates me being pregnant and it has no tolerance for anything at all! So she's now our little 'sass-o-frass.' I just keep reminding myself that we are having a Girl and this too shall pass. I am also in constant thought of the atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ and what he endured for each one of us. This is merely a temporary trial that will be rewarded with a beautiful gift from God. So with that being said, I'll take my cramping and remember that this is soon to be over! Oh yes....I'm half way there! Woohoo!!!!!

Our busy little Ethan

I think Ethan has been feeling the pressure of loosing the "baby" spot in the house. He's been super clingy and very needy. We can't leave the room with out fear surrounding him. He is super busy and into EVERYTHING! He can have the look of the devil in his eye and he smiles at you, as he knows better than what he is doing....getting into trouble! But on the other hand, he is SO sweet and SO cute. He knows how to melt your heart. We love our little Ethan and he'll always be our baby boy!

Baby Bean is a.....

Sucking her thumb. So sweet it made me cry!

Can this really be true?

GIRL!!!!!! I can hardly believe it. I am waiting for the Doctor's Office to call me and tell me they made a mistake. I couldn't sleep last night because I was so trying to prepare myself for having a boy. I have been waiting a long time for a little girl! This baby is truly a gift from our Father in Heaven! How thankful we are that we have been instilled with it. We are beyond grateful. Now....TO GO SHOPPING!

We took Austin with us and skyped Gavin's kids in. Liam bet me $5 it was a boy, and now he owes me ;) Zoe started dancing as she is no longer the only girl! We got home and I tried to explain to Drew that mommy has a baby sister in her tummy. We've been calling the baby, Baby Bean. Which Drew has lovingly decided that his beg yellow oversized easter egg is the baby. He asked me if we could go pick up baby bean because it had hatched. I explained to him that baby bean needs to grow a little more and when it's ready to hatch we'll go to the hospital and get her. I'll spare him the details of what really happens until he's older. Ethan could care less, although Gavin and I are convinced that he is doing everything in his power to stay the baby as every time we even walk out of the room he freaks out. We still can't figure out how this baby was conceived with the lack of alone time because of Ethan. It'll be interesting how he takes it when she actually comes home!

We are overwhelmed, excited, and so ready to be done!

Christmas 2010

This year was our year with Gavin's kids. We decided to head to California and celebrate the holiday with Gavin's family. This also gave the kid the opportunity to meet their new Aunt Michelle. As usually we had the best time! We were bummed it didn't snow but that's ok, we didn't need snow to have fun.

Christmas Eve we had extended family over for the annual Prime Rib Dinner. As usual, Scott out did himself with the prime rib. Kim did an amazing job on the potatoes. So good, that I've decided I like her recipe better than mine....and she cooked them in the crock pot! And the salad was oh so yummy thanks to Jan. Then to finish off, homemade bread pudding again made by Scott. SO GOOD! Best meal of the year!

The kids wore their matching Christmas Jammies. I have a feeling this may be close to the end of the matching jammies as the kids are getting older. Oh well!

Christmas morning the kids couldn't contain themselves so by 7 am we were up and going. Merry Christmas to All! It was one to go down in the record books.