Guess where we're moving!!! AHHH!!!

Here are a few hints.
1: I get to shop at Winco again!!
2: I need to buy some warmer newborn clothes for this baby.
3: Colby needs a winter coat that actually fits him.
4: Come the end of August, Jason is going to be in HEAVEN every weekend!!!
5: Trip to Cascade any weekend we want!

Anybody figured it out yet?



BOISE HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only a smidge late.

We had a great Christmas! Just our sweet little family.
We started a new tradition of tamales for Christmas Eve dinner! We'll see if that one sticks. Earlier on Christmas Eve the kids helped me make sugar cookies for Santa and frost them. Before bed we opened pajamas. The kids were so excited and kept talking about staying awake and catching Santa. That didn't happen, and they actually slept past 7 on Christmas, except Lilia, who didn't even notice the presents from Santa as she walked through the family room.
After all the presents were opened we found a letter Santa had left. He told the kids to remember the reason we have Christmas and to thank them for being such good kids. Last, he told them to go look in the backyard for one last surprise. There was a trampoline!!! Wooohooo!! Almost more fun for mommy than for the kids.
New Years Eve came so quick. We had friends over and danced the night away with Just Dance. Our kids love their friends here so much, and we are blessed to have made such amazing friends in Texas.
While we were cleaning up Christmas decorations on New Years day it got me thinking about alllllll the things I have left to do to prepare for this baby girl who will be here before we know it. But luckily, that was with 3 months to go and it will all be done before she gets here.
So that's it! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!


I wanted to get a family picture with us all in our Christmas clothes, but I had to stay late at church and when I got home the boys were both out of their clothes. So here are me and my girls. (Eva did NOT want her picture taken.)Lilia's super cute new haircut.Making chocolate milk for Santa.
Colby asked for a football, to Jason's great delight.The aftermath.

Eva's turn.

I have tried over and over to upload the videos from my phone. Here's one of Eva singing at preschool. Maybe one or two more will come later, but probably not.



It worked!! I guess pregnancy insomnia has its perks. It's much easier to upload a video in the middle of the night than in the middle of the day. :)

Baby Lil got her hair cut.

I loved Lilia's hair, but ever since her sister gave her a haircut we've had trouble getting it under control. It doesn't take much to make it look shaggy and crazy. We, and by we I mean I, decided to get the sweet girl a bob. Here she is.
Before....

During

After! I think she looks so sweet with the short cut.

The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer is Singing Loud for All to Hear

You'd think this post was about us seeing Santa, but that hasn't happened yet.
Colby's school had a Christmas program last night at a local all-you-can-eat pizza place so it could also be a fundraiser. It was crazy busy, and I mean CRAAAAZY, especially with kindergarten being at least 3 times as big as the other classes. But it was very cute and sweet. Colby has improved drastically over last year's Christmas program. Although he was swaying a little and looking for us at the same time and fell off the first row of risers and almost knocked over the microphone. Too bad I didn't get that on video.
Something I noticed that was weird, are there two versions of Away in a Manger? I thought the song went, "The stars in the heavens looked down where he lay," but the kids sang, "The stars in the sky..." which is just bizarre since they were singing about Jesus to begin with, how is "heaven" not an okay word to use?
I got to talk to Colby's teacher and she said he has been sooo good this week. Last week was his first FULL WEEK of green smiley faces!!! I was so excited for him! Then she told me she thinks it is because she's totally abusing the Santa Clause thing. She has a naughty and a nice list on the blackboard and Colby must really want to stay on the nice list. :) He's so excited about Santa coming to town!!
Eva's preschool singing post is yet to come!

My favorite!

I'm having serious issues uploading the right video from my phone. So enjoy this video of the Jack Johnson concert I tried to upload back when that happened and couldn't get it uploaded.

I just had another ultrasound. Last time the baby was in the wrong position for them to get good views of her heart and profile shots. We're definitely having another baby girl! I can't wait to see her.