11 Months and Christmas Time

So it's been a little while, but things have been crazy around here. Normally I talk about the kids first but I just wanted to explain why it has been crazy. We had Thanksgiving which was a ball. Matsons came to town so it was a lot of fun having family here with us. We were able to go to the CU-Utah football game. 

After thanksgiving break, Tyler headed back to school and I was back to work. I work 3 out of 4 nights Monday thru Thursday usually and a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and Tyler works Friday-Sunday night from 4-2 or later. Last week was the final week of the semester and this week is finals so Tyler is going a little nuts getting ready. So now that that's done, onto the fun part-the kids :)

Braxten: He Is such a boy. He's getting bigger and bigger everyday. He weighs about 23 lbs and his feet are only an inch shorter than Braelyn's feet. He is walking all over the place, but his problem is  once he figured out how to walk he was running and when he runs he falls down. The benefit of that is after he falls he plays peek-a-boo through his legs like downward dog. He is 11 months this week and it makes me sad because it means my baby is growing up. He's almost always happy and loves everyone. At our ward party a few people held him while I was taking Braelyn to the bathroom. They were surprised at how happy and comfortable he was with them. No crying Santa pictures here for this family ;)

Braelyn: she is getting so smart and learning more with letters and their sounds. She is getting very artistic and loves drawing and coloring. She is doing better at listening and cleaning her room thanks to the "cleaning fairy" who cleans and takes toys after she's gone to bed if they get left on her floor. 

Braelyn has such a big heart. She is always concerned about others and their feelings. She gives me foot rubs just out of the blue and when Braxten is hurt or crying, she runs to make sure he is ok and tells him she loves him and gives him a big hug. She loves to FaceTime and Googly hangout with family. Most of the time she can't keep still, but if Zippy is there (my parents Scotty dog) she holds so still and just talks to the puppy and tells her how much she misses playing with her. She misses her aunts and uncles so much. She loves getting mail jut for her and has been writing letters that we need to get sent. So to Kenzie, Nick, Amy, Kelby: Braelyn would love a letter or Christmas card or something like that. You would brighten her whole day!!

Here are just a few pictures from the past month of the kids:

He was climbing on the couch and fell and hit the bookshelf poor guy.

This boy LOVES yogurt

Making Christmas sugar cookies

My canvas pictures came. I LOVE THEM!

They were so happy he was home! We got to see him for an hour while he had a layover in the Denver airport.

Braelyn loves Chip the Buffalo and gets super excited every time she sees him.

The Christmas photos will have to wait til next blog. They are on the sd card so in order to put them on I need the computer and Tyler has been crazy with finals so I haven't had access to the computer since they were taken...