Thirteen Random Photos

Happy Holidays! This is a really LARGE posting of random pictures that I've wanted to blog for some time. Enjoy!
Each year on December 1st the kids get to open a mystery gift that has been placed under the tree. The thing is, it's not a mystery at all and they've figured it out. Christmas pajamas! So here are my four little Christmas elves dressed in their new jammies (except for Mitchell who just got a red onesie thrown on him for the photo).

This is Drew and Max with their BEST friends Andrew and Jacob. These boys have lived next door to us for about 3 years but moved to Draper last weekend. There were TEARS! Everyday when the four of them would get home from school they each put their football uniforms on and they'd play until dark. Then when it got dark they would grab their backpacks and go on an adventure or sit around their flashlight "fire" and talk. I adore them so very much and miss them already. It's fun to have good friends!

This is Mitchell with his AMAZING bed head. It's always exciting to see what his hair is going to be doing when he wakes up...it's out of control!
Often times he has twenty or so knots in the back of his head in the mornings so we have to give him a bath and work them out GENTLY with a comb. This baby is so very precious!
This photo is a bit disturbing. The big game was on George's birthday so he told me all he wanted for his birthday was for me to root for BYU. Needless to say, he didn't get his birthday wish...not a chance. Drew couldn't find his BYU shirt so decided to wear red, however, he was cheering for both teams. Our family is split down the middle but that may change when Mitchell has the ability to choose for himself :)
Poor guy is going to need counseling. Cutest UTE/BYU fan ever though!
We went to lunch before the game started to celebrate George's birthday. Everyone asked us if there was going to be a fight later that night when they saw that we were rooting for different teams. There was no fight after but it's fun to see people's reactions.

These are my new ornaments this year. I found these bottles of diet coke at Walmart and couldn't resist. The only thing better than drinking a diet coke is drinking one in this bottle!
The boys playing in the neighborhood turkey bowl on Thanksgiving day.
Iron Chef night with the Gines family. We had 45 min to make a hamburger and the only rule was we had to use the ground beef they provided. Everyone came up with creative and delicious burgers, we were all sweating by the time the buzzer went off. Really fun night!
This is a picture of all the grandkids on the Gines side (minus one who didn't want to be photographed). Twenty grandchildren and my Cambrie is the oldest, it makes for some really fun and very LOUD times! Check out the four baby boys on the couch all born within 7 months of each other. Our kids are so lucky to have so many cousins close by...we will miss these moments when we move.
Cambrie had a piano recital in November and did a fabulous job! She HATES piano so much, it's like pulling teeth to get her to practice. However, she loves recitals so this is what keeps us going. I told her she could quit when she turns 18...we have a long road ahead of us :)