Christmas with Cousins!

We had a fantastic Christmas in Idaho!

 The kiddos were hoping so hard for snow to play in. We got lucky and got just enough to have a little snowball fight and build tiny snowmen before it all melted away.

Grandma bought the kiddos gingerbread houses to build.

Parker and Kaitlyn took it very seriously 

Addie made sure hers had plenty of candy.

 We love baby Knox snuggles.

 Puzzling!

Nothing beats Grandma's Christmas cookies!

Oregon trail fun!

 Kaitlyn was so happy to open up her own chrome book!

Addie and Jackson were totally surprised with a new puppy! They named him Ranger.

I never would have believed we would be a 2 pup family!! But it has happened!

Merry Christmas kiddos! We love you so much!!

Addie's 7th Birthday!

What a doll! We took her McDonald's at lunch time. Her favorite!

 

Her BFF Caroline

 Livie came and played before the party

 Her party was at the Obstacle Ninja Warrior kids at Firewheel. They had so much fun! 

 She wanted me to make her a Frozen cake. 

I'm not winning any baking championships anytime soon but I did my best. haha

Kinley, Caroline, Livie, 💗Kennedy, Emma and Amy

 Opening presents from all her cute friends. 

 Happy Birthday my love! I can't believe my baby is already 7. It makes my eyes misty when I think about how fast time goes. Dang it! I wish I could slow it all down.

Addie has the biggest heart and is so kind and helpful. She is thoughtful and loving and makes sure everyone has a friend. She loves dogs and wants to be a "dog doctor"someday. She works hard in school and is reading so well. Her teacher sends me frequent notes about how helpful and kind she is in class and at recess. She is also helpful at home and often asks what she can do. When I ask her to do things she often replies with "my pleasure."

She has a lot of friends at school but I think her very best friend is still Jackson. They have so much fun together. She loves playing soccer and is a fierce defender. She is also enjoying acro at the dance studio. I'm so dang lucky to be this girls mom 💗💗💗💗

So excited!

 This was Jackson's reaction when the Dr K asked if he wanted braces. Haha. My goodness!!

Things have changed. This was not my reaction when I was younger. lol. 

First meal at the Kolache Factory.

FORT WORTH!

 

We enjoyed absolutely perfect weather. 

The Water Gardens were beautiful and the The Stockyards were decorated for Christmas. 

We even got to see the longhorn cattle drive!

What else could we have asked for?! 😊

#onlytexas. Heeyaw!!