Christmas • 2009

This year we were everywhere for Christmas...

We started out Christmas Eve at the Rhineer's.

The kids performed the Nativity for us, We played Games, Sang Songs (with our awesome voices!) Ate good food and exchanged our Christmas Presents.

Ava– one of the Wise Men

Gavin—aka baby Jesus
Did an amazing Job... he laid there the whole time, didn't move or cry once... very rare for Gavin! He just gave his all for the part. He gave and he gave.

Ava's gift from Keri (CJ's Girlfriend)

Once we got Back Home Ava got to open One Present before she went to Bed...
and of course it was New Christmas PJ's!
After trying them on she said, "Ok... I look like an Elf!"

The Milk and Cookies for Santa
(whats the Pose about?)

Reading The Night Before Christmas

Christmas Morning
Looks like Santa came!

Santa got her... the Drawing Easel, and the Green Musketeer barbie
(the only one she didn't have to make her "Collection Collect!")

Opening their Stockings

Love her face!

So cute in there Christmas Pajamas!
(Ava's right they do look like Elf's)

Little G! So cute!

Gavin Loves Woody!

This is pretty much what Ava did with every present she got!

And this is Pretty much what Gavin did with every Present he got... why give him Presents when he would rather just play with the Paper!

After we Opened all our Presents at our Apartment we headed over for Breakfast with my family.

Jack and his new Skis

Then it was off to Mimi and Papa's House.

We meet everyone over there to open Presents, once everyone was done with their in-laws.

One of the Cute Dresses she got.
(I'll post the sweet shirt papa got Gavin later... its Pretty Sweet)

Then to End Christmas Day we meet up with my family in Park City.
It was nice to all be together on Christmas!

The next Day we meet my family at the Ski Resort for Lunch.

Seth... why do you look so Grouchy?

Gavin 'Doing Work' on a french fry.

Nate and Ava sitting in the first ever tram car in Park City.

We had a Very Fun and Crazy Christmas!
And that was only the Half of it,
The week after was even Crazier!

(The Proof of our Awesome Singing!)

Ava's Christmas Program

A few days before Christmas Ava's Preschool had there Christmas Program. It was so cute.
They sang Silent Night with Sign Language, Jingle Bells, a Hippopotamus song and We wish you a Merry Christmas. They did a Cute Christmas Poem and a very Cute Dance... Ava was by far the best!

Ava waiting to see Santa

I'm really mad about the Video of Ava's dance,
I filmed it on my camera and I turned it Horizontal... Guess you can't rotate a video!

Christmas Photo Shoot

Here are some Photos of the kids in there
Cute Christmas Outfits!

So Cute!

Santa Photos • 2009

Provo Town Mall Santa... Photo taken by me.

University Mall Santa... photo taken by them.
I like mine better!
But my kids do look cute in both, I must say!

Gavin • Cheerios

So these past few of weeks Gavin has found a new Love,
Real FOOD!
He loves Cheerios, Crackers, Pretzels, Bread, whatever he can mush in his mouth he loves!
I can't believe how big he is getting, It has really hit me this month, with him not being that into his bottle, Loving baby food, Drinking from Ava's sippy cup and now eating Real Food!

(Pictures of Gavin eating Cheerios for the first time by himself!
Love his little fingers!)

So cute!
Love you Gavin!

Ava what Happened?

So a couple of weeks ago we put Ava to bed as usual,
around 8:30.
Then about 11:30 I went into her room to check on her before I went to bed,
and this is what I found...

Yes, she is asleep!
We have no Idea how long she was like that, or how she got like that!

Live Nativity • 2oo9

Last week we went to the
Live Nativity
It was very nice... but very Cold!

We Love going to this every year!
Great Christmas Tradition!

Ava's 4th Birthday!

I can't believe our little Ava is 4 years old!
She is so Cute and a very Entertaining little girl and we have loved every minute of these past 4 years.

For her Birthday we got the Mermaid room at Pirate Island. It was a very fun, crazy and chaotic party. We had lots of family who came to Celebrate with us.

Ava did not like the Pirate Island Creatures
(aka the Jack Sparrow look a like.)
And Gavin had to keep his eye on him.

Gavin didn't like the party at all! He was very anti- social (as everyone said)
He layed on my dad's shoulder the whole time.

The Beauiful Barbie Cake Mimi and Papa got her!

The mermaids on the walls and the Chandlier was Ava's favorite part.

After opening all the Presents she got, she was ready to go! She wanted to go home and play with everything she got!

That Creature again!

Pictures of the Party goers in the Arcade.

Happy Birthday Ava!
Hope you had a Fabulous Day!

We still can't believe you're 4 years old!