ChRisTmaS ParTy...

**NUMERO UNO**
Because we are loaded with them it seems like, but who doesn't love getting in the Christmas spirit with all the parties? :) Well, we do! Thanks to Great Grandma and Grandpa Love who put together a dinner for all the family at Golden Corral with a Surprise visit from Santa, which the kids LOVED!!!
Drew went right up on Santas lap, and told him he wanted Batman.
Peyt made sure Santa knew he wanted a Batcave. and kept wondering how the heck Santa got there and how he was getting home! :)
Most of the cousins.
And of course, Shawnee had to have a girl picture. SORRY but I HATE prego pics! I am feeling anything but flattered to have a pic taken of me. I am huge!
and some of the guys, at least that were there...we were missing a few! :)
Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Love for a good time together!
and the Balloon man came in making all sorts of fun Balloons!
Well on to more adventures and party times this week! We'll be bloggin' plenty! :)

AND...we have PRogReSS!!!

FIRST of ALL...

Tys invited one of his best little buds to the Jazz game. Peyt was SO excited! As soon as he got home from his friends house he thought he needed to get ready even though he wasn't leaving for hours! He put his jersey and hat right on and didn't take them off till he got home from the game. He loved it!

AND you may need some sunglasses...
Cause everyone says this is WAY too bright, but I love it! Here's for our girly girly room! Can't wait to decorate. I actually had an appointment this morning and told the Dr. that you know after 11 boys in our family, and this being the first girl, they should really make an exception for another ultrasound JUST to make sure the impossible is really possible~ and he said "Oh a sex check ultrasound, SURE!, it will only take a minute, so schedule it for next time and bring your husband." AWESOME! We'll get to see our little girl and make sure that's JUST what she is!
Main Bath(they actually did the wrong color, but I figured it wasn't worth the hassle to have them fix it. )
Drew wanted a picture of him in the room...he is hilarious with his poses!
The boys room...
We just got the all the paint wrapped up yesterday, except for our exterior doors and timber. Hopefully when it's warm enough with the sun out long enough we'll get to those too!
Drew was loving his posing fun!
Obviously....the front door :)

Master
Master bath...showers and tub fronts to come this week...HOPEFULLY!
One of my favorites...our closet! We need this space! :)
Mud/Laundry room
Trying to decide....shaggy or plush?

Looks like it's time to mop that floor! This is the basement with half concrete and the other half we'll have carpet.

Well, guess that's it! The exterior should be done by the middle of next week, then we can show some updated pics of that and Tysons sweet concrete work too! Oh just can't wait to be in and call it home...for at least a minute :)

**CoUsiN TiMe**

One HUGE benefit that the boys LOVE while being at Grandmas is when the cousins get watched, they get to PLAY, PLAY oh and play some more! Peyt and Drew absolutely adore all their cousins and soak in every minute while they are here.
FIRST:
Peyt got to celebrate his half Birthday at school. This was the cute tin they gave him with treats inside. He was so excited, but I had to keep explaining it didn't mean he was having his real Birthday when he got home. But no worries, it just meant he made plans for next year when he really turns 6!

AND...GOING Artificial!!! hahaha...since we don't have our tree this year(because we weren't about to go digging through storage) I decided it would be a fun craft for the boys to put together their OWN tree for Christmas...





They loved decorating it and seeing it on the wall. So now Peyt wants Santa to deliver presents under that tree instead of Grandmas upstairs. CUTE!

The kids LOVED playing this Hulabaloo game! It was funny to watch them get so excited over it! :)
Of course, traditional stair riding! The boys love it! Don't you love how you can't even see Drew!

THEN Grandma and Grandpa got tickets for the kids to go see the Christmas Carol. So I decided to tag along.

Dash and Peyt had front row seats and LOVED it until Jacob, or whatever his name is, came out in chains and scared them to death! They ran up to Grandmas lap and Peyt even started crying. Oh well, it was lots of fun and a cute play.

The cousins don't leave till today, but I'm sure we won't be getting many more pics, so thought I'd post some of the fun they had!

MoRe FUN!

Because it seems like this time of year, no matter what...the entertainment never ends...
Thanks to sweet Sadie and my great mom and Bruce...Tys and I got a night out. Dinner and he invited me to the Awesome Jazz game...even though they lost, it was still tons of fun! Thanks babe for a fun date!
and I swear these boys get so hyped up this time of year...entertaining us constantly! Drew in his too small of PJ's that he wouldn't take off till about 3 pm...being a hilarious little boy!
I went and got Peyt from school and he was running out with this cute gear on! He was SO embarrassed, but I was glad he would actually wear it, not like him at all. He even got to celebrate his half birthday at school today! He was so excited!
AND a little visit with Grandma Kay. She is looking and feeling great! The boys loved stopping for a quick hi!
and my cute hubby with his Grandma...
More fun to come this weekend as cousins are coming to stay!!! Can't wait, lots more entertainment on the way!!!!!!

BuSy WeekEnD!!!

I barely have the energy to upload pics and blog about it! :) Uh seriously though! Tys left on Thursday for a golfing trip that Lance had invited him on...FREE golf ALL day Friday at Coral Canyon and Golfing all day Saturday with a nice place to stay. So I told him even though we had tons going on this weekend, that he needed to go because he definately deserves a break from building our house, work, and to just do something stress free!!! So while he was away we were busy doing this...
I took the boys, with Grandma and Grandpa Yates to see this. Well, Drew was asleep in the first 10 minutes and probably half way through, Peyt was asking to play Angry Birds on Grandmas phone. haha I guess watching Owls for an 1 1/2 hours wasn't ideal...haha Oh well. It was fun to do something! :)
Then we headed to Red Robin and decided to celebrate Grandpas Birthday! The boys shared his yummy dessert whether he wanted to or not :)
YUM! haha
This morning before we headed out on the start of our adventures for the day, the boys went up with Grandma to sing Happy Birthday to Grandpa Bruce and took him his gift that was all Peyts idea...a new BYU hat. Peyt was so excited to give it him.
After the baptism we had a yummy breakfast and I think the kids enjoyed playing more than they did eating! Cute little cousins!
My dad baptized his last, but not least, little kiddo! Congrats little Brenna! What a special day!
Oh no, the fun doesn't end there! :) We got to be there when my brother and his wife's little guy, August was sealed to them. He did awesome and was so cute. I have to admit it was really fun to have such a little spirit in the sealing room. Then we headed back to the church where he got blessed, which I have to add, he sat still the entire time and didn't make a peep!, what a good little boy! We had a yummy dinner after and were lucky enough to spend the day with family. Congrats to Ryan and Amorie on such an accomplishment today! We love little August and are so glad he fell right into your arms.
Okay and this is of yesterday...our hilarious Drew! I told him to go get his shoes on and he came out looking like this! Shoes...but decided to take everything else off!!!! He is always making us laugh!
and this is of Peyt and Dad right before he headed out to Sunny St. George with Lance! Peyt asks about him every second and wonders if he will be home in the dark or sunshine and just can't wait to see his dad! So cute, you'd think he'd left for a month! haha

Well, for a fun busy weekend that still isn't over yet! Good times and great family moments.

A couple RaNdOm...!

We have now come to the realization...or at least my own realization...that we for sure won't be in our house by Christmas. And after last night, I realized we might as well enjoy it, since the boys don't mind one bit! They were helping Grandma get out all the Decor and LOVED it! They will love being here Christmas morning!
I only got one pic of Drew sporting the Santa hat, but Peyt had one too and they were singing and dancing...loving being in the Christmas spirit! :)
Peyt has been asking EVERY day to make a chain to countdown to Christmas since I told him about them...so FINALLY today we did it!
He got a little carried away with the cutting...but it really doesn't matter...now he will just know how much longer till Christmas!
And of course Drew wanted in on the fun too and definately enjoyed the cutting a little too much too! haha Notice his small green chains and half of them didn't turn into a strip of paper! Cute boys!
AND my thought of not really buying much yet for this baby girl has QUICKLY turned into a full box of PINK and actually even one blue/brown polka dotted dress (surprised, I am, cause I was only buying PINK!) haha ANYWAY, I pulled this out of the bag to show Tys and he only saw the top half and his first reaction was thinking it was a little TOO "skanky" haha...so after realizing it was a swimsuit, he was okay with it. Isn't it so cute? and YES, it's OH so fun to shop for girly stuff! We even got pink bottles and binkis already too! :) Well, needless to say, our daughter will be one of those girls, fully dressed head to toe! No spaghetti straps here, especially after Tyson's reaction! haha :)