more catch up

 Yay! I found a few pictures from Thanksgiving. Below is Eli with his cousin Lia. She's a cutie and they have a lot of fun together, she's just one of our many adorable nieces and nephews!

 My two boys and their cheesy little smiles. Haha, Eli's smile kills me.

 Will performed at the Festival of Trees the beginning of December. He did a great job and even had a solo. He played "Good King Wanceslas" so his cute teacher got him this cute crown to wear. I'm so proud of him! He played in our Christmas program at church today and did amazing.

 Will with his cute teacher Ms. Gina (above) and proud parents (below).

 Our crazy Elf! The boys LOVE this Christmas tradition. It has been their favorite thing to wake up and look for him each morning. They will be sad when he leaves tomorrow on Christmas Eve.

 Eli was trying to wink..... and then he gave up and decided to go watch a movie on mom's computer. I can't get enough of this kid!

 I'm pretty sure my most favorite thing about Christmas is having the tree up and plugging in the lights every night. It always makes our home feel so "homey." I especially like it on the nights that my little buddy stays up late and snuggles with me on the couch!

 We were so excited when it finally snowed! Eli had a great time playing out in the snow and going down our little sledding hill. Poor Will was inside sick with the flu. I love watching my kids play in the snow, some of my best childhood memories are of playing out in the snow for hours. I can't believe how long we used to stay out and not feel cold. I guess I've gotten wimpy!

 These boys of mine just keep on growing wether I like it or not! Eli is almost as big as Will, I really can't believe it. Will is pretty average as far as height goes, but Eli is obviously tall for his age. He is now wearing size 4 and 5T clothes. Crazy! Oh and how do you like that pot belly of Eli's? Ya, it's the cutest.

 This is a really bad picture, but the boys had a great time decorating their gingerbread men. They spent lots of thoughtful time getting them just right!

 Another violin recital for Will. He really has gotten confident and learned so much this past year in violin. I hope he is willing to stick with it!

 Bubbles all around! I stuck both boys in the tub a few nights ago. They are so big that they really don't fit in the tub together anymore. But they sure had fun with all the bubbles and played in there for a long time. I remember when Will was little and we lived in MN, I would give him bubbles baths almost every day in the winter just for something fun to do since we couldn't ever go outside.

 They think they are so funny!

 Each year we go to Gardener Village at Halloween to see the witches and at Christmas time to see the Elves. We went to see the Elves with our cousins. We always have a fun time with them and we love to find the Elves and see the funny things they are doing!

Merry Christmas! We feel so blessed all year, but at this time of year we feel especially grateful for our blessings. We have a beautiful family with two sweet little boys, Scott has a good job, I have a good job, and we are happy. We have the gospel in our lives and we are so blessed by it each day. I'm looking forward to a new year with new adventures!