HO HO HO!!!

Santa Claus is very very busy at this time of year but he was kind enough to take a break from his crazy schedule and make a visit down to Vegas and come to our ward party. Aaron and Andrew have never sat on his lap before. Since our ward party was a pancake breakfast for dinner all the kids (and some adults) showed up in their pajamas. We predicted Aaron would scream while Andrew would just stare and not really care. You can tell from the picture that's exactly what they did.

There were also two bounce houses for all the kids to jump around and make noise. After watching the bigger kids for a while they got up the guts to go in themselves. Mostly they just kept trying to stand but got knocked down in their attempts. But they had a fun time. Unfortunately there's no pictures to prove their bravery.

Thanksgiving highlights

We spent the holiday with my family in St. George eating, laughing, and having lots of fun. Most of my siblings came too as well as family that already live in town. We had such a large crowd (about 35, I think...I never actually counted) that we held the feast at a church. The kids loved it because they could run around play games, and play basketball with plenty of room.

My brother and his family of 5 kids stayed Tuesday night on their way to St. George. Here are some of them...

We left Thursday morning with the food we were bringing and tons of other stuff. I can't BELIEVE how much stuff we have to bring for just two nights!!

Even though I took several pictures while at the church the only one I'm posting is of my several darling nieces. Jenna is only 5 weeks older than A & A.

On Friday my brothers and sister and their families climbed around on the red rocks above St. George. This was when I wish we had hiking carriers for the boys but they had a lot of fun walking around. We had a lot of anxiety staying close by them and making sure they didn't fall off the cliffs.

St. George down below

One of my sweet nephews with A & A inside a 'cave'

Andrew was constantly hounded by Sara and a little by Lexi. Andrew is so mellow, laid back, and easygoing while Aaron is a total mama's boy. Every time we were around Sara would want nothing to do with Aaron and everything to do with Andrew. She is SO baby crazy and want to hold him, swing him around, play with him, and drag him around. One time after a short period of 'playing' with him she sighed and said, "Parenting is so much fun." Oh, really? As long as Andrew wasn't getting hurt or crying we let her have fun with Andrew.

Lexi is the oldest of 5 kids (the youngest a set of twin boys) so she wasn't quite as aggressive.

One of my favorites of Andrew and Aaron-

My brother has two adorable twin boys, Cade & Carter, who are two years older than Aaron and Andrew. They are generous and passed on all their clothes and we appreciate it SOOO much. Their boys are dressed so cute and it has saved us tons.

Let's not forget our adorable boys either. :)

Happy very belated Thanksgiving!! I can't believe it's already Christmas.