More Birthday!

He loved his cake!

Mason following Grandy tradition of taking a bite out of his cake!

So today on his real birthday it was nice to get together with some of Jared's family. Thanks so much Aunt Ashley and Whit for making a great cake! It was so nice that the weather was so beautiful the kids had so much fun playing outside!

Mason's 2nd Birthday

He's really into saying "cheese" for pics...too cute!

He loves trying to hit the golf ball and his sister....thanks grandma and grandpa!

He got a basketball hoop from mommy and daddy and opened it before daddy had to leave for work!

We had a party yesterday to celebrate Mason's and Madi's birthdays. Madi's is the 18th and Mason's is the 20th so it was a nice happy medium. It was nice that so many members of the family were able to make it! It was a fun day!

McKenna's 3rd Birthday!

She was just way too cute. She liked lining up her presents and counting them! She talked for weeks about the party she was going to have! She's really into ballerinas and princesses!
She also got a Hannah Montana microphone that she sang a few songs for everyone!

She had a hard time waiting for everyone to sing before she started on the cake!

We are so thankful for family that helped us make Kenna's day even more special. We love you all!

My little drummer man!

Mason loves the drum set for guitar hero! It makes him soooo happy!

Grandma's visit to Idaho!

Mason would rather have Gma than me!

Kenna loves Aunt Whit!

Mason on way home from Airport!

Jared in time out! Mason watching the Grandy Christmas video!

Kenna loves her new dolly!

Mason getting all oriental!

Gotta love the Wonder Pets!

Posing in some of the clothes from Grandma!

Kathy made a stop in Idaho to help Whit get settled in at BYU-I on her way to visit the Evans family and their new little baby! It was great to see her for a little a while and of course the kids were spoiled while she was here. We can't wait for summer!

Burning Christmas papers!

We had tons of paper from Christmas and we didn't want to use the room to throw it all away, so daddy and the kids went outside and burned it!

Happy Birthday Jared!

Sticky buns!
Birthday loves!

Mason helping unwrap.

What a cheeser!

Yay presents!

Grandma and Grandpa come to see Christmas!

Sunday Grandma and Grandpa Burdick came over to see what the kids got for Christmas. It was really fun to see them playing with the Kenna and Mason, and the kids had a ball showing them all the cool stuff they got! Kenna walked around the room saying, "Ta Da" with everything!

The Reason for the Season!

I just wanted to write a quick note, I was pondering today,not for the first time, on the reason why we celebrate Christmas! Jared and I have really tried this year to teach our children about our Saviors birth and everything he has done for us. Mason was so cute, he would look at pictures and say, "baby Jesus." Anyway, I'm so thankful for the birth of our Savior and all that he has done so that I may be forgiven of my sins and that my family can be together forever! I'm so thankful for family here and those far away that made this season so great for my children as well as Jared and I. We love you all. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Jedi Knights!

So Jared is in love with Star Wars and so my kids know Yoda and all the "good stuff!" For Christmas Jared got Mason the voice changer mask thing and I got them all light sabers! We had a lot of fun while they dueled and tried on the helmet. It's a little big for both of them but they enjoyed it all the same!

Merry Christmas

We had an awesome Christmas this year. We got up around 6:30 so we could webcam with Jared's mom in Korea. She was able to see them enjoy their Christmas morning, it was nice. Kenna got a kitchen and Mason got a truck. They are both thrilled and enjoy playing with eachother's toys as well. For lunch went to my Mom's where we were able to talk to Sam who is on his mission in Florida. It was great to hear from him and he sounded great! Because of the storm we ended up staying and playing games a lot longer than we expected....not complaining. It was a great time to be together as a family!