Catch up...

I wanted to post some pics I have been needing to post about but just didn't get around to it..and with Christmas around the corner I thought I needed to just hurry and get them on!
We have all been a bit stressed these days. Noah is up to his eye balls in finals. He takes his 4th within 5 days tomorrow morning. So pretty much his schedule is, get up eat breakfast, head to the library, come home for 20 min. to eat lunch, back to the library, come home for 45 min. for dinner, then back to the library till 11 or 12. Or sometimes we change it up and take him dinner! I don't know how he does it. In his 5 seconds of spare time he is busy doing church calling, scout rechartering or trying to get in some play time with the kids.
Since we are traveling this year for Christmas (first time ever!) I have been busy trying to get all the new year primary stuff in order, Christmas gifts ready, and everyone's hair done before we leave. If I cross my fingers I will get our Christmas cards done!! We are beyond excited to get to go to AZ for Christmas this year!!

 

Brody turned 7 on November 12th. He is so old and I am dying that he will be baptized next year! How did 7 years go by that fast. I love him so much and could not ask for a better first child. He sets a pretty high standard for the younger two. 

 We took Brody out for his birthday to Fuddruckers. He invited his two best friends Kellen and Christian. Then had a fun sleepover.

 Last month we went on a fun date night with the Law Wives. Pizza and ice skating. I had not ice skated in forever and it was so much fun! Noah kept telling me the key to ice skates is to cinch them up as tight as can be...I had bruises the next day.

 Noah got a new Iphone so now his old one pretty much belongs to Ronan. He loves it so much and knows where everything is better than me!

 We decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. This year was my first year not going Black friday shopping in 7 years...so I had lots of energy to decorate!! I made this cute little nativity at our Super Saturday. I think it's so cute and don't have to fill bad if the kids mess with them. (We also finally added Ronan to our wall after 2 years!)

 Our Elf (Felty) came to visit again this year. For some reason Sadie was so afraid of him this year. Every night she goes to bed and says, "please don't let Felty come in my room"...in tears. Hopefully he will visit us in AZ!

 I went on a field trip with Brody's class. A bus full of 40 first graders makes for an interesting 30 min. We went to the Lynnhaven historical house. It is the oldest standing house in Virginia. It was super interesting. They didn't let us take any pictures and I was so bugged because it really was the cutest house! We had a lot of fun.

 One night Brody had a few friends over for dinner and they found a big box in Noah's truck. They brought it in and asked if they could play with it...I said "sure"! Five min. later I walk in to thousands of peanuts all over Brody's room! The damage had already been done so I let them dump the rest out and go crazy. Since then we have been finding peanuts for days!!! It made it worth it when I was taking one of the friends home and he said, "this was the best play date ever"!!

 I hosted a goodbye lunch for two dear friends who are moving this month. I am really really sad about it and I'm going to miss them too much. But, they are both going on to great things.

Phew! That feels better to get those posted!