{12.6.2021-12.12.2021}

Eli has been quite the helper this week! He loved climbing up the ladder to help Dad with the Christmas lights. // He also loves to help me make bread. 

He is obviously very clean when he helps me! Haha! I love his little foot prints all over the counter! His favorite thing when I make hamburger buns is to put the balls onto the cookie sheet and smash them down. 

He loved helping me paint the closet! I love having the closet painted! It looks so much better! I am loving these changes we are making in our house! 

I found the boys asleep together in Axel's bed. I love it when the sneak into each other's beds for some reason. // My little monkey boy! 

This is about as good as it got when I was trying to get a picture of the kids in front of our Christmas tree! Crazy kids! // We went to the kids' favorite restaurant tonight and were surprised to find that Santa and Mrs. Clause were there! 

Eli refused to get a picture with them, but that's okay! I learned when my girls were little that there is no point in forcing them to take a picture with Santa! 

{11.29.2021-12.5.2021}

Matthew got his bear skull back this week! It's so big!!

We went to our town light parade with Aunt Patty and Kass and the boys! I usually don't enjoy going to things like this, because...you know...people. But it was so fun! I'm glad we went! 

I promise Eli is in this picutre...he's behind Alya's antlers (which were given out at the parade...how cute is that?!) 

And then after we saw Santa and Mrs. Clause and drank hot cocoa we got to watch the fireworks! There were a ton of people there, but we still had a great time! // At the Sorenson family Christmas party this year we played a game of Kahoot! and if I remember right...Jessica and Miss Lyla were the winners! 

Alya was given this puzzle for Christmas last year, and she finally got around to getting it done! I love that my kids love puzzles, and this was a pretty cute one!

{11.22.2021-11.28.2021}

 

Happy Thanksgiving! The last few years it has become a tradition for us to go bowling the day after Thanksgiving with Matthew's family. 

I love this picture of Lyla and Grandpa! My kids are lucky to have so many people who love them so much! 

I don't think I have ever been this flexible! // I found a few selfies on my phone from Alya! 

Beautiful views up Fairview canyon. // He looks so peaceful! 

I needed a little alone time this week so Matthew kicked me out the door and stayed home with the kids so that I could go on a drive. I drove up Fairview Canyon and was just blown away by the sunset. 

It was absolutely beautiful!

{11.15.2021-11.21.2021}

Oh my goodness, he is such a character! // This was a fun burn for me! My mom asked me to burn on these spoons as a Christmas gift for their relief society! 

 

{11.8.2021-11.14.2021}

Happy Veteran's Day to all of our veterans! It seems like every year I get a little more grateful for our veterans. // Eli is pretty proud of his new undies! I am pretty proud of him too, and I am so glad we are officially out of diapers!! 

Axel has some pretty awesome artwork! // "Axel the Explorer." He is so creative!!

My sleepy little guy! // And my monkey boy!

Learning new tricks! Haha!

 

{11.1.2021-11.7.2021}

Axel made himself lizard feet. 

I love Eli's little hands and his drawings! I love watching how they develop! // My kids are fascinated with Matthew processes the meat from the hunts.

I love when they want to help me with a puzzle! Their attention doesn't last too long, but I love their help as long as they are willing to!

{10.25.2021-10.31.2021}

My little superhero! // My dad had a successful cow hunt up at the ranch with Matthew. It was fun to spend the evening with him...even though it was pretty stinking cold and my dad's knees were shot after coming off the mountain! 

We got the girls' school pictures back this week! They are beautiful!

We visited our local pumpkin patch this week. They just keep adding to the activities every year, and we are never disappointed! // I love when the girls get a little adventurous! 

The duck races were one of the new additions this year! None of the kids wanted to race Eli, so he had plenty of fun on his own! // We made it through the corn maze! 

I love that action shot of the kids climbing the hay tower! 

For some reason I don't have a good picture of Alya on the zip line, and I was holding Eli on it the whole time he was going down it, but here are Lyla and Axel. // Look how small Axel looks! 

Obviously we had to have a buried in the corn picture. (Lyla)//(Axel)

(Alya)//(Eli)

We love the wagon ride the most! 

This year Eli might not have appreciated it quite as much...he spent most of the train ride hiding from the scary things.

It's such a cute little pumpkin patch! I am so glad that we have it so close!

I love the eyelashes that Lyla gave her jack-o-lantern!

Axel had his Halloween parade at preschool this week! He made a pretty good little zombie.

The girls had their parade/party at school this week too. Eli and I got to go help with the party. I think the spider cookies were a big hit!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I love this family of mine and I am so grateful for Matthew. I am so glad I get to do this life with him!

I love this child and his crazy personality!