Tiaras and T-Tops

We had an awesome Christmas Day filled with family, gifts, good food, and celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!

All Avalynn wanted was horses! 

After Phe and Jen's wedding the kids and I went to St. George to hang out until Christmas rather then driving home and turning around to drive back to Utah again. We loved being at Mimi and Papa's house and just being able to hang out and relax. For Christmas my whole side of the family went to a huge house near Zion's National Park. The house is absolutely amazing, which made it even more fun!

Church before Christmas Day

We got a huge snow storm and loved to play in it! The kids didn't last too long because it was freezing!!

Avalynn was dying to go for a ride on the 4-Wheeler

This was about 2 min into their ride!

My awesome, possibly my favorite cousin, Phe got married in December. It was such an amazing day and so exciting to see Phe married in the Salt Lake Temple to Jen. She is just perfect for Phe and I love them together!

Avalynn had a week long of birthday festivities this year since we were going to be in Utah for Phe's wedding over her birthday. We celebrated with Daddy by going out to dinner, picking out her Christmas ornament for the year, and  opening presents. 

Dinner at Texas Roadhouse


This isn't her most flattering picture, but I think it's hilarious!

 We ended up leaving for Utah a day later than I had planned, so we did a super last minute birthday party with her friends at McDonalds.

Her actual birthday we were in St. George at Mimi and Papa's house. Papa made her chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast.

Mimi took her to McDonald's for lunch


I had a gift card to Barnes and Noble so we went to pick out a new book. This is her trying to convince me she should get this Cinderella doll rather than a book. She won!

Opening presents from Mimi and Papa