December Fun!

Cameron the Elf came to our house December 1st! 

Tyce was SO excited!  He looks so forward all year to Cameron coming...

The twins are playing AAU basketball for the Salt Lake Rebels.  They've only had two games so far, they won one by quite a bit and got slaughtered in the other.  Should be an interesting season!

Jackson and Tyce enjoying mommy's heating pads...

Cameron the Elf having fun on the fan with some furry friends...

Crazy cat lady snuggling Brody and Luna...

Chester has LOVED sleeping under the Christmas tree!  He was NOT happy when we put presents under it and he couldn't fit anymore.  Christmas morning when the presents were gone he could not get under there fast enough...

 Well this looks like a good place to rest my chin...

 Brody and Josh, two peas in a pod...

 Josh no longer believes in the elf so he asked if he could help with him this year...

 Again, Jenn the crazy cat lady...

 Ok, Luna is OBSESSED with Parker.  She is not an overly cuddly cat but she sleeps like this every single night with Parker.  As soon as he lays down she sprints up to him and snuggles into his arm.  In the middle of the night if he turns on his stomach Luna walks all over his back and paws at his face so he'll turn over so she can get in her spot.  Hilarious that girl! 

 Hanging out on the warm dryer...

  After some rough days sweet Parker surprised me at work with flowers!  He knows I don't like flowers for Mother's day or Valentine's day but no reason flowers?  Absolutely! 

 Ok, last cat pic I promise...here's brother and sister fighting...

 Second annual Poulsen/Morrill gingerbread house making party!  Major props to Kesti and I for putting together three houses each.  Highlights were "roofses, brickered," Hayden's failed house, and lots and lots of noise, mess, and fun...

So I've been so proud of Josh he's been getting up early in the mornings before school to go play basketball with Parker.  His skills have definitely improved!  Here is the tired guy getting ready to go one morning...

Lucky Parker got tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert AGAIN this year!!  We got three tickets and two tickets so we gave the two to Kesti and Jeremy and Parker and I took my grandma.  It was AMAZING, one of the best for sure! 

 We swap names every Christmas with Parker's family and this year Christine had our family!  She spoiled the boys with awesome socks, candy, and gift cards...

While Parker and I were wrapping presents the boys entertained themselves with bags and wrapping paper...

Morrills were staying at Little American for a few days and invited us to come up and go swimming!  They LOVED the half indoor half outdoor pool...

 And, of course, the hot tub...

 Then back to the room to open their Christmas jammies from Grandma Morrill!

More December fun to come!

Rest of November!

Tyce and I waiting at the vet with Chester.  He got stuck outside overnight and was not being himself so we brought him in.  The doctor gave us some pain meds and he was fine a few days later!  

Tyce had his first Pinewood Derby!  After watching his brothers for many years he was beyond excited to do his OWN!  He didn't win but he had fun!

As you can see...Tyce did his own car, not his dad like so many others! 

This guy loves to sit right here whenever I'm on the computer...

And this girl loves to sit on the very top of my headboard which, quite frankly, scares the crap out of Parker and I because at any moment she'll get a burst of energy and jump down on us- on any body part she feels like!  Ouch!

Tyce had a swim meet and Grandma Morrill was able to come cheer him on! 

Had a fun girl's night (Michelle not pictured) with my inlaws...

Jackson is SO sweet with his baby cousin Audrey...

We got to go to the Transiberian Orchestra Concert!  It was the twins' first time and they LOVED it!  It was an amazing concert and none of us wanted it to end...

Luna loves daddy's shoes!

We had a FABULOUS Thanksgiving with my family this year at the condo community room.  Good food, all my family, it was everything Thanksgiving should be!

The highlight of the evening was when I (accidentally) soaked Tim with an entire bottle of Martenellis!

Luckily he was a good sport about it!

We went Christmas tree shopping and found THE cutest kitty at one of the farms.  Unfortunately, the trees were too expensive ($200 for a decent one!) so we enjoyed our snuggles then headed to Lowe's which was much more affordable!

While Parker was looking for the tree and I was in the van (he takes forever to pick it out so I always wait in the warm car then when he picks one out I come give my thumbs up before he buys it) the boys were playing football, I just love how well my boys get along and how well they self entertain...

We were a bit worried the tree would slide off on Bangerter but...we made it home!

Certainly not as big as last year but we love it!  We LOVE real trees and my house smells so Christmasy!

Luna thinks she's part of the nativity...

Time to decorate the tree!  The boys LOVE pulling out their ornaments that they have gotten each year from Grandma Morrill...

It was Jackson's turn this year to put the star on the tree...

"This would be a good picture mommy"

They wanted to hold their footballs for the picture so I bribed them and said if they'd hold hands for one pic I would let them hold their footballs for the other one...

Brody LOVES Christmas!  He loves the decorations, boxes, wrapping paper, and most of all he loves to sleep under the Christmas tree...

We had THE most beautiful sunrise the other morning.  We were all in the kitchen (which faces west) and our house was like lighting up a weird color so we looked out front and saw this BEAUTIFUL sunrise...

Jackson performed a VERY entertaining music video for me, here are the still shots, the video...you'll have to ask me to see it  :) 

December fun coming up!!!