Christmas Party

We enjoyed celebrating Christmas Eve with our friends.  The kids put on a little play of the nativity story.  They were all really cute!  Urban didn't want to dress up.  He played the part of baby Jesus.  And Asher was Joseph, and didn't want to get out of his costume all night.

Gingerbread Houses

We enjoyed making gingerbread houses with our friends this year.  This was a special treat since we weren't together at this time last year due to post earthquake chaos.  It was fun to see the kids so excited and I think the adults had fun too! :)  Though we did miss our dear friends, Dan & Lynn, who were integral in the design of the gingerbread houses in past years.  :)

The kiddos are ready to start!

Asher's final product!

Urban's gingerbread house:  (He basically sat and ate candy, while I made the house.  Needless to say, he had a great time!)

 The ladies enjoyed decorating their own as well!

It was a fun evening!

Thanksgiving

I haven't posted in a long time!  We have been busy and I guess I haven't taken very many pictures.  We had a nice Thanksgiving and it was a packed house this year.  We found a large turkey and the food was yummy.  Again, I didn't take any pictures during the day, which I was bummed about later, but Reed did get just a few on his phone.  So this is all I got!

Lots of kids this year!  Much to be thankful for!

Fall Party

We enjoyed a Fall Party today with the kids.  They had fun with face painting, decorating cookies, and watching Charlie Brown.

So we had a butterfly, two cats, Dorothy, and a tiger at our party today.  They were adorable!

Decorating cookies or in Urban's case, just eating....  :)

We all had a fun time!

Mason City Friends

After Christmas, we enjoyed having our friends from Mason City come visit. It was a lot of fun for our family.

Our kids got a lot of personal attention which they loved!

Alex and Urban

Holly and Asher reading books together:

We enjoyed lots of laughs together, good conversation, games, and were greatly encouraged to have them travel all this way. Thanks Alex, Holly, & Scott!

Ladies' Weekend Getaway

We had a blast this weekend enjoying warmer weather, relaxing, yummy food and touring the city of Bodrum.

Our hotel was great! It was beautiful, but a crazy layout on the inside. We had many good laughs as we had difficulty finding our way around inside.

Beautiful views from our hotel:

A view of Bodrum Castle from the harbor: