Christmas Eve Eve

The annual McArthur/Ercanbrack Christmas party was great.  Davy and McKay are "brothers from another mother" so it almost feels like a family Christmas party.  We had dinner, let the kids open their presents from each other and even fit in a quick game of Sorry amidst the kid chaos...it had been too long!

Love these kiddos...they all bring such a fun dynamic to our lives.

Showing off their gifts.  Thanks Porter and Khloe for the fun gifts for the boys! 

Love this family!

December 22nd

 My parents were so sweet and organized a fun evening at their house.  We went over and had dinner and the boys watched the Polar Express with them.  It is such a cute movie and my Dad loves it...so it was the perfect activity to do with them!

He also pulled out about 1,000 old business cards and the three of them had a blast throwing them around.  How fun is Grandpa!

We love you Grandma and Grandpa!  Thanks for all the fun memories you create for us!



December 20th

After spending a great morning at the temple with my husband and his family for his cousin Tiff's sealing (which was beautiful!), I took the boys shopping with their money Grandpa Johnson sent for Christmas.  What did they pick???

We are pirate lovers here (along with cowboys, cars and trains).  I tried to convince Chayce to pick something else out, but when he saw what brother was getting he had to have two of his own!  At least they are all different!  They will go great with a gift Peyton might be getting from Grandma!

And this is what I bought with my money...



Surprise suprise that it's baby stuff!  Thankfully we are almost done with purchases and maybe someday I'll get to buy myself something with gift money!

Thank you SO much Grandpa and Grandma!  We love what we got and wish you could have been with us to pick it out!  Merry Christmas!

December 19th

Davy and Lisa had last minute free passes to go see the lights at Thanksgiving Point so we took them up on it!  We've never done it before so it was fun to take the boys for the first time.

The boys got a front row seat and got to help daddy drive.  I think they enjoyed that as much as the lights!  We had a great time as a family looking at the display! 

Thanks for helping us with our Christmas activity tonight McArthurs!





December 18th

Today McKay spoke in church about the gift of repentance and he did an excellent job!  He prepared well and I think he touched a lot of people...very proud of him!  I also got to share the Christmas lesson in Young Women...always a good one.

For our Christmas activity we headed to my aunt and uncle's house in Cedar Hills for dessert following dinner at my parents.  We walked across the street to their neighbor's house who has more than 300 nativity sets she's collected and displays.  They were a cute older couple who shared their stories on where they've found all the nativities.  We had a good time listening to them and visiting with family!

December 17th

I have been DYING to meet this little sugar and today I finally got to!  Nasty cold kept me away for almost two weeks!  Jersey was born on Wednesday, December 7th and Ange did super!  She is a sweetheart and is so good for her Mommy and Daddy.  Can't wait for her little buddy to be here!

Thanks Kurt and Ange for letting me come over! 







December 16th

Today was one of our best Christmas activities yet! After running a few errands in the morning, the boys and I enjoyed an afternoon at the movies seeing Arthur Christmas. It was so cute! I really liked it and I think the boys did too (along with their popcorn!)

Afterwards we headed to Orange Leaf for some delicious yogurt thanks to my great friend Steph! So yummy!

This is one of my favorite desserts...coconut yogurt with strawberries and waffle chips! YUM!

McKay was duck hunting this weekend so later that night we brought home Cafe Rio and watched Elf together. What a fun day!

December 15th

I had an opportunity to take the young women to the Food and Care Coalition to sing to a group of people down on their luck this Christmas. It was a great experience for me and I appreciate our girls for making the effort to be there.

That evening I took the boys and we went to watch some of the girls perform in a dance performance based on the Grinch. I think the boys enjoyed it although the place was packed and we were stuck in the very back corner of the auditorium. It was still a fun Christmas activity to enjoy together!

December 14th

Today we had fun hanging out with the McArthurs for awhile in the afternoon before heading to Orem to run a few errands. We made our way to the mall where the boys got to browse around the Disney store...of course wanting to buy everything in sight!

Thank you to Pam for taking the boys while I enjoyed an evening out at Bunco! The group I play with is now working on 5 years being together and we have so much fun together! Love you girls!

December 13th

This was neighbor gift day. We spent all afternoon and into the evening putting together the neighbor gifts. Peyton was the perfect delivery boy this year...so handy to have one now!

I made Santa Care Packages with a key to put by the front door to let Santa in, hot chocolate packets and cookies. I'm glad we have them delivered to our great neighbors! Love where we live!