Kaelyn's Blessing

We waited till Nick got home to bless Kaelyn, she was older than what is typical, but totally worth it in my opinion.

 Nick was pretty nervous since this was his first time but it was a beautiful blessing. 

Mike and Jaime were so sweet and bought Kaelyn's dress for her and she looked absolutely gorgeous!

Sledding

 

We got a decent sized snow storm (finally!) so William and I got all bundled up and headed out to try some sledding.

 

William loves being outside, and the snow just brings all sorts of new adventures.

 

 

William loved sledding, over the course of the week, we ended up breaking our sled into three pieces!

 

 

No One Plays Quite Like Dad

Moms are usually the ones who teach and play at the same time. Animals and the sounds they make, colors and shapes.

Then, there are dads. Dads are the ones who play in the most unexpected ways.

 

 

It is so fun to watch them, because they are usually doing things I would have never thought of doing.

 

 

And other times, Dad's style may not be what they had in mind...

Being a Mom

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Sometimes it's just fun to be a mom.

Double Bath Time

 

We figured Kaelyn was now big enough to take a bath with William, which really simplifies the bath process.

 

 

 Kaelyn loves having all the room, water and toys to play with.

 

William loves having someone to play with!

 

A Much Needed Vacation

 

 My sister Cathy and her daughter Melanie came up to see the kids again before we move, as well as give us a chance to take a much needed vacation.

 

 

Melanie brought her Giraffe, so William pulled his big Tiger up and had a blast playing with them.

 

We stayed in a beautiful old Victorian mansion in Louisville, got massages and went to see Catching Fire, as well as found some of our favorite restaurants we didn't even know they had here in Kentucky.

Thank you so much Cathy and Melanie for making this possible.

New Years Eve

For New Years Eve the youth presidencies decided to plan a live clue party. We got to work planning and preparing. It turned into a wonderful night, we even had balloons drop from the ceiling at midnight.

I would never miss an opportunity to dress up, so I volunteered to be Ms. Peacock. Nick got a new suit jacket and vest for the occasion, and was deemed the game master once we got started.