Gracie turns 6 and her "frozen" party

Birthday dinner of choice.  Fish fingers, carrots, and mexican rice.  This is the third year in a row she wanted fish, usually fish and chips (such a brit).

                                 

 DQ ice cream cake

 yum yum

The frozen party.  Lainey painted that awesome Olaf for our pin the nose of the Olaf game.  I think Gracie had a great time, it went really well one of the smoothest birthdays yet.  I on the other hand don't love "friend" parties I do it for my kids.  Having a party every other year even seems too much I may move to one every four years  :)

Milestones

Lyssie's first Sunday as a Sunbeam! she graduated from nursery and now gets to sit with the "big" kids at church.

 7 Months old...need I say more

Hubby's Birthday

Because it's still a novelty to have nice weather in January T wanted to go on a hike for his birthday.  It was great perfect weather for such an outing.  Other than forging our own way to the trail and scaring the kids by scaling up and down a hill it was lovely.

We enjoyed a BBQ followed by creme brulee for dessert yum...made by Lainy using her new kitchen torch, the kids thought it was awesome to light the candles with it. 

 Our annual hot dog roast

Happy Birthday babe! to an amazing husband and father.

December 2013 (all at once)

I'm still playing catch up...I put together a few collages to capture the happenings in December.  It was the end of a great year full of good memories.

My lovely family came to spend Christmas with us in the warm Arizona sun.  We Had fun at the Children Science Center, and Zoo.  We Played games, ate yummy food, and had fun cousin time.  Love you guys thanks for making the trek down here.

Uncle Nate came for a visit.  We saw the the Christmas lights at the Mesa Temple, fun evening.  We also had a great day at the park, after all Phoenix winters are peek outside time. Letty enjoyed some chess playing/lessons.  All the kids enjoyed Uncle time.

Baby is 6 months!!  I love the top right smerk :) This little guy is so happy and so loved.  What a joy he is.

Other pics from the month.  Top right, my awesome friends the Balvert's came to visit.  I grew up with this family so they were like second parents.  A pic of the girls singing during Christmas around the World at school.  Gracie and babe taking a nap :)  Lyssie took about 15 pictures on my camera, about 10 of those were of her feet.  Me and the hubs, and Gracies all about me poster.

That wraps up December and 2013!!  Thanks for good times.