This last weekend we had our family pictures done and here are a few of our favorites, including the pictures on the side. The day was great except for some reason Barrick was not being himself it took a lot of work to get a smile out of him and he was very sad. Sure enough the next morning we woke up to another tooth, poor little guy! We LOVE these pictures Emily did such a great job you can check out her website at hayesphotography.blogspot.com.

Holiday Fun!

Well over the past couple of weeks we have made some very fun holiday memories. We were quarantined to our house for a while because we all got sick. So this is catch up on all of our fun Holiday parties and outings. They aren't in order but I guess that doesn't really matter.

Last night we went with some friends to see the lights at the temple. We had such a fun evening out! Barrick LOVED the lights when we drove up he was crying because he was sick of being in his car seat and once he saw the lights he got so excited and his mood changed right around.
Here we are, don't you just love Christmas lights!

Here are my two favorite people!

Here is a picture of the Nativity Scene, they have volunteers come and play Mary and Joseph.

Here we are in front of the temple.

Saturday night we had our ward Christmas party and it was such a fun night! Barrick was very good considering it started right before his bedtime. We had a fun night with friends, food, entertainment, and of course Santa.

Barrick and I spent most of our time in the back so he could walk around.

And last the classic picture with Santa, I thought for sure he wouldn't cry he doesn't really get scared of strangers. All though before we even sat on his lap, he was sad and it was two hours past his bedtime. Poor little guy!

Last, we had a fun White Elephant gift party with a bunch of our friends. Thanks to the Swensons, they throw the party every year and it is always so fun! Here we are with baby Anna at the party! Barrick was at home sleeping with the babysitter so I had to steal Liz's baby for the night!

Here is most of the group talking and having fun!

Thanks everyone for so many fun holiday memories! We have been so blessed to have so many great friends out here. It is so nice to have such amazing people in our lives they truly are our family away from family. Merry Christmas!! Utah here we come!

It's Official!

He is not one hundred percent but today he went from taking four steps, to about ten or fifteen without falling. We couldn't get it in the video because of course we didn't get the camera out until he was done and ready for bed. Not to mention he has been very sick this week so I was surprised he had to gusto to do it. The video shows him walk a little bit but we just thought it was very cute so we thought we would share. Sorry about the lack of clothing I was just going to put him in the bath.

Anyways, here is our little guy exhibiting all of his many moods in about one minute. Enjoy!!

Thanksgiving Weekend!

Wow what a weekend! It was a much needed break and it was so amazing to be able to spend time with Scotty!! To kick it all off Wednesday night we had a game night with a couple of friends. Settlers, treats, and friends whats better then that. Then Thursday Scotty went and played in the Turkey Bowl and he had a blast! Barrick and I were great cheerleaders and enjoyed hanging out with all of the other moms and kids. Of course I started cooking Wednesday and was cooking until dinner started. We hosted dinner at our house and had a bunch of friends over.

Here we are getting ready to eat!

After dinner Scotty took a turn holding Anna our neighbors brand new baby, and they ended up taking a nap together. I would have to say it was a very smart move on his part he didn't have to do dishes because nobody wanted to wake the baby up by getting Scotty up to help.

Here is one of the tables of Friends I know, I know blue for Thanksgiving! I wanted to use real dishes but I have been so busy lately, and with so many people and a small Kitchen I opted for paper this year and couldn't find any Thanksgiving colors oh well!

Here is the other table, thanks everyone for such a great day!

I would have to say it turned out really well, with ten adults and seven kids, the Christmas tree only got knocked over twice and only a couple of food stains to clean up, I would say it was a success!

Later that night we had some friends who are going to Medical school up in New York come down to visit for the weekend. We had such a great time, Friday we of course went shopping and got a few great deals and had fun buying Barrick Christmas presents. Then Saturday we joined Ian and Krystle down to DC. We were able to go to the Holocaust Museum, the Natural History Museum and a couple of the Monuments, then Barrick was exhausted so we headed home.

Here we are in front of Jefferson Monument.
Here is Krystle, Scotty, Barrick and Ian walking to our next stop.
Barrick LOVED the Natural History museum he couldn't get enough of the animals. He was so excited about them, his favorite was the Grizzly bear he started crying when we took him away from it.
Here is Barrick and I in the Africa section.Here is our little buddy all bundled up.
Last, here we are on our way back to the car. Barrick was so exhausted he actually let Scotty hold him like this for about fifteen minutes before he fell asleep. As you can tell Scotty loves nothing more then to cuddle with his little side kick. I just love them! We had such a great time Barrick and I ran ourselves a little too thin. Barrick woke up sick Sunday morning and I followed shortly there after. Oh well it was a very fun and memorable weekend, thanks everyone for making it so great!