Tis the Season

Ok, I admit it.  I'm a bad blogger.  But I have an excuse right?  It's soooo busy this time of year, with photo shoots, work, and family Christmas parties.  And now Christmas is less than a week away!  Agghhh!!  I'm not officially done Christmas shopping yet (yes, I'm one of THOSE people). So to get you a little caught up on what we've been up to....  On December 17th, Maddie, Kyler, and I went up to Heber to spend the weekend with our Papa and Mums.  On Saturday, there was a Christmas party for the kids at Mums' work.   It was sooo fun!  There was face painting, balloon animals, cookie decorating, hot dogs, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus!  Needless to say, it was a BLAST! First we started off with face painting.  Maddie got a snowman :)    And then it was Kyler's turn!  He's not the type to sit still, so the lady went quick and he got a little ornament.    Next, we headed over to the cookie decorating table.  Maddie made quite the masterpiece  :)    And THEN, we went to get Maddie a balloon animal!  The line was pretty long so Maddie ran off and made a few new friends...   (I love how they've found such a comfortable spot in front of the port-a-potties!)  It was finally Maddie's turn to get a balloon animal!  She wanted a snowman, but they didn't have the right colors, so she got a bear holding a heart instead  :)  

And I bet you can guess what came next?



Yep, you guessed it!!  She was so excited to sit on Santa's lap!  She didn't look like it but hey, at least she didn't cry, right?

I'm so glad she had fun  :)

The following week, I took Maddie to see the Christmas lights at the Christmas Village in downtown Ogden.  It wasn't snowing, but it was getting very nippy!

She loved going up to each little house and seeing what was inside  :)












I love going to see the lights every year!  I hope to be able to do it every year, even when Maddie is all grown up!  :)


Last Saturday, we had our annual Owen Family Christmas Party up at our Papa and Mums' house in Heber.  It's soooo beautiful up there this time of year!!  (ok, it's beautiful all the time, but it's especially beautiful in the Winter)




We started the party off with a snowman building contest and some sledding!








We totally won  ;)


Isn't she the cutest?!







After sledding, it was time to warm up, dry off, and head inside for food and presents!






This photo amazes me because my nephew on the left is only 5 months old, and Avery (on the right) is 16 months old!  And they are the SAME SIZE!!!!  lol




I ♥ him!





Merry Christmas Everyone!!!