So I married a six year old...

Monday, December 22, 2014

Mom's 50th Birthday Party....Englyng style

This year we made it out to California where we have spent a weeks time with my family. It has been an enjoyable holiday for us. We arrived on saturday December 20th just in time for my moms 50th birthday party. We enjoyed the time with the Englyng's and all of us surprised my mom with ugly Christmas sweaters. That was her only wish for her party, and little did she know we actually pulled it off and even made her her own. It was hilarious! Her face was priceless, and she even may have peed a little...hahaha.

Mom's sweater us four kids made...it said business in the front.......

Party in the back! I had finger twister, a puzzle of my mom when she was about 8 years old to put together, it had a felt snowman you could decorate, and tic-tac-toe! It was hilarious.

We ate lots of food and had some fresh homemade dessert. After dessert we all took eggnog shots in celebration of her 50th!

Happy Birthday to you MOM!!! We LOVE you!

Friday, December 19, 2014

My seamstress

This year for Christmas Zach made our niece and nephews sock monkeys! He spent about three hours on each monkey and perfected them for the kids. I'm so lucky to have a husband that puts so much time and thought into these types of gifts. We love our niece and nephews so much and loved watching them open their monkeys! Their faces were so sweet, and they had the biggest smiles on!

Monday, December 15, 2014

Mom turns 50!

Mom and Dad came up this weekend to visit with us, and it's my mom's birthday weekend! All day Saturday we spent the day together, just us six! We first spent some time at the Boys and Girls club with my sisters kids from her other job. We played dodgeball, basketball, pool, and danced on the xbox. That was a fun way to start the day! Then we hit the Pie Pizzeria for some of the best pizza ever.

After grubbin, we got dressed up to go into the canyon of American Fork and take a few family photos! It was FREEZING! But such a great time! Every ten minutes we would run back to the care and defrost for a few minutes then run back out to snap another few shots. It was snowing the whole time and looked beautiful! Love those Utah mountains!

Later in the night we walked the lights at Temple Square, it was so pretty! We stopped into a chapel and listened to a choir sing for a few minutes, then walked in the crowds of people to see the pretty view of the square lit up. It was a cozy evening. Finishing the night with some hot cocoa and Lion House for dinner. It was a great celebration for my mom! It was cold, but perfect!