Christmas 2015!

Well another Christmas is in the bag and another year is almost over! I can't believe how fast the time flies by. I am making it a goal to go through all my old videos and get them organized somehow… (not sure how…) but it's gonna happen!

Here is the recap of Christmas this year!
It didn't even snow until about mid-December. The boys had a birthday party at their friend, Michael Boyter's, house (they are living in the Meadows now and waiting for their house to get built) but Michael had wanted to go sledding and there wasn't enough snow! Then all of a sudden it started and now it's like it doesn't want to stop! It snowed a TON the week of Christmas. We probably got at least eight inches in the Wednesday and Thursday before Christmas Day (Friday.) I was glad we weren't planning to make any big holiday travels! We did go to the Ashton church on Tuesday night for the Rhodes family celebration, but that was before the big snow started luckily. On Christmas Eve day, we actually did something crazy and drove to the sand dunes and went sledding! I was glad we didn't get stuck!

For Christmas, the kids got WAAAAAY too many presents. I am deciding right now that next Christmas, we are taking the kids on a trip with the money instead. (We will see if I hold myself to that.) It is looking like 2016 is already going to be a year filled with travels to Wisconsin in August for Rachel and Jake's wedding (they just got engaged a few weeks ago!) and we are also planning a little Utah/Zion's/Vegas trip in March! So why not a trip in January 2017 as well? ;)

Here is some of what the kids got for Christmas:

Gabe - LOTS of Legos, including a Lego police truck, helicopter, Star Wars guy ; lots of clothes ; new Nike shoes ; Minecraft books, and more.

Caleb - More Legos, Ninjago one, Bike transporter one, etc. ; some Rescue Bots ; some Star Wars stuff (Star Wars is EVERYWHERE right now. There is no escape from their merchandising efforts since the latest one just came out. Don't ask me what number it is…. sheesh… like 7? I dunno…)

Avery - Princess Magic Clip dolls, Sofia Bath toys, clothes, Peppa Pig Car, Cinderella Carriage, "Pink Picnic basket" (she was so excited for that and kept asking every Santa for it), and lots more.

Like I said, my kids are spoiled.

So now it's the 27th and I am catching the "get organized" bug that seems to hit everyone this time of year! It's like, your house is in total disarray from the holidays and then in January you are like, "Why do I have all this freakin' stuff?! I need to de-clutter!!! And also lose the ten pounds I gained over the holiday!" (So that's about where I am at…) lol

I will probably also re-open my Etsy shop in January. I have been enjoying the break from it though! But I also enjoy making money… so…. I should probably get back on the horse! I know it sounds crazy but we really have a goal of getting out house paid off in the next five years… which sounds like a totally lofty and unattainable goal that sometimes it's like "Why even try?" But I really want to and I can be pretty persistent when I set my mind to something… so we will see!

Here are some pictures!