clean house?!

I saw this on another blog today and couldn't pass up sharing it!  

Isn't this the truth?!

Kickin' it...

Caden's got quite the moves lately!  Check it out!

Merry Christmas

Caden was the first to wake on Christmas morning and headed into our room at 6:30am.  We told him to wait for Lexi to wake up, but by 7:30 he was done waiting and we let him wake her up.  

That afternoon we headed to church, which was so nice to have Christmas on a Sunday.  I felt like we actually took a "time out" from all the hustle and bustle to remember and enjoy the true meaning of Christmas.  

After that, we headed to my parents house where we got to spend some time talking to Jordan {who's on a mission in New Jersey} which was fun.  Then our kids enjoyed their 2nd round of fun!

Grandma and Grandpa Jensen gave the kids a Wii.  As they were opening it they began to scream, "Wii, Wii, Wii!"

Caden put on quite the show for us with his new paper jamz!

Finally, it was off to the Albright's where we enjoyed a delicious feast.  Literally.  Clint's Mom makes the yummiest food for Christmas dinner!  I wish I had taken out my camera and taken some pictures with all the cousins, but I forgot.  It was a great day!

Christmas Eve 2011

 Christmas Eve we traditionally go out to eat with my family.  Following dinner we decided to head to the temple lights because we hadn't been yet this year.  

When we got home the kids opened their new pajamas and we read the Christmas story together.  After that, the kids threw their reindeer food in both the front and backyard {because who knows where the reindeer will park it?!} After that the kids prepped their brownie and milk for Santa and were off to bed!

Breaking Dawn

Vampire Partay! {or werewolf party, depending on your preference!}  My friend is a bit of a maniac fanatic for the Twilight Series.  With that being said, she wasn't going to let Breaking Dawn come out without throwing a huge bash first!  She went all out!  The food, the games, the decor! Everything Twilight!  It was a blast and a fun Girls' night!

Albright Christmas

This year, my mother in law decided to have a progressive dinner for our annual Albright party.  It was such a hit with lots of good food, good stories and good times with some of my favorite people!

House #1: Curt & Ashley's
Story: The Gingerbread Man

 Curt was hilarious!  He had us all laughing!

 the kids making their gingerbread houses

House #2: Daryl and Lynessa's

Story: Stone Soup

Grandma read Stone Soup and had us all chiming in on , "Soup from a stone?! Fancy that!"

Archer trying his hand at the pinata

Caden gave it some good whacks.

and just before Lexi took a swing it broke!

House #3: Our house

Story: The Christmas Story

We ended up at our house for a hot chocolate bar and some yummy dessert.  We watched the video of the Christmas Story and finished off the night with the cousins doing their book exchange.  

Annual Standage Party

As always, the Standage {Clint's Mom's family} Holiday Party was lots of fun!  Due to rain, the trains weren't running this year which the kids were bummed about.  But we did enjoy a visit from Mr. S.C. himself!

Lexi and Caden happy as can be...

...Archer on the other hand; not so much! 

He was much happier outside riding the Jeep with Piper!

The Albright Clan {minus the Mississippians}