Lights at Temple Square

We had another FUN but FREEZING night walking through Temple Square to see the lights.  This time, the entire Warnick clan got together for dinner at Crown Burger and then off to see the lights.  For some reason, the entire Utah valley had the same idea that evening, so Temple Square was super crowded.  Because of the crowds and the cold, it was a shorter trip with some crying kids, but nothing a little hot cocoa couldn't fix.  Even with the cold and the kids melting down, the temple looked beautiful all lit up. Most of all, it was fun just to be together.

We couldn't believe how big and cute Baby Sophie and Baby

Austin had gotten.  Luke had so much fun playing with his

little cousins this trip!

Here Comes Santa Claus!

Our first stop in Utah for Christmas was to see Santa at the Riverwoods Shops with Jeanette & Brandon and co.  It was freezing cold that night, but the kids didn't seem to notice since they were with their cousins (I, however, did notice the extreme cold as I have become accustomed to much milder weather).  We had a great time walking around the shops that were all lit up for the holidays.  What a fun way to start off our Christmas vacation.

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas . . .

Mike did an extreme job this year with the Christmas lights!  We actually had quite a few cars drive by at night to look at our lights.  I think he was going for the win on the neighborhood Christmas light contest.  I'm thinking we should have won??!  Next year . . . 

Christmas Photo Shoot

Savannah 6, Makayla 12, Logan 9, Luke 1

Santa . . . cow??!

Love Chic-Fil-A Kids nights!

Luke's 1st Birthday!

Happy Big #1 Birthday Little Man!

Luke celebrated his first birthday on Dec. 1.  He has gotten so big--when did my little baby turn into a BIG Boy??!  Luke is the absolute joy of our family.  He makes everyone smile, even random people he waves to out running errands.  He loves people, loves to go, and loves to explore everything in his big new world.  He definitely keeps me busy all day, but he also gives the best loves to make it all worth it.



We celebrated Luke's special day at Chick-fil-a

for lunch with Luke's best buds Jack and Squeaky. 

Leslie has connections there (possibly from how often

they frequent the establishment . . .) so her worker friend

hooked us up with free ice cream and a little

stuffed cows for everyone! : )

That night we had cupcakes with our family to celebrate Luke's

Big #1.  Luke was mesmerized by the candle and wanted to touch

it.  Logan had to keep grabbing his hand so he didn't get burned. 

Good thing Luke has such good big sisters and brother to teach him

everything!  Luke also LOVED eating his first cupcake!!!  He

couldn't get enough of the yummy icing--he ate 2 cupcakes!  Then,

he got to open his presents.  He loved playing with the paper and bags

almost more than the presents.  It was a good run-through for more

presents to come at the end of the month.

Nothing like pure sugar!

Happy Birthday Buddy!  We are so lucky to have you in our family!



Thanksgiving Break at Sea World

We kicked off our Thanksgiving holiday with a trip to Sea World with the MBJ's (ie Manwarings, Barlows and Jensons) sans dads since somebody still has to work that week!  We hit Smashburger for lunch and then headed to the park.  It was a fun festive Sea World day without hardly anybody there, which always makes Sea World so much nicer to have the park to ourselves.  We did lots of rides since there were no lines and watched The Polar Express 3-D.  The kids just had fun being together and it was a nice out for the moms too! : )

Luke even lasted through most of the Polar Express.  He only

got mad when the train was skidding through the ice and it got

really loud in the theater.  Then, he got sprayed in the face

with the water effects, and he was done!.  Next time I'll

remember to cover his face in time.



Turkey Time

No--we did not have Thanksgiving in February.  I am still frantically trying to catch up blogging my life from the last half a year.  My little buddy has made it tough to get extra things like taking time for me (ie blogging!) done since he became mobile.  The bonus now is he takes 1 long 2-3 hour nap each day so I can try to get all those extra things done that I had put off.  My goal is to be caught up soon . . .

I had lots of helpers making the Thanksgiving Feast this year.  Logan was in charge of the rolls, Makayla made a beautiful Cherry Pie, and Mike's job is always to clean all the disgusting gizzard parts out of the turkey so I can season it and get it in the oven.  We had our good friends, the Bonnallies, over for dinner, so between all the yummy food Kelly and I made, we definitely had a Feast!  We were so happy they could spend Thanksgiving with us since this was the first year none of our family came to visit for the holiday.  We had such a nice relaxing day with them, enjoyed a delicious dinner, and finished the day off with our family tradition of decorating Gingerbread Houses.  It was fun to share our tradition with our friends--and the Barlows came that evening to join in the fun.  Then, the fun continued on through the wee hours of the night for Susie and me. . . 

Yea for Black Friday!!  We met up with Leslie and her sister-in-law at Target for Black Friday at midnight, and then Leslie and I scored some sweet deals at Old Navy.  It was a different Black Friday going out at night because it seemed like their were a lot more crazies out and about.  We actually had to wait in a HUGE line that wrapped around the shopping complex clear passed Game Stop.  I had fun with the girls, but I actually did way better the next morning at HEB.  Most of the crazies had gone home by then, and I got quite a chunk of my list crossed off there. 

 

First Grade Corn Day!

Cute little candy corn boy

The Spread

Time for Gingerbread Houses! Making

gingerbread houses is a special tradition for me because it

reminds me of my Grandma Warnick.  Every Thanksgiving

she made homemade gingerbread houses for all the grandchildren

and then we got to decorate our masterpieces.  I hope my

kids will love this tradition as much as I do.