2010!

Our New Years Eve was pretty chill this year. We celebrated with pizza,and "poppers" with the Martineaus. Then a little "bubbly" toast with the kids, pots and pans band outside-a MUST! and a New Years Eve kiss!! Happy 2010

Christmas Part 4

We love our friends the Gronemans. We met way back when in dental school. When we get together its just like old times. We pick right up from the last time we were together. That's the sign of true friends! Maycee's highlight of the WHOLE trip was getting to have a sleepover at one of her very best friends house-Hadley!

Christmas Part 3

We spent Christmas with Grandma Linda this year. We knew after Grandpa Thom died we needed to be there to keep her company. There was definetly a hole this Christmas. A somber feeling over everyone. We all miss Grandpa ALOT. The ONE tradition the Budges have is Christmas breakfast. Thom would make breakfast for all his family at the Budge home. It started 40+ years ago and EVERY year Thom made his famous pancakes and eggs with spam(Yes, I said spam not ham. Don't ask!). After he died all the siblings decided to keep the tradition alive. Watching Nate make pancakes Christmas morning brought tears to my eyes. It should of been someone else making them but I'm grateful for a good husband who took over the role, doing it for his sweet Dad.

The kids had a great Christmas. Santa has decided Christmas not in your own home is ALOT of work. Easton's favorite gifts -DS games, Star Wars Legos and Transformers/ Maycee-clothes, doll house stuff, watch, nails/ Cannon-GUM, frisbee, Razor Scooter and more CANDY!/ Brinklee-LOVED the wrapping paper and her new cell phone and diaper! The highlight of our Christmas was being with cousins and playing in the SNOW. The kids loved bundling up and going outside to play in the "white-stuff!" My highlight was being COLD and drinking hot chocolate-lots of it!!! I LOVE Stephens hot chocolate. My mom always gives us some for Christmas but in Arizona we don't drink it cause of obvious reasons. So to bust out my Stephens was a sure treat for me! Merry Christmas 2009

Christmas Part 2

We made a pitstop at my sisters house for a few days. So fun to see cousins, Uncle Brian and his new wife Nicole and Gram-Z and Papa. We enjoyed seeing Santa one last time, making homemade pizzas, making t-shirts with Aunt Nicole, making gingerbread cookies, and getting lots of "cousin lovin!"

Christmas Part 1

The night before we went home for Christmas we had the kids open their presents to each other. We thought Santa might have to come early to our house but LUCKILY Santa is a VERY good packer and was able to fit it all in his sleigh(aka Nissan Armada!)

Overwhelmed..

Feeling extremely overwhelmed with the 10+ events I need to post. So until I post, here's a picture of Easton that Maycee took. This is what happens when my kids get ahold of my camera. Have a good night!!

Who's turning 6?

Maycee is almost 6. She can hardly stand it-her party is tomorrow and her BIG day is Tuesday! We have a super busy week-with two birthday's, Nate's is one Thursday. Wish Maycee's friends and cousins everywhere could come help celebrate!