Happy New Year!

I have a feeling this year is going to be the best! Jace will finish preschool and start kindergarten. Brenna will turn three and the terrible twos will be a thing of the past. We get to fully enjoy our new house and neighborhood, a few family weddings, Hawaii at Christmas?!
We set a few family goals:
1. Family home evening every Monday no fail
2. Attend the temple twice a month
3. Eat healthier and go to gym 5 days a week
4. Buy my couch
5. Possibly add another member to the family
6. Less time on Ipad/Iphone, more quality time together
7. Chad wants to become a millionaire by the time he turns 31....he promised me when we were first married...good luck with that babe

Quick update of the month so far:

I finally decided to buckle down and teach Jace violin. We attempted a year ago without a whole lot to show from it. Mainly I gave up because it was too hard with Brenna coming in and out. Jace is doing awesome and so excited to practice everyday. More updates to come....(

"shadow bowing"

look at that bowhold! curve your pinky though Jace

"what! I have to practice how many more hours??"

Jace lost tooth #2 thanks to Dad yanking it out this time.

Weekend trip to see our favorite cousins. Jace and Ava are the best of friends

Every trip consists of this....

and ends with this.....

Christmas in Texas

We were excited to be invited back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Christmas this year. Im sure Biscuit had something to do with it ;) We love Christmas in Texas! We always try and stay for 3-4 weeks lounging, laughing, making memories like Fort Worth Zoo, jumping into the freezing pool, Gaylord's Ice Spectacular, Manheim Steamroller, teeth cleanings, the Club, Les Mad, Mega Blaster Web Shooter, Kid Country, Shanny dance parties, Iphone game sprees.
Brett is now permanatly down in Texas attending Baylor Dental School. It was fun to see his apartment downtown. Shannon is 15 almost 16 and seriously the best babysitter in the whole world. Diana came down from Utah where she is almost done with medical assisting school. Great little family reunion!
So I'm not going to say names but someone I know forgot to bring the camera with him. These are just a few pictures I was able to steal from my sisters camera. I'll add more from my cell phone when I can figure out how to do it.

This was us EVERY night.

THE christmas gift. Jace wrote santa twice for the Mega Blaster Web Shooter. He was sooo crushed when all the presents were opened and no web shooter. Santa didnt leave it out with all the other presents. However Jace got a phone call from Santa asking if he was a super good boy. Good thing he was because Santa left a secret gift hiding in a Spiderman bag for him! He face tells it all.

Near the end of our trip, we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. It was completely vacant! Brenna's favorite animal was the "pink mingos" and Jace loved the big lion.