Christmas is Here...

Jace has been wanting to put up Christmas for a few days now, and today was the day.

 

 

 

 

Jace loves adding the finishing touch!

 

Gracie was in bed by this point, and she took a good long nap while I put everything else up which was so nice.

Let the countdown begin! 

Polar Express...

Tonight we got to go to the Polar Express in Lindon. I was so excited when we got the tickets(I have been wanting to go for a few years now.)

It wasn't very cold either, which was nice for being the end of November.

Boarding the Polar Express...

 

Gracie was so happy on the train!

On our train ride to Santa they played Christmas music, and had it decorated along the way.

 

We made it to the North Pole, and my boys loved Santa's Workshop, especially the train. Cole was mesmerized.

 

Jace asked Santa for an Ironman bouncy ball. I love how Justin is ease dropping.

Cole asked Santa for a train.

Sweet Gracie was too scared to even look at Santa.

We even got to get a family shot with Santa.

 

Then we boarded back on the Polar Express to learn the true meaning of Christmas through music and pictures. It was awesome!

 

 

They did an awesome job! Hopefully we get picked to go again next year! It has become one of my favorite Christmas activities! I love this season, everything about it! 

Trafalga...

 After we went to the library, I took the boys to Trafalga. They have been wanting to go for a while, and tonight was their lucky night. It wasn't busy either which was nice. Justin stayed home with Gracie who has been sick and was taking a nap.

 Cole was terrified on the Frog Hopper, but then when he got off he was talking about how fun it was.

 They love the miniature golf!

 Jace still likes sharks.

 Cole still likes dolphins.

They also got to go bowling, and play some other games. We had enough tickets for Cole to get a stuffed dolphin and Jace to get a sticky hand.

Angry Birds...

 Cole loves playing Angry Birds. He played a little on my phone, but now he loves playing with his stuffed angry birds and pigs, and the wood blocks that my dad made for them. He plays all day, everyday.

 I need to get some more pigs, because I only have 1 pig and 5 angry birds.

 Success!

 Proud Cole with his tower and pig on top.

Cole ready to shoot his 5 angry birds at the pig. Sure do love this boy!

Temple Square Lights...

Tonight after a little Black Friday shopping we headed up to Temple Square to see the lights!

 

Jace listening to the narration at the Christus.

The boys played here for a good 30 minutes, throwing leaves into the water while we caught up with some cousins.

Our family with the lights and Temple.
Then Vivian, Julie and I went to Breaking Dawn part 2. So fun!

Thanksgiving...

These are the two pies I made, blueberry and cherry(my first time without any help, and they were delish!)

I was also in charge of the rolls...all 115 of them. 

 We went to Grandpa Ed and Grandma Julie's this year for Thanksgiving. The company was great, and the food was Delicious! So thankful for Family!

Swimming at the Legacy Center...

This afternoon we headed to the Legacy Center for some swimming. We have always done it on Thanksgiving Eve, but last year it was slammed, so we decided to go a day early, and it was perfect. Gotta love slide pictures, this one is Jace.

The beautiful Miss Kayla!

Jace

Part of our group.

Gracie loved this swing, and was in it for over an hour without making a peep.

So happy!

Seriously, she is so cute.

Sweet picture of Cole playing with Gracie.

Jace really wanted to go on the big slide, so his Aunt Vivian took him...yep, that is them under the water!

Here they are. Jace loved it so much that Vivian took him down again.

Cole hasn't been feeling the best, and he fell asleep on my lap right after this and slept until we left.

Little Miss Gracie and mommy!

Then we headed to Denny's for some yummy dinner. They have free kids meals every night, and we were all starving after swimming.

What a fun night! The kids were pretty well behaved too, they were so hungry that they didn't have too much time to be naughty! :)