December

Gingerbread house building!  They lasted about 1 day and then they just had to eat them.

 Dallin and Paige playing in the snow, doing "tillers".

 Dallin's preschool nativity - Luke, Dallin, Leah, Camille

 Paige as an angel in the Taylor family nativity at Uncle Scott's house.

 All the kids waiting for the nativity.

 More snow....pretty much 2 weeks straight.  The kids thought they'd died and gone to heaven.  Every morning before school they were out playing and as soon as they got home.  We love SNOW!

 Christmas Eve roller skate party - thanks to Carly and Andy!

 Garet was a blur!

 Elle and Camille

 Grandma and Grandpa Taylor came and stayed with us for Christmas Eve and Day!  We had a lovely dinner, played a few games, opened Christmas PJ's, drove around to look at a few lights, opened stocking notes, and tucked the kids into bed.  They were so excited!  It was fun to have them here! 

 New PJ's.  Dallin was in love with his Santa onesies!

 My Christmas surprise!  A new mountain bike!

 Garet - lots of boy stuff and Snap Circuits (coolest toy).

 Paige - Olaf kit, pizza and cake food, coloring supplies, and more.

 Mason - Boy toys and Keva planks

 Camille - polymer clay, coat, lamp, cinderella, doodling pens and book, games, etc.

 Dallin - Dinosaur tractor, pillow pet, legos.

 Christmas afternoon nap.

 The day after Christmas cabin trip!  The snow was so deep!

 Camille, Mason, Paige, Dallin, Kaydi and Andy

 Keva plank competition for family night!

Christmas was so memorable when Paige sprawled out over her wooden pizza and cake as she was unwrapping it.  If we could just freeze time and keep the kids little:) 

Thanksgiving and tree hunting

Thanksgiving with the Cable's!  Yummy!  We hosted this year and it was really fun!

 12 adults and 16 kids is quite the crew.  Middle size kid table - Owen, Mason, Braxton, Addalyn, Garet, Isaac, Dallin, Scarlett, Amelia.

 Big girl table with adults - Elle and Camille!

 Little kid table - Conrad, Anabelle, Paige, and Grey

 We went to the Christmas tree jubilee to see Aunt Carly's beautiful tree and these two cute people showed up!  The kids were cute!

 Uncle Jake found a place for us to go tree hunting this year!  It was still quite a drive, but so beautiful with the freshly fallen snow.  We had to hike up a steep mountain, but we found the perfect tree.  It's tall and skinny, just how I like it and so perfect all the way around.

 Daddy was teaching Paige how to lick the snow.

 I let the kids do all the decorating except for lights.  They did a pretty good job!

 I had to move a few of Paige's ornaments - 5 bulbs on one limb is a little much!

Birthday Week, 4 - wheelin' trip, Deer Hunt, Halloween

We have 3 birthdays in 4 days and two of them are on the same day!  Camille had a big milestone birthday this year....12!  She was thrilled to finally be going to YW.  Garet was so generous and gave her all of his money - $8.  It was really sweet of him to be so thoughtful.

 Skor Cake, lunch date with Mom, Dallin, and Paige, YW activity to see "Once I was a Beehive", new jewelry box, dresser, nightstand, vinyl quote = a perfect birthday for this girl.

 Mason and Paige!  Dad took Garet and Mason on a 4-wheeling trip, but they made it home so we could celebrate Mason (7) and Paige's (3) birthday.

 I hope they always like sharing a birthday!  It is tricky making it special for each of them.  We sure love our pumpkins:)

 Dallin feels a little gyped.   He doesn't understand why 3 of his siblings get presents and he doesn't.  Someday he'll get it!

 Garet, Grandpa, and Mason in the razor!  The girls decided to stay home and do some crafts instead.  We had a great time at Melissa's house making a few Christmas crafts and attending the temple.

 Daddy took Mason and Garet deer hunting on the farm and they shot one!

 It was quite the adventure for them.

 Halloween - not my favorite, but the kids came up with their own costumes this year!  Mason - nerd box (thanks to Daddy's computer skills), Garet - Nerd, Camille - cheerleader, Paige - Princess, Dallin - One-eyed monster.

 Cable Halloween Party!  Quite the crew.

Apple Cider Time!

Most of you know Jared built an apples press about three years ago!  We took a picture of the setup.  We make lots of cider with friends and neighbors.