Family Pictures 2013

Yet again, Anna Vancleeve Photography did a wonderful job with our family pictures!  She is a dear friend and a very talented photographer and we were in and out within an hour and we were all happy about that! :)

Brady is 7!

Our sweet, kind, loving little boy turned 7 in early December!  Even as I type this, I still can't believe we have a 7 year old...everyone says how fast time goes but it really is amazing.  Brady is at such a fun age--he is loving school, has great buddies, is truly best friends with his little sister and is just such a JOY in our lives.      

We had a little family get together the night before his birthday which was so much fun!  He requested his favorite dinner, spaghetti. :)

Brady and Uncle EJ playing with his birthday gift from Jeff and I...unfortunately this little 7 year old broke into the toy room this morning (aka somehow picked the lock!?!) so the surprise was somewhat diminished...I was SO MAD...but it was so out of character (and I think kind of an accident on my little rule-follower's part) that I couldn't stay mad too long. :)  He has spent HOURS playing with this hoop shoot and it's so fun to watch and to play with him!

EJ and Jenee got him the Twister game which was a huge hit--everyone got a huge kick out of Papa trying to maneuver his way through the game!  I love how hard Livvy and Nana are laughing in this one. :)

Livvy absolutely LOVED this game!

Of course we made our big boy breakfast in bed!

THIS was what my phone said the morning of his birthday!  Even for Bozeman pretty darn chilly!

A little sleepover!  Sweet, sweet kiddos.

Thanksgiving in Cody!

We spent Thanskgiving in Cody and had a great couple of days down there!  It was the perfect family holiday--lots of relaxing in jammies, fun board games played, football on TV and overall just really quality time with Grammy & Grampy.  The kiddos love going to Grammy & Grampy's house so much that inevitably they ask when they'll get to go back as we're leaving town! :)

Grammy reading Brady a bedtime story "Santa is coming to Montana"

My little bookworm was loving Grammy's library!

Happy girl and her books!

Daddy showing Liv how he used to swaddle her when she was a baby

Post Thanksgiving meal!  We simplified things by eating out--it was very good and made for more quality time together instead of working in the kitchen all day! It was perfect.

Game time!  We played Headbandz where you act out the word and everyone had so much fun--the kids were totally into in and did a great job!

Matching jammie bottoms

Brady reading his new favorite book Sammy the Seal 

Go Huskers! (bummer of a game, though) :(

Another fun game of Angry Birds

Livvy was loving playing with Aunt Lez's old cabbage patch doll!

Brady spent lots of time working on a coloring puzzle

Cute picture :)

Grampy and his baby! :)

Jeff acting out Skateboard and Brady got it!