Back to Reality..

The girls were very excited to get

back to school. It was a rough

morning getting out the door.

Our winter break we had

lots of lazy morning's, watching

movies and eating all sorts

of junk food. It's nice to

be back in a routine and the girls

can't wait for" show n share" n Friday.

Christmas morning...

Three excited kiddos

waiting to go and see

what Santa had brought

them. Morgan woke up at six

and patiently waited

for his sisters wake up!

Nobody got coal, so

everyone must have been

good this year. It was a fun

morning watching all of them

open their treasures. Maks slept thru

his first Christmas morning, but

he made up for it once he

woke up. He wasn't sure what

to think. He liked the paper...

Madison is just like me, she like to get

all her stuff together and count it and have

me take a picture

This is one of Madi's big wants for this year.

The Lalloopsy dolls. They were hard to find. I

managed to find the twins.

Christmas 2010

We went to the North Pole...

The Lovell family went to

the North Pole. We went to Greer, its

about a 4 hour drive from where we live.

We had dinner and then we loaded

onto a trolley and traveled to

the North Pole. The Elves let us

into Santa's workshop. The kids

got to see where they live,

make toys and see

where Rudolph the reindeer

sleeps....

We sang Christmas songs

had hot coco and sugar cookies.

It was so fun to see the magic light

up in all the kids eyes.

It was a wonderful opportunity

and we were so lucky to

do such a fun thing as

a family! Morgan was here

for 2 1/2 weeks for

his winter break. We had

a fabulous visit with him.

After we left Santa's

workshop we went and stayed

in a cabin. We got in our pj's

and watch "How the Grinch

stole Christmas". It's a memory

that I will always remember(long

drive and all). It was really cold

and had a little bit of snow. It made it

feel more like Christmas.

Here are some of the

highlights...

Out front of our cabin

riding the trolley

Inside the Santa's workshop

helping the elves make toys

Santa's desk

writing their wish list

Maks sitting in Santa's seat

picture with Santa

Inside our cabin

Breakfast with Santa, the

next morning

Maksim, 8 months

Maksim is the sweetest baby

on the planet. He is easy going, loves

to be entertained by his

sisters. He laughs even when

they aren't that funny!

He is starting to crawl and

watch out he is driving

a little early too!

Madison turns 4!!

We can't believe Madison is four years old.

She is so grown up and mature.

She loves to take charge, we

joke that she will be a

school teacher one day!

Madison loves her sister and

brothers so much, she is the happiest

when her family is all together. Madi

has such a big heart, she loves to give

loves and kisses to everyone she knows.

Her sweet spirit shines through her

smile and her giggle.

Madison is quite the fashionista,

She loves to wear

dresses and skirts. She will

compromise with her mom

and wear pants every once in awhile,

I may have

created a little monster. haha!!

We love you and

happy 4 th bday!

McKinzi turns 3...

We can't believe our "Kinzi Bear"

has turned three years old. She is such

a sassy girl with a personality

all to her own. She loves being

with her sister and is a great big

sister to Maks. She is a daddy's girl, but

loves one on one time with her mom. She

loves to have no clothes on and her

choice of underwear is Thomas the train.

I still laugh when I see her in her "boy"

underwear, but that is what she picked

out when she was being potty

trained. I didn't care as long

as she was going on the potty.

She is messy, but has coordination.

She wears skirts cause that's

what her sister likes, but is

more comfortable in pants. She

doesn't like "dress up" clothes cause

they are itchy. She can

be grumpy if she gets woke up wrong

side of the bed. Loves to sing songs when

she is happy. McKinzi has a smile that is

infectious and melts your heart.

We love you and Happy 3rd bday!

best hair ever!

Kinzi wearing the bday crown at school

Sisters...

These two are like glue. They are

best of friends, but opposite in

so many ways. Which is a good thing!

That's why they get along so well.

They are Irish twins born just

five days shy of a year.

As their mother, I can't

believe they are mine. They are

truly gifts from God. I can't believe

they turned 3 & 4 years old.

The time really has flown by.

Its been very hectic at times, but

I wouldn't change it for the world. I see

the bond between these two and it

makes me wish I had a sister.

princess crowns from their big brother Morgan!

waiting in line to see Santa

Santa came to visit at school

School Pageant

The girls class dressed like Shepard's and

put on a performance for the

parents. It was pretty funny. Madison yelled

at the top of her lungs. McKinzi acted

like it was her full-time job being dressed

like a Shepard. Too funny!

School 2010

Christmas Jammies!

We started a new tradition this year.

I gave the kiddos their Christmas Pj's

on Thanksgiving night. Its fun to have them

wear then all month long. They love having

them on while they sing all their Xmas songs

they learned at school for their pageant.

Holiday Party 2010

We have a Holiday dinner party

with friends every Christmas.

We have a great time catching up

with friends, some we only see a few

times a year. Plus, its fun to get

dressed up and have a date night!

The girls

My Amazing Brother...

Ten days after Thanksgiving

things changed for my family.

My brother, Ryan was hanging

Christmas lights on his house. He fell

15 feet from the ladder and broke

both his elbows and his leg. He was

flown to Salt Lake. He had 8

hours of surgery on his elbows.

I flew in the next day to be

with my family and Brittany.

Even though his injuries are

terrible, he is so lucky to be

alive and not paralyzed.

Ryan is doing well, he

is home now, but

its a day by day progress.

I have had some time to reflect

on his accident and it has made me realize

how precious life is. Things can change

in a heart beat. I'm so lucky to have such

an amazing brother, friend and

Uncle to my kids. This is

a picture we got of all of

them at Thanksgiving. I'm so

proud of him and his progress so far.

He has a great attitude and will for life.

He has a long road ahead of him, but

everyone is already amazed at how

much he is doing on his own.

We love you and can't wait

to come visit soon...

November 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

We were lucky to have

my parents, brother

and sister-in-law come visit

for Thanksgiving. My kids were

so excited to have them visit.

Brittany was the head chef and I was

her assistant, I did whatever

she told me to do. I couldn't ever do a

Thanksgiving without her!

We ate way to much, the girls

went shopping and the boys

watch football. My kids

got spoiled.

The table, minus Virginia

Even Maks ate everything!

The boys were on clean up duty!

Thanksgiving Feast

The girls pre-school class fixed a

feast for all the parents. We had to

come and eat with the class.

They sang a few songs

and we ate what they all

prepared, it actually

was pretty good food.

i think they were more

excited that me and

Maks were there!