Our December in Photos:
Ward Christmas Party. Ryker was so excited to tell Santa that he wanted a Blue Watch. And Ava was just excited about the sucker.
Ava LOVES holding onto Kev's rings. She always has to have one.
Doing crafts at Grandma's and then going around caroling. Ryker loved caroling!
Ryker was so sad that he didn't wake up in time to help Kev shovel. So he went in the backyard to shovel haha
Ava woke up from her Nap before I could finish shoveling. So I asked Ryker to go finish. He LOVES to help!
Preschool got canceled before Thanksgiving so they had a Thanksgiving party-feast a little late.
Lilly and Ryker. They play so good together. They thought it was so funny to to fall over, get back up, and fall over again.
This is "New" Duke. We found out old Duke had Liver Shunt. We couldn't breed him. We could give him a $5,000 surgery that may make him better, but not guaranteed. We could keep him on a strict low protein diet and medication. We did that for a week and it helped a TON! But it is expensive and I couldn't keep up with all the crumbs my kids dropped. So we sadly gave Duke back to the breeder. It was SO sad! and SO frustrating! But a couple days later Kev was looking at KSL and found out 2 puppies from a litter Rico was a stud for, were still for sale. So we contacted the owner and got this sweet puppy. He's so much fun! I'm so glad we could get a puppy with a little bit of Rico in it.
We had an Albaugh cousin gift exchange party. We ate dinner, decorated cookies, played games, and exchanged gifts.
Santa came to the "Farm"
Ava and Briggs (2nd cousin?) LOVE playing with the microwave. After Santa left, we all sang Christmas songs. It was fun.
We went and watched a Christmas light show. It made Kev and I kind of sick with all the blinking lights but the kids enjoyed it.
Gingerbread Houses
Preschool Christmas party. Lilly, Jackson, & Ryker. Ryker didn't want to stop sledding in the backyard. He was having so much fun!
Santa at Cabela's
I wrapped up their Christmas Sunday outfits. I thought Ryker would be a little disappointed it was just church clothes. But he was SO excited!!
(Top Left) Aunt Chelsie with Ava. They have a cute relationship. (Top Right) Playing Bingo with cousins.
After the Albaugh's we met up with the Cook's to watch a live Nativity. Afterwards, We got to go pet the Mule and Camel.
Christmas Eve with the Cooks.
We let the kids open up some PJ's before going to bed. I just LOVE how excited Ryker get, for EVERYTHING!
Christmas Morning!
Ryker was so excited to get a blue watch! He started asking for a blue watch in like October. Christmas evening I saw that Lilly got a new watch for Christmas too, so I had to ask Natalie. Come to find out Jackson wore a broken watch to preschool a couple months ago, ever since then, both kids have wanted one haha
Ava is always wanting to ride Ryker's scooter. So she was pretty happy to have one.
Ryker was also very excited about getting a blue sweatshirt. He now wears it every single day, unless it's in the wash.
Christmas morning at the Cook's
Sledding at the park.
New outfits!
We went to a little tubing hill. It was not what we were expecting at all, but Ryker LOVED it! He wasn't scared at all; did it by himself from the get go. The last three runs I made him do it with me. He was not happy about it at all, but it was so much better when he came with me. We went faster and farther than when I was by myself.
