Can you guess what were having??!!!!

Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!! Our Christmas was AWESOME!! We spent it here at home just us, and it was quite nice. I was SO excited Christmas Eve that I hardly slept and by 6:30 am I was wide awake waking the kids up! (It was still pitch black outside when we got up!). Of course the kids got everything they asked for and so did Joe and I! We were done opening all the presents by 7:30 and had the whole day to play and relax!!!

Optimus Prime... his FAVORITE toy I think.

Josie's new kitchen complete with some matching dishes.

Christmas Eve

For Christmas Eve we got together with a bunch of other families in our ward and had an amazing dinner (Thanks Emily!) sang songs and the kids did the nativity scene. It was really cute!
Angel (Sally) visiting Mary (Josie)

Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.

The Sheppard (Lanny) bringing gifts to Baby Jesus.

Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds and the Wise Men and the Angel!

St Louis!!!

CITY MUSEUM
This place was UNBELIEVABLE!! It should seriously be a "Wonder" of the US. Before you die you HAVE to go this place!!! These pictures don't even do it justice. It was the COOLEST place I have EVER been!!! We spent the entire day there and it wasn't enough!! My kids can't stop talking about it!!

First floor mezzanine

They have OVER 200 tunnels and caves at this museum!!

Gigantic slide that everyone loved!

Grandpa and Josie crawling in the spine of a Dinosaur!

Grandpa on the "Human Mouse Wheel"

Joe showing him up.

Insect face painting!!

Giant foam playland

10 STORY SLIDE!!! CRAZY!!! (Note to self: TOO scary for a 3 year old! )

Underground caves... they went on for ever!!

HUGE outdoor ball pit!!

Outdoor climbing structure

They even had an aquarium inside!!

Joe petting the sting rays

Ever seen a TWO HEADED snake?!!!

This turtle LOVED the camera!! It just wanted some attention!

Apparently Josie got cold in the middle of the night and I just had to take a picture of her!!

THE ARCH
The first day we went to the arch which was right across from our hotel... beautiful view!! We spent the about 5 hours there. There is a museum, and a couple movies you can see. We waited in line for about 2 and 1/2 hours but it was well worth it for this view!!!

View straight on

View right

View straight down!! Scary!!

Gorgeous!! We stayed at the Hyatt in this picture and the location and views were phenomenal!! This is downtown and I just LOVE this picture!!

Thanksgiving...

Our Thanksgiving was fabulous!! Quiet, relaxing and filled with great memories. My dad came out to visit and a couple of friends came over. I hosted, it was my first time. It turned out pretty great if I do say so myself! Here is the highlight of the evening... Cooper waited days to smash this whip cream pie into grandpas face!

BAHAMAS HERE WE COME!!!

Yeah!! Just booked a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas with the fam for Christmas!! The kids are SO excited!!! This will be their first time on a real vacation with Mom and Dad. I am so excited for all the awesome food, the water park on the ship, the kids club, the spa, the amazing beaches... yes!!! This will be my motivation to get my fanny in shape!!

A new way to wear a sports bra....

For some reason, I don't think this will ever fit the same.