Oh! HOLY NIGHT!!!!

A little hockey...



A little wrestling...



A little lovin'...

The grandkiddies: Ava, Max, Andy, Harry, Regan





A little blasphomy??? (Our manger scene, heaven help us all...we laughed so hard we cried!)





Hope you all had a great Christmas! Ours was wonderful and white in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...did I mention we were all sick every last one of us the entire time??? But despite everyone feeling a little under the weather we still managed to find time to be immature and crazy, eat great, gain weight all absolute musts at any "Sniderpalooza". Every night was a late one with lots of deep meaningful conversations, tons of laughing, cracking great jokes that only we get for sure, and ofcourse, guitar playing and loud singing! Loved it all! Here are just a few pictures.

Ava is 3..YIPEE!

Our little Princess turned 3 on November 24th. And as per usual, I was not on the ball enough to have her party on or near her birthday, I finally had it today. Actually, I've got to give myself credit...Harry didn't have his first birthday until he was 4! She told me she wanted everything pink and princess and by darn that's what we did! She HAD to wear her worn out princess costume and her princess crown. I just had to smile getting her all dolled up!

TOP 3 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT AVA:
1) Her beauty from the inside out! Everyone notices Ava. Not only because she is truly beautiful but because she is so fun, outgoing, crazy, wild, and sweet. All of that combined just makes her a true beauty!

2) She is a pistol! You never have to wonder where you stand with her or what she wants. She will let you, everyone around you, and their brother's uncle know what she's thinking.

3) Her tender heart. She is the first one on the scene if anyone is crying. She's the best at giving hugs and kisses. Scott loves coming home just to hear her squeal at the top of her lungs and run 90mph straight into his arms.

Having her around is dispells any darkenss, she is the sunshine in our lives. We could not possibly love you more Ava.

Harrison's Christmas Program

I must say that little Harry did a fantastic job at his school Christmas program. He sang every song word for word and with much expression I might add:) Everyone always says how much Scott and Harrison look alike. I can see it too, but the night of this program...I don't know if it was the shirt and tie or what, but it was creepy. He looked like Scott, stood like Scott, sang like Scott, truthfully, it freaked me out!

Here comes Santa Clause!

Can I just say, the kids are beyond pumped about Santa this year? It is so fun now that Ava "gets it" and they can just dream together about the wonder and magic of Christmas. They have come up with some pretty funny stuff. They are always looking for the reindeer "practicing" outside at night. These pictures are from Santa coming to our church building last week. It was so funny to watch Harry and Ava's eyes sparkling waiting their turn to sit on his lap. Harrison had an envelope with a list the size of Texas waiting to give him. When asked what they wanted Harrison said a "quad" and Ava said "pwintheth thtuff" aka princess stuff. It was priceless... and good luck with that Harrison. Hope Santa's elves were extra busy, otherwise that quad is a no go my friend! Watching Christmas through the eyes of a child is priceless!

THANKSGIVING....Thank heavens for Family!!!!

This year we had almost all of Scott's family, a couple of members of my family, as well as my good friend Mariellen for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun! Life would be 100% dull without good friends and family. That along with good health and blessings beyond measure, we definatly had good reason to celebrate Thanksgiving to the fullest this year. Thanks again to everyone who took the time to travel to see us. I still cannot get over how well the kids got along. Harrison was so sad to see his buddy Eli go. They all got along famously! Maybe one day we'll all live closer. It's my dream that I refuse to let go!

GET A WIPE!

Yes, that's poop on the rock!

So busted!

There are many benefits to breastfeeding, but the one negative is what can happen with the other children while you are feeding your baby. So I'm feeding Regan, and Ava runs up says..."I go pee, I go pee!" AKA I've got to pee this very instant! So I tell her to run to the bathroom, but she insists that I come with her cause she's scared to go alone. Flustered because ofcourse, I'm right smack in the middle of nursing, I tell her to take her pants off and run outside and pee in the rocks. She is thrilled and strips down in a half a second. A few minutes go by, and all of a sudden I see her head peek in the door and she says.."Get a wipe!". I ask her why, and she repeats again, "Get a wipe!". Finally after some coaxing I get out of her that she pooped...I've never seen a grin so big! I had to capture this hysterical moment! Miss Ava, you never can be sure about what she'll do next! Gotta love her!

4 Months already...STOP GROWING!!!!!!

After shots...not a happy camper:(

Okay, my little baby is ENORMOUS! She is growing way too fast for my liking. Don't you wish we could just keep them all in a box and never let them grow? We just finished our 4 month well check and she's perfect in every way! She is by far my biggest baby weighing in at 15 lbs. 4 oz. She's in the 60th percentile for weight, 75th for both height and head circumference. The doctor asked about how the feeding was going, before I could answer he said "well obviously fine, she's a chunk!" I have to say I've always dreamt of having a chubby baby, and here she is and I'm loving every minute of her cuteness! Just eveyone keep your fingers crossed that the doc doesn't make that same comment when she's 16! We love you Regers Macgregers!