Murder Mystery dinner and Ward Party

We got lucky this past weekend and had two datenights. We had a murder mystery dinner with some friends and had so much fun playing our parts. We did one called the Chicago Caper and it was fun to all be mobsters for the night. Thanks everyone for a fun night!
We also had a ward party and had a barbeque and played games. It was great to see everyone really enjoy our dance game. There were even older gentlemen from our ward who tried it. We also played ping pong and realized that we have a lot of competition in our ward. We need more practice!

Hangin' out in January

Brennon was being cute with Matt's ballcap and I had to take a few shots. We will proclaim him as an early cub fan. Go cubbies!

Matt has had a lot of time at home lately, so he decided to get a small piano to play. It is nice hearing music in the home and fun to see Katelynn interested.





Brennon has started taking steps. He is actually a lot more stable now that it has been a few days, but here is a sneak peak. We will post more when he is actually walking around. My baby is still too little to walk if you ask me!

Stairs conquered

After staying at so many houses with stairs on our trip, Brennon has mastered coming up and down the stairs. He thinks its hilarious to go up as fast as he can and hide. The other day he was practicing on our stairs and halfway down, he had to take a rest. What a cutie!

Final Virginia Tech game

We had a family night watching the final Virginia Tech hokie game in the Orange Bowl. They were #3 in the nation going into the game, but unfortunately they lost. It was very upsetting for me as I seem to get into the games way too much, but it was fun to start the tradition of all watching as a family. Even Katelynn was yelling, "Go Hokies", even though she had no idea what it meant.

New Years Eve Party

Evan and Cinta (the host couple) through an amazing New Years Eve party. This picture is after midnight when Evan went in to kiss Cinta too late and every one was watching. I've never seen Evan blush like that before!
A picture of most of us playing Mafia. This was one of the few times Evan was actually still alive...
Danielle and Andrea trying our dance game. They were a little lost at first, but caught on quick. Nice face Danielle, we're going to save this one :)

A few of the couples that were at the party. I'm surprised we made it so late after all our traveling the day before.

Whittier Family Christmas Party

We went to Morgan, UT for the annual Whittier family Christmas party. It was so fun to be with everyone and see how fast our family is growing.
We always play Bingo and do white elephant gifts for prizes. We had 4 tables and 27 people playing.
Katelynn and Carley played together all day. It's fun to see cousins again.
Grandma Barbara was the perfect hostess as always. It was great to see her again. Thanks Grandma!
Jack and Robynn, my Aunt and Uncle.



We played a game where we had to suck M&M's with a straw. It was hilarious to watch, just see for yourself. Oh, and I was catagorized as the one with the least hot air. I couldn't hold it at all. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not :)

Seeing friends and family along the way

Dinner with 5 of my siblings and families. (That's a rare opportunity since we are all so spread out)
We went to dinner at Dick and Becky's house and Natalie was so sweet to give Katelynn a horse ride. This was more fun for Katelynn than Christmas if you know how much Katelynn loves horses.
Dinner in Hollywood with Rick and Ali's family. Thanks for widening my food preferences. It was amazing Tai food!

Katelynn and her cousins (Hailey and Erick)
Matt and his high school buddies. (We had Dusty there in spirit)
Dinner with my college roommates
Katelynn and Hudson. Thanks for fitting us in. Lunch was so fun. We love you guys!

Christmas in Utah

This year we spent Christmas in Logan Utah at Matt's Mom's house. We had so much fun with his family and the kids were so excited for all the toys.

All that Katleynn wanted for Christmas was a "Black Beauty (A Horse)" and it didn't take much to light up her world on Christmas morning. She was so excited.

Brennon was still trying to figure out what all the excitement was for, but he loved his Fisher Price train that goes by itself.

What's Christmas without Santa Clause. Out kids were lucky enough to have Santa and Grandpa all rolled up in one! Katelynn called him Santa the whole time we were there. Thanks Santa!

Matt's Family Christmas Party

Matt's family had a Christmas party in Logan and it was so fun because 6 of the 7 kids were there with there families. It was definately a full house as you can tell, but it was great to finally get an updated family picture.



The triplets. They don't look at all alike do they? Ha...ha...ha They were also together for their 28th birthday on the 28th of December. It was so fun to all be together. We miss you guys!

Pit Stop at Babyland

We stopped in Vegas on our way to Utah to see my sister and her twins. The kids had fun playing together and Katelynn just loved being with the babies. They are so big now and so much happier than last time I saw them. It was so fun to see them laugh and smile.

Disneyland at Christmastime!

Since we were 5 minutes from Disneyland, we had to take the opportunity to take the kids. Even though it was two long days with lots of walking, we all had so much fun. I think Matt enjoyed it more than the kids and wanted to do every ride :) Here are a few highlights...


They had an amazing tree right in the middle of Disneyland. We also got to see a Christmas Disney parade with Santa and the kids loved it!
Who is the craziest driver??? I'll let you decide........

California Beach Day

Our first stop on our trip was to Anaheim California. We had to take the opportunity to go to the beach. Even though it was too cold to swim, we still had so much fun playing in the sand, walking the pier, and of course I had to get in and Katelynn followed and we had so much fun chasing the waves!
I loved the sunsets in California. So beautiful!

Brennon wasn't sure what to think of walking on sand.
Our family with Ali (Matt's triplet sister) and her family.

Yes we are still alive

So after 2 1/2 weeks on the road, we finally made it back to our wonderful home in Texas. I will give no excuses for not posting in like 3 weeks, but I will say that we have stayed in 3 states, drove over 5,000 miles, and stayed at over 5 different peoples houses. More will come on our trip and Christmas, but I just wanted to let you know I do plan on getting back to real life and posting pictures of all our adventures. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years!

The Tree of Life

So we literally stumbled upon this tree out in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of a horse field. Matt called it the "Tree of Life" and we have been calling it that ever since. It kind of reminds me of our own little Temple Square. It really is an amazing sight and reminds me how much I love Christmas time. Merry Christmas!

Scrapbooking Pages

A couple people have asked me about my scrapbooking weekend and I wanted to show some of my favorite pages I did. (Definately not up to Kristy, Kristin, or Danielle standards, but I think they turned out cute!)