30+ Pictures

Hey ya'll!

What a great Christmas we had!!

It was so wonderful to 

be in Iowa for 

Christmas and to be able

to spend so much time 

with my family and friends.

We had a wonderful time

and found out that

Kale is a champion plane traveller.

Before I post pictures, though,

I would like to explain that

the reason there aren't

any pictures of 

Christmas Day is that

I didn't get our 

new camera until after Christmas. 

:-/ Sorry!

But, here we go!

Kale now loves to play with the cookie sheets.

He thinks he's pretty hilarious. 

Kale loves his Nana Gerber,

and also loved trying

to mess up our card games :)

My two BFFs took me out

and pampered me.

Just like old times :)

They'll probably hate me for posting the above picture,

but I know they'll get over it 

Love you girls!!

We went to Nauvoo while we were out there.

It was so great! But insanely cold. 

Kale loved

looking at the 

Nativity scene at the

Visitor's Center.

Or maybe he 

just was fascinated

by the straw... 

And of course,

it was difficult to keep him 

from taking all the

ornaments off the tree.

Alison swung by and played

some Kinect golf with

us.

Man I miss this girl!

Kale loves his Uncle Dain!

All right people, it's time to 

go sledding.

Kale's first time!

Getting all his gear on was

a team effort.

Ready, set, GO!

I can't help but laugh seeing this picture.

He was just like Randy

from A Christmas Story.

Hilarious.

Watch out Dain!!

And again,

just lying their like a slug.

It was his only defense.

Here are some pictures of what the pass 

looked like on our drive home:

And now some silly pictures.

I took Kale outside but he 

wouldn't keep his gloves

on and kept falling on the cold

ice, so we went inside.

This is Kale's friend Bauston.

Despite Kale's facial expression,

they really are buds.

Speaking of Kale's facial expressions,

here's a new one he

picked up in Iowa 

that seems to be a real crowd pleaser:

And that's it.

It was a great Christmas.

We are so grateful 

we had the chance to be with family!

No, no, no, Santa!

It's Christmas time!!!!!

Nothing beats Christmas.

You've got family.

You've got friends.

You've got traditions both sacred and silly.

And everyone is just a little

bit nicer.

And, of course, you've got the Christmas music!!!!

Well, around here we've

really been getting into the

holiday spirit...

Kale has taken on the tactic

of hiding in a corner

so he stays out of trouble

and in Santa's (and mommy's)

good graces.

And of course he 

flashes those 

blue eyes at me and I melt.

I'm sure Santa does too.

Kale loves to turn the Christmas lights on and off.

He also loves to touch the lights,

and shake the tree; 

oh, and eat the fake "needles" 

that fall off the tree.

Goober.

He looks a little bit creepy here...

This past Saturday was our

ward Christmas party.

There was tons of yummy

food to eat, and I would say close

to our whole ward showed up.

Part way through the 

program, Santa came to visit the kids.

And so, we thought we'd

introduce Kale to him for the first time.....

At first he was unsure...

He had some concerns,

so he looked to Dad

for guidance...

Santa let him play with his bells,

but Kale knew they

weren't the real ones like 

on Polar Express....

And then he decided he really just didn't like

this guy.

Poor kid was shaking like a leaf!

Classic Christmas picture though :)

And that has been

our Christmas celebration thus far.

In other news,

I asked Kale what he'd like

for breakfast this morning,

and both Tyler and I swear he said,

"Hmmm, my poop."

Hilarious!

He's growing up fast.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Gobble Gobble Ham!

Once again I am not prompt in

blogging about Thanksgiving.

That's just my M.O.

Better late than never, right?

Our Thanksgiving was great!

Doug flew up Wednesday night 

and stayed with us until

Monday morning.

We were so glad to have him!

Thanksgiving dinner was delicious

and I definitely ate WAY

too much food.

But that's what Thanksgiving is for, right?

Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures

of Thanksgiving day

because I discovered the 

batteries were dead

just as we were sitting down to eat.

I know, classic Bryn.

You'll have to just trust me that

I didn't burn anything.

Friday we went to Seattle!

I have wanted to go to Seattle

for the longest time. 

It might be because of Sleepless in Seattle,

I don't really know.

I was not disappointed. 

The drive up there alone was incredible.

There is just nowhere else like it.

We went to Pike's Market and looked out on the bay.

we
drove
past
the
Space
Needle.
Kale
got
sleepy.

 

Kale and Grandpa did some fun playing outside

Grandpa got Kale an awesome Christmas present!

We put up our Christmas tree.

Kale was fascinated by the lights.

Kale quickly assessed where the 

tree was plugged in.

Bedtime stories with Grandpa!

Handsome Boy!

Silly boys.

Thanks for coming Grandpa!

We had tons of fun!