The Brummonds

2.28.2012

January

Is it just me or did January of 2012 last a whole year!? It was sooo long!! We were really hoping for lots of snow this year, but it has seriously been really nice out! Obviously its still too chilly to play for too long outside, but these kiddos find mischief and lots of places to play inside.... :) I love that they play together!

Haha!!! Had to post this cause it is sooo funny! She decided to put her tutu on before church!

However, when the snow actually did fall, we took serious advantage of it!! It was a super dry snow, so a snowman was extremely difficult, so we improvised. This is our Snow Mound :)

Rome's First Christmas

Christmas is SO much more fun with kids. I know people always say that, but they are the magic! We didn't wake up early (We have lots of years to come that I know we'll be up at 4 am) so that was nice, and we went to church before opening gifts, which was weird haha.But what could be more perfect to celebrate our Savior's birth than to get to worship him for an hour!?

After Church we put the kids back in their jammies, and let them have at it! This Christmas was so amazing for us, because it was the poorest Christmas we've ever had. But Heavenly Father made sure that our kids did not go without. A wonderful and magical thing happened to us this year, and there is nothing more humbling than someone showing your family what Christmas is really about. While we were planning on getting each of our kids one gift each, and literally re-wrapping some of their old toys that had been in storage. Then a few of God's angels left a big red bag full of toys on our doorstep. I can't type this without crying. I have never felt so much love, and never known who to direct it to. But I pray that whoever our angels are receive blessings tenfold to what they have given us. It was so wonderful to watch my kids open toys on Christmas morning.

This Boy thoroughly enjoyed his very first Christmas!!!

Catchup. Spelled Right, Right?

Ok, yes my birthday was 2 months ago. Ya. Ya. It was a fun day, and I am not gonna lie, even though I'm 23 now...I still feel like I am 18 and I just graduated high school last year. Ugh, it has not been five years, it has not been five years. :/ Well anyways, my dear sweet husband made my day special, threw me a little birthday party, made me a REd VeLvEt Cake all by himself!!!, & made me the coolest jewelry hanger you've ever seen! Its an old window he got a few years back from a house he was painting! He is the best! :) Honestly, he had me at Red Velvet....

And as usual, after my birthday comes Christmas Eve. It was so fun to just be our little family together in our jammies, Rome was a party pooper though haha!

1.12.2012

Cookies With Cousins

Ryann ADORES her cousins. Especially Carter! Where you find Carter, there too you shall find Ryann! She is silly. We made some sugar cookies and invited Matt & Jocey to come over and let the kids decorate them, it was lots of fun.

Aunt Jocey Boston Carter & Ryann Frosting Cookies

(Notice the Icing Pouch in a Certain Someone's Mouth haha)

Boston LOVED decorating Cookies!!!

Mr. Carter

Will's Christmas Tree he's so Proud of

These are my sweet baby boys
<--Ryder Ray
and
Rome William

Born eight weeks apart, they are so cute together! Ryder is so tall and Rome is so small that they stay about the same size all the time. It is so fun having babies the same age as Jocey!!! Rome really enjoyed his fist sugar cookie!!

Oh how I wish this picture was better quality. Ah!!! It captures perfectly my DIVA QUEEN. Miss Thing has an attitude the size of LA! She refuses to keep all of her clothes on, hence only the mini skirt. Did I mention she eats at least one otter pop a day??? I swear, every hour on the hour I hear, "Sickle??" I just love her.

Poor Bebes...

My Poor Little Poopsies had croup right before Thanksgiving, and our Dr. recommended we take them outside to breath in the cool air to help settle the inflammation in their little lungs. Needless to say Rome did NOT enjoy this, and sweet Ry couldn't even stay awake for it, so she snuggled up to Aunt Nat and fell asleep!

1.11.2012

Christmas in Midway

The Polar Express

Brummond Fam

*A Few Magical Moments*

My Little Carter

Yep. That's My Kid....

Ryann's Experience with Santa HAHA

Rome's Experience with Santa:

"I don't know about you......

....Oh you're gonna give me a bell!? Then...I Love You!!!"

Is there any place on Earth I love so much as Midway.....No Way Jose!!! Will & I went on our Honeymoon to Midway, so I can't tell you how excited I was that Will's parents decided to have Christmas there! I love the little Swiss village, the unique architecture, and the mountain views are to die for! We only got to stay for 2 nights, but it was worth every second. Jim & Sue (Will's Parents) wanted to celebrate Christmas with all of us & they paid for us all to go for a ride on the Polar Express. Of course my babies are still too little to fully appreciate the magic of it all, but they had a blast!!! It was such a fun memory to make! Nana & Papa gave all the kids little Santa hats before the ride, this is our attempt at a picture:

Ryann and Rome ADORED their soft blankies from Uncle Mike

And they LOVE their Disney Movies from Nana & Papa on a weekly basis!!!

But I'm pretty sure the best gift of all was a tiny bell from a man in a red suit, to a very grateful happy baby boy.

Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving this year was so much fun. And a tad stressful. Why you ask? Because I was in charge...of making Thanksgiving dinner! There is so much that goes into the whole meal, holy cow. I think this year it really set in how much my mom and aunt really put into each and every Thanksgiving before this one. But, I am proud to say, everything but the green beans turned out wonderful!!! And how ridiculous I am, that I didn't even take one picture of the PERFECT turkey I made??? BLeh. Oh well~ I took pics of the fam & the pie, that's all that really matters right? This year I am most grateful for my beautiful family, wonderful new home, and that my family is not crazy..........as we used to be!!!!!!