Mathew's 5th birthday

We had so much fun planning Mathew's big birthday party. It was the first big party we've done for him, and he was so excited.
Mat's new favorite show is "Jake and the Neverland Pirates," so when I saw the idea online for a pirate and pixie party, I knew Mat would love it. Almost everyday he would ask if we could look for party ideas online.

Drawing on the wigwam

Cannonball battle

Searching for treasure
Mathew is so excited about growing up and going to kindergarden. He tells me "I want to be baptized so I can live in Heaven" and "I want to be a missionary so I can go on a mission." He is a sweet little boy, we love him so much!

I can't believe Thanksgiving was my last post. Christmas is old new by now. (Although I still haven't given out all of our Christmas gifts yet!)

Our Christmas was awesome! It was our first Christmas together alone. We went on a real vacation in white, snowy mountains.

The kids loved the snow. Mathew kept running outside barefoot just to touch the snow. He even laid down in it with just his pajamas on to make a snow angel.

Thanksgiving

Two of my favorite pictures from Thanksgiving this year:

Mikey found something that was just his size.

Grandpa with two very happy girls.

My boys

Mathew loves following instructions...
as long as they are on paper...
with pictures!

Michael made a new friend on our last trip to Disneyland. This guy was sooo nice, he entertained the kids for hours while we waited for the parade.

My favorite part about having Disney passes is spending time with our friends when they come for Disneyland.

Halloween

We went to a fun pumpkin patch.
Getting ready for the corn maze.

Halloween, "but not the real one," according to Mathew. He was looking forward to "the real Halloween, when you trick-or-treat at houses instead of just cars."

This was Emma, earlier in the week, when she still had all her hair. {She cut her own hair}

{And yes, I cried, a little}

She changed her costume 3 times in the morning before her Joyschool halloween party.