Christmas

Peter's new toy. It's hard to keep the boys away from it :)Hungry Hippos was a huge hit!

Trying out the new bikes in front of the house

Christmas scones were one of my favortie things growing up. It's fun to pass that along.

just can't wait

My new love sac and bike. I was VERY surprised! We kept the love sac and I felt guilty for weeks--we have never bought new furniture. The bike we returned and traded it in for two beauties I will show later.

I love garage sale toys!

Santa recycled Joey old bike for Kimball-smart man!

On Christmas Eve we brought chocolate pretzels over to all our neighbors. It was so cute to see Joey get so excited. He has always been an amazing giver with an extremely generous heart! He gets much more excited about giving things away then about what he's getting. He even chased two ladies down we had never met and gave them some pretzels. I love that sweet boy!

New toys from grandma to get those holiday wiggles out before Santa came!

I have to continue with the yearly tradition of taking pictures of the boys in front of Peter and I's first Christmas Tree. I love to see how they grow each year! They are very silly.

Clear Water Beach -- A Perfect Day!

We had so much fun going to the beach with some of the cousins. We went to Clearwater beach and played on the floury, white sand. It was a perfect day at the beach!Getting braver with Dad

Making castles with Ashley

cute little chubster--Aiden

Kimball's turn with the football.

Chasing cousin Cohen

Joey was brave enough to go in the deep water this time. He was so proud of himself and kept wanting to go farther and father out.

The guys had fun playing on the beach

Nick's kite that they tried to ride across the beach on.

The seagulls were horrible. They stole the sandwich right out of Joey's hand. Poor kid was scared to death and ate a spare under my lap for protection.

It was funny to see a picture of Santa on a jet ski

One tired boy

playtime

It was great having the pool and hot tub to swim in when ever we wanted!

The cousins loved playing together!

The boys Loved all the grandma's, grandpa's, aunts and uncles! They especially loved their new Uncle Nick! He is great with all the kids and we're so glad he's in the family!

Grandma Christmas and Birthday

Grandma and Grandpa Starkey are so sweet and generous. They always spoil us. The great-grand kids loved all the treats, toys and books they got!

Granma Starkey's Birthday party. She was very emotional and said it was her first real party.

Joey and Nathaniel helping Grandma.

The boys loving those mini cupcakes.

Girls Afternoon Out

We had sooo much fun getting to expand our GNO to include 4 generations. We had Grandma Starkey, Mom, all the lovely Taylor Girls, and little baby Laura still in Karen's tummy. We had a yummy lunch and then continued our tradition of seeing the next episode int he Twilight series--New Moon. Thanks Grandma for hanging out with us crazy girls!