a little [surprise] break {picture heavy}, Christmas update and super surprise at the end.

I did not intend to take a break from writing, but life was crazy busy for the last month. I went back to work, was overwhelmed with Christmas, make one too many sweets, and way too much food. We ran around on Christmas eve and Christmas, visiting with all our family in the area and the boys have so many toys, I don't know what to do with them. It was a pretty good Holiday season. 

 Easton put up our [annoyingly hard to put up] tree. He managed to do most of it by himself.

 He was pretty proud.

Hudson rode piggy back while I shoveled, he was less than impressed.

This is a thing now. Crawling and standing, and pulling everything down and participating in mess making..

My favorite holiday tradition!

Goofy face

Homemade garlic cheese bread. This was so easy and delicious. Like crazy good.

Sorry, not sorry it's upside down. If it was right side up you'd try to eat the screen.

Santa came!

Before present opening

Mr. Cool and his tool bench

Mr. Truck man.

The handsomest men I know.

We had a great Christmas and enjoyed spending a lot of time with family. We had a very busy, busy December including a *surprise* birthday party for Travis. I didn't get very many pictures, but it included a salsa bar, homemade decorations, a pinata, taco salad bar, and lots of great people.

Salsa Bar, with 6 different types of salsas

Decorations!

Delicious cake

 The pictures don't do it justice but the party was great and these are the most important pictures of all:

Travis pulled off the ultimate surprise and made the cutest DVD, under the guise that his mom made it for him for his birthday. It started with school pictures and memories and a birthday song. Katie and Travis were seated up front and we were all gathered behind them. All of a sudden on of Katie's favorite songs comes on and it switches to pictures from the last couple years. If I claim I wasn't crying before this exact moment, my pants would be on fire. Photos flashed of them on cruises, at family events, parties, all the great memories they have made together. Then this jam came on and people started to figure it out. Travis did a great job pulling off the best surprise not surprise birthday but oh wait it is a surprise engagement! It was beautiful and we are so excited they are getting married! They couldn't be more perfect for each other!

Over all, it was a great Christmas season. Looking forward to celebrating tonight the start of the new year.