Oh baby it's Christmas time...

and were we busy!  With me going to Labor and Delivery at least once a week to get the contractions stopped and trying to buy gifts for the kiddos and some what get ready for the baby and a ward Christmas party.  It was a fun time, but was I tired by the time it was over.  Here are some pictures of all of our Christmas events this year

Well this year on Christmas Eve we went down to Wil's buddies mom's house to learn how to make Tamales...they were delicious, then when we got home we made packaged cookies for Santa (forgive me, I'm 8 months pregnant at this point..) then we did bath time and opened up our new jammies.  Right after the kids went to bed I started wrapping everything, got it all put away, then I drove myself to Labor and Delivery, I was there until 6 am Christmas morning...then the kids got up at 7:30 am to open presents.  So it was a very relaxing day by the time presents were opened...we didn't do anything else, then Wil cooked a ham that evening!  

Ashlyn's Toy Story Recital

Once again Ashlyn rocked it at her recital.  That girl can be so shy, then get out on that stage and do the whole dance with all the personality in the world...I LOVE IT!  She is in a tumbling/cheerleading class and they were the jessie and woody dolls for this performance.  They danced to Will Smith's the Wild Wild West.  Here is the only picture that I got of her, being a backstage mom is good, because I am with Ashlyn the whole time, but I don't get to get any pictures of her while she is on stage dancing.  Wil video taped it for my parents though.  It was a really cute show and we are so proud of Ashlyn.

Graham Cracker Houses

I helped the YW make their graham cracker houses at mutual, and there were a few left over so all of my kids got one.  Wil and I needed a day out to get some Christmas shopping done...So we let the babysitter help the kids decorate them.  Here are a few of the pictures that she snapped.  This is by far one of Zach's favorite holiday things to do.

Giveaway

The Darling Daughter giveaway closed at midnight last night.  Hope you had a chance to go on her page and let her know which is your favorite bow.

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Christmas Pictures

This year being BIG and PREGNANT I didn't want a family picture for our christmas cards....But it was fun to dress the kids up in their new christmas church outfits and take their picture!  Here are some of our favorite

This was the best one, Ashlyn is not happy because she isn't in the middle.  GO FIGURE!

My cute little girlies

Every family has to take a funny face picture

And this is for all you bradshaw's a back shot;)

McDonald's or a Zoo??

Zach's school was doing a come eat at McDonald's night...and giving part of the money to the school's PTC.  Well of course my kids saw a McDonalds flyer come home and couldn't stop talking about it.  We waited for Wil to get home and we all went over there....IT WAS CRAZY!!!!!  Tons of children running around the whole place with no parents around controlling their children.  It was definitely Wil's biggest nightmare.  Our kids just kept saying why are they running around in here? There isn't even a play place...That's exactly what we were thinking too!  Seriously it was like watching a bunch of caged animals that had all just been let out of their cage to roam free...I didn't see any of these children sit down and eat anything in the hour we were there...I am sure McDonald's won't jump at the opportunity to help this school again, you could tell the whole staff was annoyed!

Our kids ate, then sat there just staring at all the animals.  So Wil was so happy it wasn't our children roaming free and went and bought them all a dipped cone.  (Not that my kids would have run around in there...they know I would have BEATEN THEM!!!!)

Love my kiddos!!!!!