Carter McKay - December

Kids! They are the best! This one is getting big and fast! He is learning so so much in school and he is such a big helper and so so sweet! He can be a pickle and a stinker but the good far outweighs the bad! 

Holding Stockton!

Riding the mall train!

Polar Express Party! Carter is on the right side of the table, second seat!

Left side of the table, third row!

Getting his ticket!

Carter loves school and gets so excited to go!

Christmas concert!

We must have been wearing him out this month! He found him asleep several times, usually reading!

This kid loves movies and shows! He loves to read! He loves TMNT, Lion Guard, Avengers and Paw Patrol! He is great at using his imagination and loves to go go go! 

*Fiesta Fun*

So for Christmas Grandma Wallin bought all the Wallin grandkids a day at Fiesta Fun! She rented the private bowling room for 2 hours, got laser tag tickets, arcade tokens, and go karts! The kids had a blast! It was so nice to have a room where the kids could run around and play on their own lanes, without distracting and bugging those around us!

The kids had a blast! They even said they want to do that every year!

Baylee Bowling!

Carter

Dad

Owen hanging out in the gutters!

Owen's turn! he always clapped for himself after his ball hit the pins!

Ellie liked chilling on the couch!

Stockton snoozing!

Owen found a new place to watch all the bowlers!

Aubrey celebrating her strike!

More of the crew!

Love this kid, he is the biggest sweetheart!

Grandma taking her turn!

Half the crew!

My boys!

Patiently waiting for her ball!

Mom and O!

Pizza time!

Aubrey, Owen, Stockton, Sam, Grandpa, Ellie and Joslyn

McKay, Baylee, Grandma, Carter, Dayne, AJ and Tallon

Delicious!

Ellie Girl!

Jossie!

Carter and Baylee

After bowling we played laser tag! Carter and Baylee loved it!

Nest they used their money at the arcade games!

After arcades my kids choose another round of Laser Tag and Adam's kids choose go karts!

We had a blast! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for such an awesome time!

Skyping with Elder Wallin

Skyping with Elder Wallin, Uncle Z! 

We walked in about 5 minutes after he called my Mom and Dad and the kids ran right over to him!

Carter saying Hi!

Bay saying Hi!

Owen saying Hi!

Of course we gave Mom and Dad the majority of the time! Isaac sounded so so so good! He has an accent and says some funny things but it was so so so good to see his smiling face!

I mean look at that smile!

We were able to talk to him for a good 2 hours!

Can't believe he comes home in 6 months!

It was a great Christmas present!

---Christmas Day---

Christmas, such a magical and fun time! I've said it before and I'll say it again but Christmas with kids is the best! 

This year I was especially proud of my kids, Christmas happened to land on a Sunday and our meeting started at 10:30! We told the kids we were going to wait and do Christmas till after church so we could have a spiritual meeting and celebrating with the one we celebrate Christmas for in the first place! They didn't whine, they didn't question they just accepted! We had a great sacrament and then we got to go home and enjoy a great Christmas!

Christmas Morning

Stockings were filled!

Too many presents!

I let the kids pick whatever treat they wanted to give Santa, one chose Grinch Popcorn and the other Rice Krispies! He seemed to enjoy both!

Owen was more worried about the dog than the gifts!

Baylee

Carter

Carter getting excited for Owen's gift!

Baylee's present from Grandma and Grandpa Jones!

I loved how into Owen was! He loved the unwrapping part!

Love the smiles and excitement!

The dog was having fun climbing over things and trying to eat paper!

Baylee giving the dog some extra loves!

Owen loved all the vehicles he got!

A beautiful Christmas mess!

Luna wants a toy!

Carter was thrilled with what he got from Santa!

Baylee scored! She got a dollhouse with lots of dolls, clothes, books, movies and some dress up things!

Carter got the Paw Patrol Lookout and Air Patroller, books, clothes, Mack and Tracker!

Owen for Smart Wheel tracks, lots of vehicles, books, clothes and a ball hut!

The kids loved it!

After we played with toys for awhile we headed over to Grandma Wallin's and were able to Skype with Elder Wallin and then open more presents!

Playing with some of Ellie's toys!

Baylee helping Grandpa open his presents!

And Grandma!

Ellie opening gifts from the kids!

Carter and Baylee opening gifts from Grandma!

Books!

Games!

Ellie decided opening presents was not as good as a nap!

Baylee's own Raggedy Ann that Grandma made by hand!

McKay's gift from me, sleeping bags, and our gift from my parents, a cargo carrier for our car!

Baylee was so particular on how she opened presents!

Sleeping Luna!

Playing the game Grandma got the kids!

Owen finally woke up from his nap to open presents!

He had lots of help!

Later that night Adam's family came over...

AJ

Tallon and Aubrey playing with the puppy!

Joslyn, Felicia and Stockton!

Baylee coloring on Owen's Doodle Pad!

My Mom made a delicious Prime Rib for dinner and we enjoyed our time with cousins and family!

After dinner we headed home and played with our toys!