While Adam’s brother Nick was here we were able to celebrate his birthday!! Yes, another birthday!! December and January are packed full of birthdays!! The kids love love love their Uncle Nick!! They loved showing him their love!

Nick and his amazing, beautiful wife!

Nick and his Momma!

The three brothers! Adam is the oldest, then Big Lou, then Nick.

Then we add the baby sister Diane!

Happy happy birthday Nick!! We love you and miss you tons!

I love taking the kids to feed the ducks and they love going too. My brother Jeff works at Subway and has leftover bread for us to take every once in a while! Those ducks love that jalapeno bread!!

Ammon tries to coax the ducks closer and closer to him so they will eat out of his hand! Hasn’t worked yet, but they get really close!

Jordan and Michelle went with us one time! We love spending time with them!

Kalixta is a loner feeder! She loves to stand apart from all of us and have her own ducks to feed!

KP loved eating the bread as much as the ducks! He is one cute boy!!

Britain and Tori making a lot of ducks happy!

KP  being a cutie peeking around the pole!

Jeff and Kylie are such a cute couple!

Ammon loves these trees because they are perfect for climbing!

When all the Utah family was here we walked down the pier! I enjoy all the California stuff much more now after being gone! KP loved everything about the pier and the beach!

Grandma and Tori enjoying the waves.

Ammon and Ariana threw  a stick in the water and watched it wash up on shore.

The whole clan.

Grandma had to help Ariana finish the walk.

Ammon jumped off the pier! He was so proud of himself!

Monkey see monkey do! Ariana followed right behind him! Just closer to the sand!

We are able to celebrate Uncle Lou’s birthday and Rhea’s birthday! We had a great time hanging out with family!

Silly silly girls!

The birthday kids! Yes, Lou is a kid no matter how old he gets!!

Uncle Lou required a kiss from each of the kids as they gave him their birthday gifts!

He had to steal one from Ammon though!

The Moore kids with their Uncle Lou Lou!

Lou and his baby Cami!

Rhea is a very cute present opener!

Happy happy birthday Lou and Rhea!! It was so fun spending the day with you!!!!

My sweet girls turn 8 today!! I know I always say this but, I can’t believe it!!! I was completely shocked when the Dr. told me I was going to have twins! I didn’t know what I was going to do!  I was struggling to keep up with three! Nik was 6, Zoe had just turned 4 and Ammon would have been 2! We were living with Adam’s parents. But a loving Heavenly Father had a plan like He always does! He has blessed and strengthened me is ways I can’t even comprehend! I can’t imagine my life with out these two silly vibrate girls!! They are so different and at the same time compliment each other so well!

Sunday when everyone was here for dinner we celebrated. Their dinner choice was easy this year and featured their favorite, frog egg salad just like last year AND the year before! Adam tried hard to change their minds but he didn’t succeed! They also wanted mashed potatoes and chicken. Here is a picture just for Auntie Marie!! We miss you!!

There was lots of love during the opening of presents!

Ammon was the cute present organizer! He would take each gift and place it in a pile. He made a pile for Britt and a pile for Kalixta. Each pile was built exactly the same!

They cracked me up opening presents! Kalixta would opened her present really fast to be the first one! Britain would watch her and react, knowing she got the same thing but hadn’t opened it yet!! Jeff and Kylie bought them two books each! I think they are almost done reading them! I know Zoe is!!

We are so excited to see Great-Grandma Mike at least once a week! The kids all love her!

She got the girls bracalet making kits. They can’t wait to do them with her!

They are modeling their new clothes they picked out when they went shopping with Grandma and Grandpa! They were so excited to open binders filled with paper and sheet protectors from Marci, Kenny and KP! They were seriously thrilled Marci! They also opened a paper telling them Marci, Kenny and KP are coming to their baptism next month!! They can’t wait to see you guys!!

The cake choices were as different as the girls are! Britain wanted a strawberry cake that we dressed up with chocolate dipped strawberries!

Kalixta wanted a chocolate cake with chocolate chip cookie dough baked on top! Delicious!! And yes for the 8th year running Britain blew out her candles first!!

Monday we went to Adam’s sister’s house to celebrate the girls’ birthday along with their Uncle Lou whose birthday was on the 14th and cousin Rhea whose birthday was on the 12th!

Great Grandma Gloria got the girls some cute shoes!

They had a great time playing with cousins, opening more presents and getting some more love! Uncle Rhea, Auntie Diane and cousin Marqus with the birthday girls!

Grandma Sylvia and Britain and Kalixta.

Uncle Lou Lou is so fun, he got them hula hoops!

They were excited to wear their new clothes to school before their birthday!! My cute models!!

Happy happy birthday Kalixta and Britain!! I love you two so much!!!!

Homemade gifts from my kids are the bestest! I love the books and ornaments and cards I get from them! I am so thankful for patient teachers who help and encourage their students to give to others!

This year I got three ornaments! Ariana was so excited she opened my gift the last week of school. I loved it!

Kalixta made a cinnamon smelling Christmas tree that I adore! Still loving that toothless smile!

Britain made a beautiful star with her picture on it and a cute snowman card telling me how much she loves me and her Daddy!

My sweet Mom made a new ornament for each of the grandkids! She used a cookie cutter and a picture of them! They are priceless!

I love how the smile and those cute chocolate browns are the same! The perfect memory!

On a slight side note, Zoe wrote a story for her english class. She got a great grade on it the only critisim the teacher had was to not use so many exclamation points!! Hehehe! I wonder where she learned that from!!!!

My Mom is so great at finding and making beautiful gifts for us! This year she made a silver leafed picture of San Diego Temple, the temple we got married in. It is beautiful!

She made one for each of the married couples. They all turned out great!

Thanks Mom! They are beautiful!!

We went to Adam’s Mom and Dad’s house to have Christmas with his brothers and sister and their families! It was so much fun to spend time with them.

The kids got lots of great stuff from their aunts, uncles and grandparents! They love everything they got and I have tons and tons of pictures of them opening and enjoying everything they got! Ammon loves his new bat and can’t wait to use it this season!

Lou Lou is supporting his team!!

Ariana as usual loved each gift and is so much fun to watch open presents!

Adam’s sister Diane loved the photo calendar she got!

Britain loves anything to do with crafts so she had so much fun making these.

Michael had a big busy day! His Uncle Nicky did a great job of putting him to sleep!

Nik was really excited about his mp3 player! He is rarely without it!

Mariyah was excited to open her gift!! I hope she will share with me! I am a little curious!!

Zoe got an adorable peace box that is currently stuffed full!

Donna got a cute jacket! It was so fun spending time with her (and Nick) they do not live close enough!!

Tori wanted a Cinderella Doll and she got it!!

Gabi is a fabulous artist! She will put this stuff to good use!

Kalixta enjoys her furry new friend!

Adam’s Mom got spoiled on Christmas, as she should! This sweatshirt is super cute and perfect for the chilly nights here!

Didn’t I tell you I had photos from Christmas break forever!! I love Christmas and the joy of giving the kids gifts they want so I go overboard on the pictures!! I want to blog about this fun day, even though it was last year, so I won’t forget! It is amazing how much better I remember an event if I have pictures that I have looked at and blog about!

The kids got up Christmas morning and opened their gifts from Santa and their stocking!

We all got dressed and went to church.

After Church we opened the rest of the presents with everybody! It was great to all be together and watch everyone enjoy their gifts!!

I love love love this picture of Nik!!

Michael didn’t think much of his first present opening experience! But he did love all the fun/cute gifts he got!!

Watching Britain and Kalixta compare and play with the gifts together was priceless!

Ammon, as well as all the kids got some super cute clothes!!

Zoe got new basketball shoes for her upcoming season!

Ariana loved each and everything she opened! She is one of the best gifts I have!

All the family on Christmas Day 2011!!

Auntie Michelle bought Michael and KP the cutest little Santa Diapers!

So cute, right?! I love those chunky thighs!!

He also borrowed this super cool hat from KP!