photo collage

in an attempt to get our blog up to date, i'm including the loose photos from the month of december. enjoy!

 we could not have survived after the birth of the twins without nona's help with EVERYTHING!

 the girls cannot get enough of holding their brothers.

 abby begging to see the photo before it is even taken. the story of our photo-life.

(ps- i love jake's smile here. it is almost like he enjoys his sister's agony.)

 snow sculpture with daddy.

 of course, it's more fun sitting on top of it.

 abby wasn't so sure of this at first, but warmed up to the idea.

 with nona and papa at the grand america's Christmas window display.

 aw, to be young and in love....

 hi boys!

 benji conquered lifting his head first (however jake was the first to master rolling).

 in the playroom.

 the boys waiting for dad to put the girls to bed.

(disclaimer: i only did this for a couple of minutes to surprise todd and take a photo. our babies do not watch t.v.)

 ben was fussing one evening, so i put him in the carrier while i prepared dinner. i forgot about my sous chef until i smelt the aroma of the onions i was cutting! i quickly moved him to fresh air and took him out of the baby bjorn. whoops! no worries, no harm done.

 seriously, how cute are these guys?!!!

 a little utah pride for their dad.

 such a cute daddy!

arms are full and he is loving every minute.

roly poly the polar bear

ellie had her dance performance in december. her class danced to the song "roly poly the polar bear." she was so excited for the great unknown of her first recital. both sets of grandparents were there to share in all the excitement. we recorded it (however, i can't seem to post it and don't have time to figure out what i'm doing wrong) and now abby wants to watch it all the time. abby has the dance down and ellie's costume has made it into abby's dress-up rotation. we are so proud with how well ellie did!!!