BIG News!!!

Well I wasn't going to let the big news out yet, but we ended up telling our families this past weekend that we are expecting in August!!!! Yep....that makes 4!!!! We have always wanted a big family and want them to be close to each other. My first three kids are all 21 1/2 months apart but this one will be 26 months from Jace! I am due on the 28th and Morgans birthday is the 26th so may be it will be a double b-day or another fair baby!! All the kids want a baby sister. We didn't find out with Jace and Dusty doesn't want to find out again...but I can't decide so will just have to see! My sister in-law is due 2 weeks before me and we are so excited to have cousins so close!

I know some of you might think I am totally crazy...maybe I am but I don't really care. This is what we want and we are so excited. I feel so blessed to be able to have children. I hope I can do a great job raising my family and show my Heavenly father how grateful I am to him. I am truly blessed!

New Puppy!!!

We were up to the cow round up last fall, and 2 of the guys dogs were getting a little friendly...so we called for one of the pups. Our dog had gotten ran over so it was perfect timing for us. So Dusty went and got the puppy on New Years Day! Dusty calls her bread a "Shag" what ever that means??? She is already growing a ton. She was staying out in our mud room, but I was so sick of cleaning up after her that I finally put an end to that. Hopefully she can find a way to stay warm, since it is so dang cold. Her name is "Sprite" we mixed her mom and dad's names which were "Spur" and "Whitie" It's been really fun for the kids to have a friend and a responsibility. Know that she is out side I like her a lot more too.

Brance loves his new buddy. He always makes sure she is fed and watered.
Morgan was so excited that the puppy fell asleep by her.

Jace is a little rough with the dog he is always picking her up by the neck or grabbing hair as she runs away. I hope she doesn't hurt him one of these times.

He loves his new toy... if we could only get it through his head that she is not a toy.

Christmas!

Well I can't believe how fast Christmas comes and goes! I wish we could celebrate longer! We had a great day!

Morgan got a new doll, teddy bear and lots of chap stick!

Brance got lots of Robot, a race track and cars!

The kids all got sleeping bags for Christmas! They loved them. They sleep in them for a week after Christmas.

I think the kids had a good Christmas! They are so dang fun, I love them!

I am still trying to catch up on house work and laundry. I think next year I am going to ask for a cleaning fairy, and laundry fairy.

Christmas Eve!

Well I'm kind of slow posting for Christmas better late than never. We love Christmas eve almost as much as Christmas. We are so lucky to live close to both families.
The Bingham family tradition is to go bowling on Christmas eve! We had so much fun. The kids absolutely love it.

Of course Morgan had to do it all by herself!!!

Jace really wanted to bowl...maybe next year!

Brance loves to go bowling!! If it was his choice we would go bowling every Monday night for FHE.

What a crazy kid!

After bowling we went to my Grandpa's house. Every year since before I was even born my dad would make a Chinese dinner on Christmas eve. It's way yummy and lots of fun. My dad and Grandpa with the kids!


and of course we got to open Christmas jammies. I can't believe I didn't take a picture after they got dressed! Oh well!

After that it was off to bed for the kids and a long night for Mom. I love being a mom and getting to spoil my kids at Christmas time!

SANTA!!!

On Monday night we went and seen Santa and his reindeer with the kids. We waited in line 45 minutes to see Santa. It was totally worth it, we love this Santa because his beard is real and the back ground is beautiful. My camera batteries died before we got any pictures with the reindeer. There were 2 of them. Half way home we tried figuring out which ones they were. I think we finally agreed on Comet and Dasher!
Brance told Santa he wants a race track, flash light and sleeping bag!
Morgan told Santa that she wants Chap stick and a Baby doll!
Jace was not scared at all. In fact he loved it!

USU vs BYU

Yesterday me and Dusty went to the Utah State game with all my brother and sister-in-laws. They lost which was sad ;( but we had a really fun time. It brought me back to my high school days. I haven't yelled that hard in a long time. GO AGGIES!!!

Sorry Dusty looks so handsome. He loves Pictures. He knows I'm going to put it on the blog so he always acts like a dork... hoping I won't . Maybe after he realizes I don't care... he'll stop acting like a dork!

This is everyone. Malya, Dusty's Brother Ryan. His sister Laura and Steve. Laura is holding Ryan's daughter Maisie. Then Dusty and his brother Dalan.

It was a blast! Ryan goes to BYU but they sat with us and even put on Aggies shirts.

Cookie Exchange!

This was my 4th year at the cookie exchange! I made 10 dozen cookies and got 19 different kinds of cookies back.

Each person is judged on taste and presentation of the cookies you make and bring. There were 5 prizes. 1st and 2nd over all. 1st and 2nd in presentation and over all taste.

This is my display. The cookies are suppose to look like presents!
I got 2nd place in presentation!!!

This was the first year there were winners for presentation. My cookies were nothing special so I was not expecting to win. I was so excited!

In the past years I have always got Jen's opinion on the big event. So this year she came along with me and made yummy cookies and got 1st in presentation. Great minds think alike! I love the cookie exchange it is a great way to kick off the holidays!!!