Bring on 2019!

We started the day with

d-nuts in P-Js

because that's how all NYE's should start! 

We ended it with a Mexican fiesta

a whole lotta playtime

 some games

a little dancing

and some bubbly

Good-bye 2018!

It's been a great year!

A little more holiday fun

Just because Christmas is over,

doesn't mean the fun is.

Mom and Dad took us to Main Event

for some bowling

and arcade fun

We won some tickets,

earned some free games,

and had one heck of a time

Letting the good times roll!

Get it?

COOP!

We are so excited

to announce

our first cousin on Mom's side:

Cooper Micheal!

He's pretty stinking cute

We haven't met him yet,

but we hear he sleeps and eats.

All.  The.  Time.

If you think this is cute,

hold on to your seats...

I know, right?

How sweet are they?

Welcome, Coop!

We can't wait to inaugurate

our Fifth Amigo!

Enjoying the gifts

We were really excited

to have nothing to do today

but play with all our new stuff.

Jack put together his

US Capital lego set

(yep, in a matter of a few hours)

We did a lot of digging

with our dinos and gems sets

Tuck got his own

Xbox controller

so he can join us in Minecraft.

(Ok, a 3 year old can't really 

play Minecraft 

but he's really excited to be

part of the group) 

Tuck enjoyed a lot of his gifts--

he spent the day all dressed up

in his boots, hat and new flannel shirt

and cousin Aaron

sent us a picture of him

all blinged out

in his new beard ornaments and lights!

It was a good Christmas, to be sure.

A Goofy Christmas (and this time we don't mean Disney!)

Christmas night means a trip

to Grandma Phyllis and Papa Kim's house.

There were lots of shrimp and crab legs,

plenty of gifts

(Tuck was over the moon

to get his very own

Black Panther costume)

and a whole lotta silliness.

We played a game called

Googly Eyes

where you have to wear these glasses

that make it really hard to see

and draw a picture for your team to guess.

The glasses are

REALLY becoming on everyone!

But I think I wore them best

It was a pretty hilarious night

Holidays are like that!

A Christmas 12 months in the making

We woke up Mom and Dad

at exactly 8:00 with a bright and loud

"Merry Christmas!" as we stood at the foot of their bed

Then,

we trooped to the stairs

and waited for the "OK"

Let's go see what Santa brought!

As usual,

he didn't disappoint!

T and B got hermit crabs:

meet Towel

and Vincent

(named after our cousin)

and B got Chocolate (the white and black shell)

and Fly Guy (not pictured)

Jack and I got new fancy Fitbits

We opened our gifts from each other next.

I came up with some really thoughtful gifts this year.

Beck got a dinosaur shirt

Jack got a cruise ship lamp

Tuck got a Lego Darth Vader watch

and some Paw Patrol toys.

My brothers got me 

my very own Red Rider BB gun

Dad was excited about his tire cover

and Jeep gear

I surprised Grandpa with a new money clip

and he surprised me with my own

pocket knife

and everyone else

got their own money clip

and Tucker got a new

cowboy hat

Mom could hardly stand it anymore.

She said it was time to get

to the Big Gift.

What kind of a Big Gift

could come in such a small bag?

It's DISNEY!

Matching shirts,

ears,

autograph books,

and gift cards

Turns out,

she started planning this

the day after Christmas last year.

Hotel, meals, FastPasses...

everything is planned!

and we are down to 60 days to go

Did we mention

Grandma and Grandpa are coming too???

We could not be more excited!!!