Here's what we've been up to...
Christmas Sunday. Thank heavens I got a picture before Dylan threw up all over herself in Sacrament meeting. Here are a few pics from the Fotheringham Family Christmas Party....
This is my cousin Aaron "wheels" Fotheringham. He's kind of a celebrity. He has been without the use of his legs, since he was born. He is a extreme wheelchair skater. He completed the first ever backflip in a wheelchair. Westley & Lincoln think he's awesome, 'cause he was in the X Games. He was on that show, "Secret Millionaire" this past week. The millionaire gave him $20,000. Google him if you want!
Aaron signed some posters for the kids. That made their night!
My Aunt Kaylene helped us play the bells!
I tried to get a picture of all the kids, but Westley and Lincoln pretended that they were dead.
My cute hubby!
Nana & Papa!
Papa threw all the kids in the air! Papa & Brookie are best friends.
Grandpa played Guitar Hero!
This picture is ironic, since I snapped this right as Dylan was scooping spoonfulls of artichoke dip into a cup of orange soda! Diddybadgirl!
Blake had her Christmas choir concert, which was more like a Frosty the Snowman "dance party". It was a little crazy. She looks cute in her uniform, though!
Taylor had her winter piano recital. She was amazing! She is sooooo good on the piano. She has a gift.
After every recital, we always sneak into the "high end" piano room and have Taylor's picture taken with the expensive pianos! Oh, to own a $100,000 piano...
This is a cute one of Brandon & Kelly. I didn't get any of Robby & Carol! I will make sure I do on Christmas Eve!
Blake & Megan made a giant snowball in the snow! We didn't quite get enough for a snowman, but they were happy to settle for a snowball.
Blake had her Christmas choir concert, which was more like a Frosty the Snowman "dance party". It was a little crazy. She looks cute in her uniform, though!
Taylor had her winter piano recital. She was amazing! She is sooooo good on the piano. She has a gift.After every recital, we always sneak into the "high end" piano room and have Taylor's picture taken with the expensive pianos! Oh, to own a $100,000 piano... 
We got some snow in Vegas yesterday! None of it actually stuck. By the time it hit the ground it was all just a big wet sloppy mess! And you all know how I LOVE to mop my floor! The kids had fun playing in the soaking wet snow. You'd think they had only seen snow a couple times in their whole life. Oh, wait, they have only seen snow a couple times in their whole life! I guess it was fun while it lasted, and I hope we get some more. 
Blake started playing the violin when she was 3 years old. She came up to me one day and said,"Mom, can I have a violin?" I asked her how, at 3 years old, did she even know what a violin was. I kind of dismissed it, and after a few months of her nagging me, I signed her up for lessons. 5 years and 5 violins later, she is quite the little musician! She has never once asked to quit and she looks forward to her violin lessons. She had a recital on Saturday. She played 3 group numbers, a duet, and a solo, and she was great! Good job Blakey!
Don't they look excited to do family pictures! I dread family pictures. It's way too much pressure to try to make 7 people look flawless for any amount of time. It's been 2 years since we have done them. However, I was excited to save some money and take the pictures myself! So, we headed out into the backyard on Sunday afternoon. We even got a couple pics of all of us, thanks to Jordan (one of my YW). We just might get that Christmas card out this year! Get ready for a picture overload...
I know I posted alot of black & white, but I love the look of them. We ended up having a good time. The kids even had a good laugh, 'cause my shoe fell in the pool! 
