The Keyes!: Finishing 2018 and Welcoming 2019

Christmas day ending wasn't the end of fun around here.

Nixon had fun using his silly string (even though it was a bit of a dud can)

More magna-tiles means even bigger building projects and smiles

There were some games played

Mason had fun playing with these giant water beads

Some Just Dance

Look at those moves

Henry looks a little embarrassed

Lyza and Nixon got to go ice skating for the first time

This is one of their beautiful instructors

Henry got some one-on-one time with Grandma

Kim getting the rust off of her skates

The ice rink was really pretty because it had a big Christmas tree in the middle and lots of lights and trees all around the perimeter

Each of the kids had one of these seals they could hold on to

While we were getting the second seal for Lyza she was chatting with an older boy

Grandma got some good cuddles with Henry

Here is Lyza skating with her seal

Hi Nixon

Grandpa helping Lyza

Look at the smile! Lyza's motto for the afternoon was "It doesn't matter how many times I fall. All that matters is that I am having fun."

Nixon learning how to move himself

Lyza had such a great attitude and did so well

Here she is trying to push Nixon (he was a little heavy for her)

She was even brave enough to skate without holding on to anything. Look at her proud mom.

Meanwhile, Mason was watching some Netflix

Nixon needed a break

Nixon and his grandma

Lyza caught on really quick

I think Grandpa was tired

Lyza and Nixon's first skating experience was awesome (especially for Lyza)

The kids got to try out their new card holders playing Uno

Henry got some bonding time with his grandpa

She has the mother's touch

Grandma got to "watch" a movie with the kids

She also got some good Henry time

Grandpa got some cuddles in with Nixon

These two look so good together

Watching another movie together

Babies can be so expressive and change their moves so quickly

I took the camera out the next morning to get a few shots of the fresh snowfall

Nixon was my handsome helper

What a welcoming front door

Mason having some more fun with his magna-tiles

Showing off Elmo

We love Henry

I think Lyza is pretending to be an airplane?

Mason's trademark dancing

So cute

Adorable!

The kids had some fun playing out in the snow

I like his new look

Mason fell in LOVE with his new train

I love hearing his say choo-choo

You have to crawl over your train set carefully

Such a happy boy

Nixon LOVES holding Henry!

It didn't take the kids very long to redeem their coupons for extra screen time

The night Grandma and Grandpa left we had dinner with friends and tried out their new karaoke mic

Henry loves grabbing his feet

And we love taking pictures of him ;)

Mason take breakfast very seriously

These two are kind of goofs

Look at all of those tiles

Lyza and Nixon both loves skating so much that they used their date coupons to take Kim and I on an ice skating date

Nixon got more confident skating with his seal

Lyza got comfortable skating all on her own!

Lyza is so sweet. She always draws pictures and makes cards for everyone. Here is one she made for Nixon: "Hope your day of full of tigers and puppies"

Mason loves to snuggle Henry but he needs supervision still

Lyza's best friend from kindergarten (who now goes to another school) came over and played after Christmas

Nixon also had a friend over and after they played outside they got hot chocolate (or "hot chocolate chip" as Mason calls it)

Silly faces

Happy Henry

Mason looks so cute here

I wanted to get some pictures of Henry in front of the Christmas tree

Lyza joined in

Then all of the kids got involved

She still loves holding him

We transitioned Mason into Nixon's room on the bottom bunk. The first night went pretty good

Henry turned 4 months old

Showing off his tongue

Why is the sloth wearing the tie?

Lyza couldn't say no to the camera

And silly Nixon

"Don't drop him"

TOO Cute!

There is that tongue

This is my Christmas break project in Nixon and Mason's closet. The bottom two sections have drawers for socks and underwear and the baskets have PJs

Henry also started sleeping by himself in his own room. He has been AMAZING!

When Mama makes smoothies for breakfast Mason doesn't hold back

This book "The Book With No Pictures" is so funny

Watch out below...

Kim and I did a little Christmas photo shoot with Henry

Mason is so photogenic

Kim playing games with the kids

We had a fun little New Years party together that also got us our final footage for our annual video

This Christmas crackers were fun

We are happy with how the video turned out

First bowl of cereal of 2019!

Nixon can be such a good helper with his brother

Kim realized we never got a shot of the new camera (it has been pretty busy ;) so she got one of me and the camera

Sword fighting with empty wrapping paper tubes kept the kids busy for a while and we could take down some Christmas decorations

Look at that adorable face!

He is certainly kissable

I took the two big kids out to the Post Falls dam to get some fresh air and use the camera in some daylight and out of the house

I like this shot of one of the bridges down stream of the dam

These guys had a blast climbing all over the place

There isn't much water going through the dam this time of year

My hiking/exploring buddies

They were in heaven climbing

And juuuuummmmpppping

I got some shots of some ducks

Serious picture (remember, this is keeping them from climbing)

And silly faces

When we got home and Kim asked them to do some tidying up they pulled out their coupons that make a parent do a chore of their choice. They were so proud of themselves!