Finals Week, Christmas Party, and our Anniversary

This post is updated from a couple of weeks ago and I've since figured out how to use my new camera (Thanks for the early Christmas Mai!)

Finals week the kids and I spent in Cleveland. Even though it was a hard week without Dad, we had loads of fun with Grandma and Papa and my siblings, and Kellan was able to focus on getting through his tests. He did pretty well. He'll have to retake Calc. which is a bummer, but we feel like he'll be able to get it the 2nd time around. Good news- he passed Acctounting 2020 which is a relief since it was his 2nd try, and of course he got an "A" in his management class. On Sat (the 12th) we met back up with Kellan for the Bird family Christmas party. It was really fun to see everyone, especially my Grandpa.

Us with my Grandpa, Anne hated the camera that day for some reason.


My parents with their grandkids,all 4 of them! Looks like they could use some cousins...


Jaecee, looking pretty, even though the point is to not look gorgeous!


Me and Tee, What can I say here?


T-man has grown a ton! Kellan couldn't believe how much bigger he was after only one week! He's a fun baby! Even if he likes to hog our attention, and thinks he's #1 instead of #4



Wonder how we fit 4 kids, their carseats, and all their stuff for a week in a minivan? Like this....

We were pretty squished, thank goodness I grew up traveling like this and know how to cram pillows and blakets and other random things in every available empty space.


On Sunday, the 13th, Kellan and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! Where did all that time go, and how on earth have we squeezed so much craziness into so few years? We were in Salt Lake for Sat. night through Mon. morning with Kellan's family. Sat. night Kellan's parents took the girls to their ward Christmas party while we went Christmas shopping and out to eat at Red Robin. The burgers were amazing, as was IKEA! I can't believe I had never been to either before!

Then-


Now-


Craziness!!! I'd like to type something really sweet and loving here, but I can't really find the right words to describe how I feel and it just comes out really sappy, so I'll spare you all.

Anyway it was tons of fun, and now Kellan is done with school and only gone 40 hours a week so I think I might be able to manage here at home alright now. At least until school starts again. Does anyone want to voluteer to clean, shop and cook for me starting Jan 11?