Monday, January 15, 2018

What a fabulous year it was!!


It must be December! New advent calendars for the kids!



The Camas tree lighting!



Auntie came down with us this year!


And the Ewanics, too!




The even do a firework show! Both my big kiddos are not very excited about fireworks!


Craft time during first friday in Dec.



 We don't ever miss an opportunity to get treats at Cake Happy!



Naomi gets about 400 kisses from big brother every day!



The kids decorating their playroom tree!




Always happy!!





Boots all filled from St. Nick!




Every year St. Nick brings pajamas!




Nay's 1st visit to Sittee's salon!






Naomi's new little buddy we hang with a couple days a week!


Naomi is so used to dribbling basketballs, this is her position during most practices!


One of our advent activities was to make cookies for our neighbors!


One of our advent activities was to make cookies for our neighbors!


 Mia enlisted her friend Chloe to help frost!



We wend and watched our old neighbor, Aynsley, play volleyball against our cousin, Kierra!



Maco has a special touch getting Naomi to sleep!



One of the advent activities was to do a chore for someone, and Mia chose to make our bed.



Coaching up the kids!



The kids and I had a fun night at watching the Christmas ships at the Camas-Washougal port!


Fun with the McCulloughs and friends!


Pool time!






That's a lot of kiddos!


Nothing like pizza in the bathtub!


This is how Daddy rolls with Nay while shopping! She feeds herself her bottle!


Cousin Christmas photos for Yaya & Papa!




















I love this cozy bear outfit! She wears it all time when we go on walks!



Smiles!


Subbing in Mia's math class!



Movie night at school!






So fun having Auntie and Kinley join us!






Kyrie's last game! I love how Maco has an agenda(his back pocket) for every practice/game, no matter what team he is coaching!




Oh my goodness, this kid doesn't lack confidence! Oh and he forgets about defense while celebrating too much!


Kyrie's teacher, Mrs. Dallasta, came to watch him play! So sweet!


The Chasteens came to to watch the cousins, Rowan & Kyrie, play while they were visiting!


Aunt Cheryl meets Naomi for the first time!


Beautiful cousins!


Fun first basketball season for Kyrie and the Camas Blazers!
The whole team with a picture and Sylus being funny(Kyrie wanted me to write this!)


So many fans cheering on the boys!


Love watching my boy play!


Cousins!!



 Mia didn't want Naomi to miss out on frosting cookies, so she moved her work station to the floor!






First time on the play mat! Starting to reach for things!


Tummy time!



Kaady family get-together in honor of the Chasteen cousins visiting! Crazy family!


Kaady cousins!


Chunk a lunk!

Love our family!


Beautiful Kaady ladies!





Ella gets to hold Naomi for the first time!


2.5 months old! Cousins 10 days apart!






Singing Christmas carols!




Singing carols!!






 

Aunt Jane loves her baby time!


Ang &little Rae!


Aunt Sandi's lovin' on Naomi!


Grandmas with eachother's babies!


Love their nap time!


Daddy still has room for all the kiddos!


Another advent activity~We put together blessing bags to hand out to the homeless with the McCullough family!



Handing them out around town!




We had a special breakfast for big brother Josiah on his 11th birthday in Heaven!





Naomi got to come to our favorite things party at Kary's house!





So love her snuggles!


Naomi's 1st Santa visit!


Mia loves helping me with the babies!



Our annual trek to Ridgefield for our Christmas tree at our former tennis player's tree farm! Never thought we would be bringing along another Hamilton family member!





Had to try and get Nay awake in a picture!





Our biggest tree yet!


Finallly got smart after 16 years and put the tree in the stand still tied up! Worked like a charm!


The kids favorite part of Christmas is decorating the tree!



Naomi had to get in on the action!


Kyrie wanted to make a star for our tree this year!













The Hamilton family tree! 



Another advent calendar activity~gingerbread houses!







Kyrie wanted to dress up in a suit for our family date to see the play Elf!




Dinner out with Papa, Yaya, Auntie, Uncle Cole and Kinley!


Papa & Yaya have arrived for Christmas!




Snuggles with Papa!

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The Cusack Girls' Annual Christmas Tea!





I could go to tea once a week! It's one of my absolute favorite things!










Love this picture of the cousins!


Uncle David leading us in practice for Christmas caroling!




The kids were so excited for our caroling!






We made it 4 houses because it was so cold and windy out!


And now game time!










All the kiddos love Uncle JoZef!


So glad Auntie Kaite & Uncle JoZef finally got to meet Nay!




Nap time in the athletic office at George Fox waiting for the game to start!


Even Daddy gets in on the naptime action before the game!


Love how the guys stand during timeouts!


Nay rubs her hands above her eyes when she nurses. Mia used to also! I think it is the sweetest thing! 




Sani and Kyrie at the George Fox baseball camp! They were the youngest guys there!








Advent calendar activity-get to open their yearly ornament!





Chillin' at Auntie's!






Sitting in the Bumbo for the first time!


12 weeks!



Relaxing during tummy time!




Helping at Kyrie's winter party in class!






All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!! Since K's tooth was very loose and we were at the dentist, Dr. Joe pulled it out just in time for Christmas!


Loe that we get to see my sweet friend, Joyie, at Dr Joe's new office!




All I Want for Christmas is My 2 Front Teeth!








George Fox basketball Christmas party! Annual burrito dinner, poems written to teammates, and gift exchange! Lots of laughs!


Finally got a player to hold Nay!




Yearly Star Wars viewing with some the boys in the family! Apparently Papa didn't get the puffy coat memo!



The start of our snow on Christmas Eve!




Movie date with Papa & Yaya to see Ferdinand!


Ice cream date with Auntie Katie & Uncle JoZef!

Auntie date to the movies to see Jumanji!




Christmas Eve service at church! We braved the snow to get to church!









Christmas Eve at Uncle Dan & Aunt Julie's was cancelled due to weather, so we had a quiet night at home! First time ever!





Watching our favorite Christmas movie, Elf on Christmas Eve!


We let them open an early Christmas present! Daddy started a new tradition last year of getting them sports calendars each year!



Playing one of our favorite game, Guesstures!


All ready for Santa!


Tradition is to sleep together every Christmas eve!








It's Christmas morning!


Waiting on the stairs to come down Christmas morning, just like my sisters and I did growing up!


Kyrie was pumped to get a signed actual Oregon helmet from Santa!


One of Mia's favorite gifts from Santa was NO MORE BOOSTER since she is finally 4' 9"!


We started our Christmas while Naomi was still sleeping!





Managed to find the guy that doesn't ever want anything a couple Christmas gifts!



This is our first year opening our family gifts the morning before all of our festivities! 
Kyrie got this sweatshirt from Great Grandma Cusack!


Mia opening Kyrie's gift to her!






She was so happy to get Wonder!



Naomi is finally awake for Christmas!


Her Duck Jersey from Santa!



New Kyrie Irving jersey from Mommy & Daddy!




Opening Naomi's gifts with her!





Our favorite Christmas gift!



Kyrie made us so many wonderful things at school!


Thank you Great Grandma Cusack for our new sweatshirts!


Opening gifts!


Kyrie made us an ornament!


Mia wanted a flip shirt so bad!!! Thank you, Sissy!


Naomi's 1st Christmas!




Mia opening Naomi's gift she got her!





Well getting a picture with 3 is a tad more difficult!



New Duck jersey from Mommy & Daddy! He is ready to sign with the Ducks!


Lots of Christmas kisses!



And now for the Cusack family Christmas!





Playing basketball with Uncle Cole!




Cousins!


Thank you, Uncle Cole!






Thank you Uncle JoZef & Auntie Katie for my Blazer shirts!



Yaya's scary Santa doll from Papa!


Love having my little sis in town! Can't wait until they move closer! :)


Thank you for my lego set, Uncle Cole!



Thank you, Auntie Kelly, Uncle Quinn, & Kinley for my cute new outfit!


Fun new game to play from Yaya & Papa!


Our resident Santa!

 

Naomi got a fun stuffed goose that reads nursery rhymes from Yaya & Papa!






Bless Papa's heart....he outbid others at a church auction to win this doll for Naomi!




All the grand kids with Papa & Yaya!


Mia's yearly ornament from Yaya & Papa!


Kyrie' superhero ornament from Yaya & Papa!


Our Christmas girl!




Mia asked for a beagle dog! Well she got a breathing one from Yaya & Papa, but not actually alive!



Opening their gift of their first cousin trip to Arizona together in January!



One of Daddy's favorite girls!


The ornament I had made for the family!


Merry Christmas from the Hamiltons!



Thank you, Great Grandma Cusack for my books!



All the kids and grand kids, except Uncle Quinn that couldn't get to our house due to the ice!


Now on to Christmas at Sittee's on Christmas afternoon!


Playing a family game of Chutes and Ladders!


Stockings!



An oldie but goody, pick up sticks!


Christmas naps are a must!


Sittee and her grandchildren!




Helping Sittee fill the pinata for the Kaady family Christmas the next day!






Ended up getting a lot of snow and ice and I didn't even take any pictures!!! So here is a picture of George Fox University on Christmas!


Mia got a lot of clothes and shoes this Christmas, which she was thrilled about!


December 26th-3 months old!




It's not quite so big now!

The Inverso girls and Chris got to meet Naomi for the first time!





Go, Ducks!





Mia loves her desk and school set from Santa!


Mia brought her friend Chloe to Fox for game day! They had so much fun playing outside all day in the sun!




Cartwheels at Fox!






Mia getting Nay to giggle!


Walking the track before the game!





Watching the UW bowl game and eating lunch with the team!





The kids playing America's Got Talent!


Kyrie warming up with the team!








The cutest ever water girls!




Sportin' a Christmas outfit from Yaya & Papa!


Outfit from Sissy!




Flying with Daddy!


Naomi's Christmas goodies!




Kaady family Christmas on the 26th!



Uncle Rog sure loves his grandbaby, Rae!


This big brother is so in love with his little sis!


Cousins!



September cousins!



Enna loooooves holding the babies!



The kiddie table! :)


Cousins 6 months apart!



Thank you Aunt Jane for the books!



Thank you Aunt Jane for the fun game!






A belated Eaton family Christmas on the 26th! 
We came late from the Kaady Christmas so we missed a lot and I didn't get very many pictures!







Caleb was so gentle with Naomi!!





Singing the 12 Days of Christmas!








Love my boys!


The Eaton family getting to meet Naomi for the first time!




New Year's Eve family get together at Aunt Jane's in honor of Michael, Allison, Gracie & Mabel coming to visit!



Make your own pizzas for dinner!


What an amazing year it was! Looking forward to making more wonderful memories in 2018!


Cousins! We got to meet Mabel for the first time. She is 4 months older than Rae and Nay!


Kaady cousins and their baby girls!


Cousins!



New Year's Eve family game night!





Kyrie playing Speak Out!




Mia's turn!







Daddy's turn!!



We missed the 9pm New Year's since I was feeding Naomi.  So we let the kids sleep in our bed, and we woke them at midnight for the ball drop!



Well most of us woke up at least!


Happy New Year, friends & family! We wish you much happiness this year!!

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