Where has Decemeber gone?!

Ahhh, this month has flown by! I'm so far behind on my posts, it's driving me crazy! December was a busy month for the Povah kiddos. We had some friends over to decorate cookies the first weekend of December. The kids had a blast frosting the cookies then playing in the basement with the kids.

We also went and visited Santa..which was NOT a hit. Aiden freaked out as soon as we went to put him on his lap, which led the twins to cry as well. We're not fans of making the kids sit on his lap when they're screaming bloody murder, so another year without a photo of Santa and the Povah trio. Maybe next year :) They did ride on the train at the mall, which they loved, so that made up for our trip to see the jolly, old man.

We also got to see Nana and Papa Jim for a little while this month. They came up to Boone to see Taylor in the Nutcracker and spend time with David and Katy's new baby. We went up to Chris and Melissa's and the kids played over there then a few days later Jim and Nikki came down to our house. It was nice to see them and the kids are starting to remember who they are when they come up to visit.

We had a crazy, fun Christmas (which I will save for a post for tomorrow, because I'm way too exhausted to do it tonight)! Here's some of the latest pictures of the kids...

spanky loves to be naked!

...and again

who's missing?

decorating a gingerbread house with mommy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great Thanksgiving spent with family and friends. We started out the day at Gwen's brother, Sam's house. The kids had a great time playing with their golden retriever and running around their yard. The weather was AMAZING and we had a great time playing outside. After naptime, we went to GG's house for another meal. Food was great and we stayed until 6 p.m. and the kids were wiped! Friday was a fun day...Aubs and I got to see Disney on Ice with Amy and Berkley. She had a great time watching all the characters skate around. The boys all went bowling and Adam said they had the most fun running all over the place, rather than trying to bowl, but in a few years they will love to go bowling.  The kids spent the night at Mimi and Papa Mark's house on Saturday night, so we could do dinner and drinks with some friends (thank you!). Overall, it was a great weekend, just busy as always.

mama and princess aubs before disney on ice

the girls!

"i want an owl headband too.." -owen

practicing our downward dog!

We started our "Elf on a Shelf" this year. His name is Diddle and the kids love him. There was even a TV special on it, so I taped Owen's response when the elf falls to the ground and loses his magic. It's priceless!



Off to see Santa tonight...we'll see how that goes :)