Wilkinson Family Party!

 It's always a party when our Wilkinson family gets together and this time was no different!  We're so glad the Hatches came to town so we could party!

Van and Hailey really hit it off this time.  They are both sneaky and love sugar - a perfect combination.  They barricaded themselves in the pantry and were eating sugar. 

About 30 minutes later I found them in a room in the basement with the door locked eating candy canes.  Ha.

Look at Mr. Drama on the left.  I love this kid.  He's a ham!

Cute babies!

Grandmama and the baby girlies

The mamas and the babies at Hang Time Trampoline Gym

The Spandex Princesses

All of the girls dressed up for our girls night!  Thanks for treating us, mom!

Family "Just Dance" party (on the Wii) - look at Emery's face.  She's serious about her dancing. 

Silly girls!

The boys being irritated that we're trying to make them pose.  Aaron and Taylor are apparently pregnant. 

Oh boys!

Little dudes hanging out in the blanket closet. 

Grandma and Grandpa and all of the cousins!

Except Izzy - she fell asleep! 

Mini Me Date Nights

 I'm calling this "Mini Me Date Nights" because as I looked through the pictures I was cracking up at all of the pictures where Em and I look just alike and Van and Aaron look just alike.  Our lack of genetic variation is amusing.  :)

One Saturday a while back we took the kids on individual dates.  Emery and I had sooooo much fun dressing up, going to a fancy restaurant (Applebees... because mom had a gift card...), getting fancy cupcakes (mom had a B1G1 coupon...) and watching a movie together.  It was really fun to get that one on one time. 

Emery was so excited about the appetizer sampler because she got to try lots of different things and it had lots of cheese.  She is such a foodie.  Just like her mama. 

Izzy's a girl so she got to come too!

 And the boys went to this  - A MONSTER TRUCK RALLY!!! 

 These pictures pretty much sum up how Van felt about the Monster Truck Rally.  Best day of his life!

My little look alikes. 

Sledding with the Gardners

Our favorite people hosted us one cold Saturday.  We took the kids sledding and then back to their house for french dips, cinnamon roll cake and more fun.  Thanks you guys - we love you!

Sledding girls

Aaron, his daughter and future son-in-law

It's so fun to watch Aaron and Mark with all of the kids.  They are such good daddies.  We are so lucky.

Me and my girls. 

Freezing cold fun!

 January and February were COLD!!!  So here's more of what we did to stay warm!

Took our friends the Sampsons to The Quarry.  This little bubba is such a cutie!

Had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa - the last time they had to stay in a hotel!

Play date with Emery's friend Whitney at the mall

Pink "I {Heart} U" pancakes and a pink smoothie for Valentines Day breakfast

Playing in the pack and play with Izzy while mom packed for the move

Figuring out why Izzy wouldn't eat food - she wanted to do it herself!!

Now she's the cutest little eater there ever was!

Cousin hugs from Diesel. 

New tricks in the new house

1st bike ride on the trail behind our house - I LOVE the sunset on the river!  BEAUTIFUL!

Painting our nails. 

Ice cream at Sub Zero - they have rice milk ice cream - so fun for Van!

Van gave himself a mustache one day at the dollar store with a permanent marker.  Hehe.  "Mom!  Look at my mustache!" he said. 

Aaron and his brother, Ammon, did some ice climbing.  I think it was negative temps that morning. 

When it got above 20 we raced to the zoo.  The polar bear had some hilarious antics for the kids. 

We love the Gardner boys!

Auntie Bek and Emery with the baby giraffe.

And of course lots of climbing at The Quarry.  This little guy is starting to get a little more aggressive!

He'll have to to keep up with this girl though!

Pretty baby under a crash pad.  Van thought it was hilarious to drag it on top of her.