October-December 2022 Highlights

The Max vibe. He's very into McDonald's these days, specifically their fries. He even made a McDonald's club with friends at school. The parents are supposed to help rotate driving them to McDonald's every Friday ha ha. 

An amazing October hike with the Craguns and Thomases up AF Canyon.

A visit to the curiosity museum. I think it was "dress at a raccoon" day at school, hence Violet's face makeup.

Violet's birthday dinner request was Zupas.

The cutest birthday gifts from Max to Violet. I got the scrunchies but everything else was his idea.

Love our little lady!

Andy's had the best time doing student council this year!

Lots of date night mountain biking. We can even sneak rides in in the mornings too while Davis is at preschool.

Dino Museum

Violet got to model for our neighbor's company, Tiny Blessings Jewelry.

Another fun night at Cornbelly's

We took the oldest three to a BYU football game. We had so much fun!

A fun soccer season for Max playing with Graham.

Happy Birthday to Grandma Kathy!

A fun birthday lunch for my friend/neighbor Katie Bachman! I love the ladies in my neighborhood.

I think this was from a soccer party! Andy loves his team.

A quick November weekend in St. George. 

Many pictures like this at Fiesta Fun through the years.

Exploring in Pioneer Park

Andy ended up falling on some cactus. Poor guy--it was so terrible. It was so hard to get all of the needles out.

Happy 2nd birthday to Carson!

Max's big birthday gift from Kathy and Greg was this claw machine. He even asked for prizes to put inside so he could charge his friends for using it. Always the little entrepreneur!

A visit to the curiosity museum with her friend Clara

A Singer's Company performance!

Violet's had so much fun doing it with Monroe.

Max and my student Liam were duet partners this year for the Encore Ensemble Festival. They played "Turkey Trot" as one of their pieces and wore these hats.

Silly little man

Date night at the symphony seeing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.

Happy Birthday to Abby!

Max loves doing Reflections...I think mostly because he likes getting trophies. :)

Ensemble Festival for these two. I wouldn't say it was a bonding experience. But they made it to the Honor's Recital! I think they played "I Love to See the Temple" and a little Mac Wilburg duet too.

6th grade

3rd grade

Kindergarten

Pre-school

A fun weekend in Park City with my sisters (minus Sara).

Aquarium visit

A birthday party for one of Violet's friends.

A cousin shot at my cousin Scottie's mission farewell. Love these people so much and don't get to see them often enough!

Abby is the sweetest aunt.

Max's class doing a Thanksgiving program.

After much debating, Cameron decided his new car would be a truck. He loves it!

A cute shot from Max's class.

Max at a birthday party

We started finishing our basement! House of Jade is helping us and we're so excited. 

Davis loves to help me in the kitchen.

Greg and Kathy hired the boys to help them. 

We did a Messick family pie night this year because it was everyone's turn to go to their other side of the family.

Abby and I ran in the 10k turkey trot and Jake ran the half. It was such a fun way to start off Thanksgiving.

We had Thanksgiving at Capital Grill this year. It was actually great! Abby came with us.

We went to see Santa land at University Place on Black Friday.

We went to see the Savior of the World play. Everyone liked the first half haha.

New Christmas jammies! The kids and I are always in a light battle--they're always changing the lights to multi-colored and I'm always changing them back to white. :)

Lots of sledding!

Trying to soak up time with the DeWaals before they move! Max will miss Bentley.

Festival of Trees

Violet's favorite tree

Cameron started singing in the Millennial Choir this year. He loves it! The Christmas concert was incredible.

Our ward Christmas party was so fun this year!

It was a Fiesta! This is Violet's new friend Gigi who just moved in.

Violet and I went to the nutcracker with Shawna and Monroe.

When you only have one girl you give in when she asks for things. :)

Cutest Singer's Company group

Violet and Grandma Kathy

Trey and Davis at their preschool Christmas party.

We love the Christmas Sing!

The preschoolers sing "Feliz Navidad" at the Christmas Sing and it's the cutest thing ever.

Max accompanied the third grade in the Christmas Sing. I played one hand and he played the other. It was so fun!

Max's class

Violet's dance class did a little Christmas performance. It was so cute!

Violet with her teacher Miss Zoey.

We went to see Luminaria this year. It was so cool!

Max's friend Cohen came with us.

I got to come and help in Max's class for their Christmas party. I did the saran wrap ball game.

My very favorite annual tradition is giving terrible neighbor gifts from one of my family members to some of their neighbors. I think I gave these to Christine and Ben's new neighbors. :)

We went to Santa Symphony!

Andy didn't come with us this year, but we had fun!

A bridal shower for Iain's wife-to-be Katrina.

We decided to start potty training this little guy! It actually went decently well?!

The kids always do this "turtle" thing after they get out of the bath or shower to warm up.

Abby helped us make sugar cookies.

Andy got to go sledding with soccer friends.

Our annual cookie night with the Craguns and Thomases.

And then we got to do the Polar Express with them too! It was so fun.

So much excitement from this guy who has the best facial expressions.

Our annual visit to Market Street Grill for breakfast the week before Christmas.

And then we headed to Grand America to see the windows.

A fun afternoon sledding.

We hosted our annual Winterton Cousin Christmas Party. It's always such a blast!

I think this was our first year (or maybe second?) doing White Elephant gifts and it was so fun.