Snowman birthday party

Owen wanted a snowman party to celebrate #4.  I had been planning a Mr. Potato Head party but he of course changed his mind.  A January birthday went great with a snowman theme so we did it.

We ate pizza and fruit along with pretzels (snowman arms), carrots (snowman noses),  olives (snowman buttons) and water (melted snowmen). 

 We had a snowman guessing jar with snowman marshmallows.  Kevin won!

We played pin the nose on the snowman and threw snowballs into a bucket.

Aunt Adrienne happened to be in town for business.  Perfect timing!

 Snowballs for dessert!

Powdered donut holes and vanilla ice cream.

 Everyone was "snow" great to come and stay and celebrate Owen.

Studio C LIVE!

Dru has lately been in love with Studio C which is a comedy show put on by BYU Students.  She will watch them on her kindle any chance she gets.  My mom surprised her on Christmas with a signed DVD of season 1 & 2.   Dru got an even bigger surprise last week.  My mom has a good friend whose daughter is the clothing designer for the show.  She was able to get my mom 2 tickets to a live taping.  

19, 000 people tried to get in but only 100 made the cut.  Dru felt pretty lucky she was able to go.  My made a fun night of it with dinner and driving down early.  They waited and waited in line and got great seats.  Dru had made  rainbow loom bracelets and gave them to the cast.  They actually wore them that night in one of the shows.  How cool is that?  Dru was thrilled. 

 It was truly a night Dru will never forget.

Do you want to build a snowman?

Ever since we saw the movie Frozen, Owen has been obsessed with snowmen.  He asks everyday if he can build one.  He listens to the Frozen soundtrack and knows every word.  One Saturday, Ryan and the girls helped Owen build a snowman.

Happy Birthday Owen!

Owen at 4 years old...

{My cute friend Brooke does this spotlight on her boys every year.  I loved the idea...}

My favorite food is:  cereal

My favorite sport is: soccer

My favorite movie is: Toy Story

The coolest person in the world is: Mr.Potato Head

My best subject in school is:  sounding out letters

I'm really awesome at: drawing

If I could change my name, it would be: honey

My favorite color is: blue and green

When I grow up I want to be:  a monster

My parents are too strict about: bedtime

My favorite song is: I like to move it, move it

My favorite book is: Snowman books

When we stop for a treat, I get this: cookies

4 words that describe me are: smart, silly, happy & all boy 

My favorite scripture story is: baby Jesus

My favorite primary/church song is: I am a Child of God

My favorite season is: Winter

The best snack ever is: vanilla yogurt

The least favorite food is: Veggies

My best friends are:  My cousins Henry & Robby. My friends Emme, Sam, Miles and Anna

The cutest girl I know is: Emme

The most memorable day this year was: Christmas

If I had one wish it would be:  To have a snowman

The best thing that has happened to me this year is: Getting a lot of Mr. Potato heads at Christmas

One thing I want to learn to do this year is: Put letter sounds together

One thing I need to work on is:  Eating different kinds of food

The most important lesson I've learned this year is: Potty training

I love you Owen!  You are my little buddy who loves to make silly faces and say silly things.  

 "noni noni,  bobby, chubaluba, odeedut, taba taba, ok papi and come to papa" 

You love to read books, watch movies, go to primary, play outside, play with your Mr. Potato Heads, draw snowmen, play with your sisters, eat cereal and give out kisses and hugs.  You hate taking baths, timeouts  and haircuts.  You sneak down in your sister's room at night.  We call you O and you remind us your name is Owen and spell it out for us.  I love your big brown eyes, long eyelashes and crooked thumbs up.  I love when your ears get fire hot red.  You make being a mom so fun.  We feel lucky to have you in our family. 

Christmas day

Christmas morning started by Ryan and I waking up the kids.  They still have never woken up on their own which I think is crazy.  The first thing they did is run to the tree to look for the Christmas pickle.  Liv found it again this year and was able to open a special gift.

We then opened presents. 

I know I took a lot of pictures but I think their faces are priceless.

 

My parents and Kim come over in the morning to deliver their gifts to the kids.  

It would be complete chaos if our family did this all together.

It was fun to spend a little alone time with them. 

My mom surprised Dru with a signed DVD of Studio C. (byu comedy show)

Dru was beyond thrilled!

Liv loves anything Paris!

Rylie loved her boy Barbie and Ariel doll.

It is still all about Mr. Potato Head and anything from ToyStory with Owen.

 

The kids loved their thoughtful and generous gifts.   We feel so lucky to live close and spend so much time with them.

We love Aunt Kim!!!

 We then headed over to the Martins.  We ate a delicious breakfast and then opened up gifts.  

Aunt Adrienne let Owen open up his first gift on her back.  Ha.  She makes everything more fun!

There were lots of hugs and thank yous.  We were spoiled again with beautiful and fun gifts.

It was the twins first Christmas.  They were SO adorable and SO good.  Dru surprised their family with fun little gifts that she bought with her babysitting money.

Ade got this awesome backpack for future adventures.  She was sweet to let Owen take the first ride.

The fab 5

Elisabeth made this great chef hat for Jim.  It was a hit!

 Ade got the girls the classic Calvin and Hobbes comic books.  So fun!

 

Finally we ended up back at the Fentons.  The kids love to hang out with their cousins.  We ate a wonderful brunch, exchanged cousin gifts, played games, laughed and visited.

Kristen made my parents a calendar with pictures of everyone.  It was by far the best gift of Christmas!  They loved it!

Christmas is such an amazing time of year.  It is magical and heartwarming.  I love how it brings families and friends together as we celebrate our Savior's birth.