Party Animals........

We have officially started birthday season!! My sisters and I all have Birthdays in Dec. or Jan. and our first born boys are the same. So this time of year we are in full celebration mode. To help the kids remember the order of "parties" we tell him -

Aunt Tana, Jarrett, Jesus, Braiden, Mommy, Aunt Brilee, Kyle....

What a crazy time of year, but so fun!

The Christmas Ham.....

(Remember turn the music off at the bottom)

I am posting this for Brilee, but mostly for my dad because he wasn't able to make it. Kyle (my nephew) had his first School Christmas program last week, talk about cute! He didn't want to sing the songs because I think he is just "too cool", but the song he did sing he totally hammed it up. We were all laughing so hard, so you will have to excuse the shaking because a.) I was laughing, b.) I had a little one kicking my arm and c.) my arm was getting tired. How fun, I can't wait until Braiden's Kindergarten Program.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree....

This view is SPECTACULAR!!!

My sister Brilee, Martin and Cruz still regrouping after the ride up (mostly Brilee)!

Please don't take another step, I am pretty sure none of you can fly.

Getting ready for the Sugar.

Cousins Jarrett and Tyce making some Excellent Marshmallows.

Just like Audrey having Papaw and Daddy at her complete beck-n-call.
Too much excitement and fresh air makes cousin Cruz very sleepy, at one point during the trip I wished I was in one of these!
I had to put this in, Isn't my dad handsome!!!
The view as we were leaving.
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This last Sunday my side of the family went to get Christmas trees. We had the Hecklys, Bernals and Tutors and all the chaos that comes with 7 young children getting together. Talk about cherished memories!
We drove up to Lions rock to take a family picture for my parents Christmas card (so I am sorry i can't post it, but I can say it was so cute and it captured our family). The drive up was fun, there was a few crazies on the road, and a little mud ( I don't think Brilee was quite prepared for the drive, her eyes were a little large a she got out of the truck), but all in all a good drive. As soon as we got up to the top, which by the way if you have never been to lions rock it is magnificent. We haven't been up there in a while because it is paved most of the way up so there is always more traffic than we like, but I forgot just how amazing it was. I got reminded of the song " I Saw God Today", because all you could do is sit and be amazed of his creation. Anyways, enough on that, after the drive we took family pics before the kids got too dirty from the mud. Then Papaw who brought up a small fire pit, made a fire and we roasted Marshmallows and had Hot Cocoa. There was just enough snow up there that the kids got to have a snowball fight, were from the sounds of it the whole goal of the fight was for the kids to get Uncle Scott. After the eating pure sugar festivities came to an end we were off to find the perfect Christmas Tree. During the search the ramifications of no nap and lots of sugar were starting to take place, but all in all the kids did really well. Everyone found their "perfect tree".
After a day like this, all I could do is feel so Blessed. What a AWESOME day, with lots of wonderful memories.
Thank you guys, we had a blast!!!

Thanksgiving

We had a quiet Thanksgiving. Not much to write about and no pictures, I am not sure why I didn't have my camera, but I didn't. We woke up made Breakfast and watched the Macy's parade like we have done for as long as I can remember, then we hung out until dinner. We ate entirely to much but what is Thanksgiving when you don't.

Even though it was quiet we got to spend it with important people and we got to think of others that we didn't see but are so "thankful" for. We love the people that God has put in our lives and we feel blessed on a daily basis for our family. Thank you all that have been/will be apart of the Wolfenbarger family, blood or not, We love you!!!

Inland Northwest Jiu Jitsu Championships..

Third Place Baby!! Jeremy and the Professors

Braiden was so excited about his dads medal, he had to wear it and then he wanted to take it to sharing at school. Its coolness factor lasted awhile until he got a cool new train sticker.

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Jeremy and two other students Chaz and Julie went to a no gi (Jiu Jitsu)tournament in Spokane last weekend. Julie took first and Jeremy took third. They said it was a lot of fun. Jeremy had seven - five minute - matches almost right in a row. There was no points awarded it was all by submission, so in order to advance you had to submit the opponent. It sounded liked the trip there and back was a riot, Jeremy drove Chaz, Julie and the "Brazilians", professor Cristiano, Fabeana, and Mariam, I guess they are pretty entertaining.

Family pictures.

We had Hailey Gress take our Family pictures in October, and I have been trying to post them for a few weeks, but things kept coming up (you know - LIFE). I love them she did a fabulous job. She is trying to get her portfolio together, so her prices were VARY reasonable.