festive.

oh man, it's been a while since i've blogged. what has happened?? let's see. levi had finals, did excellently, and we have been relaxing and partying ever since. that basically sums it up in about one sentence. our life is so entertaining. 

on friday, we went to the oakland temple to see the lights and nativity. we took a friend and had a good time celebrating finishing this dreadful semester of school. 

 isn't his puppy hat so cute? this is the only hat he has ever worn. ever. and it's only because it's his "puuuppppy hat". big win for mom for picking it out. 

"don't make me stand next to the water fall, it's too loud"

then we opened presents from grandma and grandpa lowry while skyping on sunday because we aren't going to be up there for christmas day. we have raised an excellent present opener. 

tashina & markus gave him elmo, which he was very excited for. too bad that picture is blurry. he does love it lots. 

then we went to this "winter wonderland" tonight, which was fun. not sure if it was worth the $25 bucks + $10 for parking, but it was enjoyable for the hour we were there. 

they had a lot of cool exhibits from all over the world lit up with lights, and random ones like turkeys and such. 

this weekend we go to yosemite & party hard for a day or two at the resort, swimming & playing racquetball, then we're off to grandma's for christmas & canada for new years! busy busy holiday and we are excited to get it rolling, if only levi never had school, then we could do it all the time. =) 

festivities.

the season is upon us. i love christmas. i especially love singing christmas songs in church, finding a cute christmas dinner outfit for the child, decorating cookies/gingerbread houses and ugly sweater parties. just to name a few. 

we had a fantastic weekend playing with our friends. we went to an ugly sweater party yesterday and it was fabulous. we ate delicious treats, played the newlywed game {which my husband and i utterly failed at. i'm a little embarrassed. the only question we got right together was the "what would your husband say when he saw you in a swimsuit?.... sexy mama. yep, we're deep i know. oh, and the one about how many kids levi wants. which is six btw. it was pathetic}, had a white elephant exchange and got very inappropriate gifts, and basically had a lot of fun. 

 aren't we all just so good looking? self timer works miracles. =) oh, see that naked lady? just wait, she'll be here again. 

one of our lovely friends found this gem of a picture at good will and decided it would be amazing as a present for one of us. yes, it is terribly inappropriate. please scroll down if you embarrass easily or would rather not look at a creepy, bald, naked picture. because once you look at it, you really can't stop. oh, and yes, she does have candy on her sensitive areas to sensor it. 

yeah, they thought it was hilarious. they even hung it in the elevator when we were leaving as a little treat for those coming home. 

zak was.... bored. during our entire night, though he took it like a champ. so instead of sitting with us, he decided to work out. and make mom take pictures of him. 

tonight we had some friends over and decorated cookies & gingerbead houses. one of which turned out to be an utter failure. 

the frosting in the stupid pre-made kit was too runny, so it ended up not staying at all, no matter how much you piled the stuff on. so the kiddies ended up just eating all the frosting and candy since it was going to go to waste. they're so resourceful. 

but the kids did decorate some pretty amazing cookies =) 

we just let him dip his cookie in frosting since he wouldn't be a very good decorator. which in turn, ended up being "i'm going to lick the bowl to get all the frosting and not actually eat the cookie". he loved it. 

zak also got to hold a baby for the first time, and he was very excited. he's going to be such a good big brother someday. =) 

i love christmas. now, i am counting down until the 16th. practicals & exams & finals are ruining my life, although not as much as if i actually had to take them. but christmas break is going to be awesome.