Christmas, birthdays and 4+1=5

Sorry it has been so long since we have updated, but here goes the past 1 1/2 months in a nutshell. We all traveled to TX for Christmas which was wonderful because not only did we get to see our family, it was in the 70's for most of our trip. The high in DSM the day we left was -1 so the kids were thrilled to play outside almost everyday.

Logan and Enoch veggin. The kids really enjoyed cousin time this trip, they are getting old enought that they were super excited.
The Clapp family, minus Colby, at the light display in the park.

Bryant was hypnotized by the magic of a slinky.

Colby's cousin Geralds two girls Emma and Kacie came over and Rosa was so excited to have girls to play with! They all spent a lot of time playing in the dirt at Grandmas house

What a crew!

Bryant, Logan, Noah, Bailey, Regan, and Rosa missing Taylor and Peyson
This is our crew plus our friends Bobby and Caryns kids, minus the youngest of each family. Together we have a sports team! All of the kids are pretty close in age so every time we go they enjoy each others company a little more.

Happy birthday to our sweet baby boy. I can harldy believe he is a year old already. He is a super great baby. He has no desire to walk or use words. He is perfectly happy being a baby.
He was pretty funny because he ate half of his cake with one finger before he realized he could dig in.

The kids really love to go to Grandpas house and visit "Grandpa's jungle" Even here in DSM if we pass a lot of trees they say "look it is Grandpas jungle" They love all the animals and playing outdoors. Rosa even got brave enough this trip to pet the donkeys, dog and the cat. This is huge for her! I think the kids will really enjoy Grandpas jungle when they learn to fish and camp.

Peyson and cousin Ellison chillin in the swivel chair. Actually this is the look they give when you spin them pretty fast. We loved speding time with Ellsion, she is so sweet and grows so much every time we see her!

Rosa and Logan camped out in their new tent in their bedroom floor when we got home. I love this picture, it is love at its best.

Rosa started a 3 day, 2 1/2 hour preschool after we got home and she loves it! She wanted to go so bad so she was so happy when we gave in. Braxton goes to the same school so that makes her even more excited to go. She is growing so much!
Last week the kids in her class put on a circus and although our sweet girl likes to goof off, she gets embarrassed very easily so she did pretty much nothing for the entire thing and burst into tears the minute it was over!
And this is little Ana, we picked her up Friday to stay with us for a spell. When we were asked to take her I pretty much told them no. But sometimes the brain says one thing and the heart says another so somewhere along the way no became yes. It was hard decision for us, every resonable part of us said dont do it, but the mommy in me could not say no. She is perfect and the kids love her. She weighed under 6lbs so she is pretty small so Colby and Rosa decided that a good nickname was tinkerbell, Rosa says her name is Tinker Bell Clapp. Upon hearing this Logan said "lets call her Dora" So Bryant and I are the voice of reason in calling her Baby Ana. So far she just sleeps a lot (except during the hours that I am trying too) so it has not been a huge adjustment, but I am sure it is to come.