My cute brothers and sister

My brother and Sister-in-law Mike and Charlotte vistited us from Arizona (along with Mikele, Corbin, Kyle and Kole) between Christmas and New Years this year. It was so much fun! I don't know what my kids were the most excited about, Santa coming or Kyle and Kole coming. I think it was dead even. They absolutely couldn't wait. They played and played and played and played and PLAYED! They get along SOOOO unbelievably well and their kids are just SO GOOD. I got to see Courtney and Chandler and baby Talon, he is so SO CUTE. Courtney is expecting a baby girl in March and has the cutest little belly. I also got to see Danielle which was a treat, I just don't see them enough. She looked beautiful and very happy, which I was so glad to see. I kept meaning to take pictures of the kids playing together and I never did which I just can't believe. GRRrrrr.

Mike was so cute with baby Will (they all were) and probably would have held him forever if he could have. Every time he made so much as a squeak Mike would go pick him up and walk around with him. So cute. They brought me a darling bear that he got from one of the companies he's worked with called a Benny Bear (I think) - they make them every year and he put a neat little present inside which was SO SWEET.

One of the nights (I think Friday) my brother David drove from Tremonton (about 2 hours) to come and hang out and Shar came too which meant that we had all four kids together which NEVER seems to happen anymore. We took some fun pictures even though I looked like poop which I wasn't happy about, but my sister can be very persuasive. When I look at these pictures I can't help but think abuot my relationship with these guys. I just love them. My sister is my best friend which has already been discussed so I won't bore you with more but I really couldn't live without her, I haven't always been close to Mike because he's 12 years older than I am but as I've grown and become an adult we've grown a lot closer, I think we are a lot alike in some ways and I just love how he treats my kids, they ADORE uncle Mike. I give David SUCH a hard time but I really love him so much. He is very fidgety and sometimes EXTREMELY grumpy (GRRrr) but also SO sensitive and sweet. He is always the first person to call me on my birthday and he calls me way more than I call him and I love him for that. SO, looking back I guess I'm glad my sister can be very persuasive because I'm thankful we were all together and actually have pictures to prove it. :)