Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa Strasburg

 This year was our year to spend Christmas with my side of the family, so we had a little Christmas celebration when Ryan's parents  and Arin were here for graduation.  The kiddos had a blast opening gifts and were spoiled of course.  Kadence really was into gift opening this year and Landon could open gifts ALL day!

Happy 30th Birthday Ryan!

 Today is Ryan's 30th Birthday!  Happy Birthday to the best dad and husband!  We had a little celebration and of course a Dairy Queen ice cream cake-topped with Vikings decor.

It was a fun day for Ryan as he had his last class EVER for his Master's degree.  He has his graduation ceremony tomorrow and will have just a couple short months of clinical left before he is finished!  So exciting for him and our family.  We went out with some of his classmates for a couple drinks to celebrate his birthday and their graduation.  Life is good!

Playing with Grandma...

This is what happens when we leave the kids with Grandma Sue!  The kids (Landon especially) have a very hard time leaving Grandma Sue alone when she is around.  They want to be right with her doing whatever she is doing...even putting makeup on!  This was how they looked one morning after "helping" Grandma get ready.  The funny part was the red on Landon's nose was permanent lipstick and almost did not come off!

Changing.

 It is amazing how fast newborns change in look.  I look at pictures of Kenzie from day to day and she looks different in each one.   She is starting to fill out now with pudgy little cheeks.  She is looking less and less like a newborn and more like a baby each day.  I love all of the expressions she makes but my favorite is when she smiles in her sleep.  She looks so pretty when she smiles and I can't wait for those smiles to be intentional!

Yawn...

There is something special and absolutely adorable about an infants yawn.  It is one of many expressions that Kenzie makes on a regular basis.  I think this photo describes the general mood at our house lately.  Kenzie has not been letting us sleep much.  I have been getting about 4 hours of sleep a night and learning to function pretty well, amazingly.  Oh how I have forgotten life with a newborn.

Best Buds

Kadence and Landon have been so good since Kenzie was born.  Lately, they have been chumming around playing better than ever.  They love running around the house together and making each other laugh.  Of course they have their moments where they are not getting along, but for the most part they are best buddies.  They are so close in age that I sometimes feel like I have set of twins. I love my little munchkins so much and am very blessed by how well they have adjusted to a little sister.

Christmas Baking

I decided it would be fun to do some Christmas baking with the kids this year.  I think I may have gone a little overboard, but it was a fun Saturday activity while we were all home.  We spend most weekend days at home right now with baby Kenzie, so it gave us all something fun to do.

Baking cookies is very fun!

I am thinking this is why the kids really like to help...eating the dough.  My favorite part as well!

*Thanks to Ryan for being a good sport and acting like he enjoyed baking cookies for my sake :)