Women's Christmas Dessert 2015

We love the Women's Christmas Dessert. My mom did a great job organizing it again!

2015 Christmas Update

I'm a little ashamed to have you come to my blog. It's so incomplete!!! I think the last small update I did was in May. I guess I'll be catching up this winter!

If you can believe it, this is the best family picture we've had all year. Complete with one-flipflop Isaiah.

It has been one busy year, full of change and a multitude of blessings. In May we decided to put our first home up for sell and purchase my mother's home in Edgemont. We sold it on the second day that it was on the market!! Way faster than expected, however Tyler did such a good job making that house a home I shouldn't be surprised. We had great buyers and received asking price! We packed up and moved into our new home on July 10th. Well newish home; it was the home I grew up in!

After all the moving craziness, my side of the family all took a vacation to California. It was great and the kids first time to Disneyland. Now we're just getting ready for the holidays and planning our our next home renovations.

Tyler

Tyler is doing great at work and still really liking General Atomics. He's still working with composite manufacturing and likes the friends he works with. He loves to go to the rec center to rock climb and sit in the hot tub. He injured his back this summer wake-boarding with some friends, so he's been concentrating on healing this fall. It doesn't slow him down much though!

Lacey

I finally made the jump this spring and decided to become a Birth Doula. I've been wanting to since Elijah was born. I took the training and I've been to 10 births so far. I love what I do! My day job is still the same, I'm an assistant at Vivint. I've been so blessed with a great boss and job and I get to work from home 3 days a week. I have to admit though, as much as I love being home with the boys, the days I go to the office can be really nice! It's a great balance.

Elijah

Baby Peanut turned 4 this year. 4!!! He also started preschool. . He goes 1 day a week to Lil' Smarty Pants Preschool and he loves it.  He's such an energetic character. Always surprising us with stuff he says or 'ideas' he comes up with. Usually it involves sliding down something or jumping off something. He LOVED Cars Land in Disneyland. Cars are still pretty much the only thing he plays with. He's starting to really love space and I asked if he wanted to be an astronaut. His response? "No I'm going to be a car driver". Proud daddy moment right there. He can't wait for Christmas. Like seriously, can't wait. {He wanted me to add in that he likes candy}.

Isaiah
Baby Jimmy(haha) is still the sweetest boy you'll ever meet. He's even cuddling me right now. He turned 2 this November and seriously, I love this age! He's growing into his funny silly personality. He loves his older brother and gets sad when Elijah goes to preschool. He loves bugs, cars, animals and playing with 'his people' (little people). He has the cutest voice and speaks so well.

I can't wait to catch up the blog so you all can see what we've been up to this year. I also can't wait to see what next year brings!!

We love all our family and friends. We're so blessed to have you a part of our and our children's lives. We wish you the best Christmas and pray that Christ remains the center of all of your holiday traditions.

Blessings, 

The Olsen's ~ Tyler, Lacey, Elijah, & Isaiah

Fall 2015 Part 3

More fun photo catch-up

Last ride of the season...and first-ha!

 Isaiah looking at photos of the Flowers kids: Meredith, Emmett, Nathaniel, and Amos.

He loved his gift from Grammy!

Celebrating Thanksgiving at preschool.

This is Isaiah's turkey. I love that Baby Amos (Flowers) is on Isaiah's but not Elijah, lol.

The only photo from thanksgiving that I took, but I love it!

Mr. Garth Brooks

Let's just say it, my mother is amazing. Bama has LOVED Garth Brooks since she was tiny. She's always looked up to him and thought of him during her hard times. Well she was giving the opportunity to thank him in person this October. We all got to go up (sans Tyler and the boys), meet him and his wife Trisha Yearwood, and then we got great seats for his concert. It was a great concert!

During the concert he referenced Bama a few times and even Dawsen! Bama and Bret got to go up on stage and shoot the confetti guns. They felt like celebrities. It was so great to  be a part of this night.

Fall 2015

We love fall around here! Elijah loves warm and cuddly clothes and pumpkin season.

There's just something so cute about seeing these two together.

We love lazy weekend mornings. Dad makes pancakes and coffee almost every weekend.

Elijah asked me to take a photo of his silly face....

We love the beach around here. Any beach will do! This was Deer Creek.

Movie night with Emmett! James was hanging out with Tyler. 

The Grotto. Such a fun hike with the cousins.

Our last Sunday with the Flowers. Elijah is going to miss Meredith and Emmett.

Copying his brother's face.

Elijah's preschool class took a field trip to the pumpkin patch. Isaiah tagged along.

This is Alice. Elijah's first crush.

 Don't get stuck little buddy.

Gelato for filling the obedience jar.