Mingle With The Myricks

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Christmas 2013

For the sake of time let's just say we had an awesome Christmas and here are a few pics.

(Most pics are still on my mom's camera so I'll post more later)

Christmas Eve tradition. Christ Memorial's service, dinner at Mimi & Grandpa's, New jammies (& buddy), and a Christmas movie.

One of her favorite gifts. Barbie of course!

Papa & His boys

Genzink Family Christmas was the weekend before Christmas day.

After our immediate family Christmas Christmas morning we headed to the Myrick Family Christmas.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Little Man Turns 2

Baby Biscuits turned two! Holy smokes that went quick.

G Man -

Our family has gained so much laughter because of your spunky, funny personality. Over the past few months your verbal skills have really come along. Daddy & I have to laugh though because you refuse to say your own name. When we ask you what your name is or who you are your answer is always 'Me'. It's cute but we would love to hear 'Grant' come out of your month. I love listening to you talk and interact with Payton and Charley. You refuse to be 'left behind' and keep right up with the two of them. They usually make you the monster or something like that so they can run away and hide from you while still saying they are including you. You don't seem to mind that much however. One of your favorite things is to 'roar' like a lion or dinosaur. You are super into tractors and trucks and basically everything boy.
We love you more than words little buddy.
Love, Mommy

I hope G likes having multiple small birthday parties over one large one because things seem to be heading in that direction. :) His birthday always seems to sneak up on me a bit. We of course celebrated on his birthday with just us. I always get a cake and he was able to open gifts in the morning...a flashlight friend and 'Mater' sleeping bag. I was able to put together a small play date party on the Friday after his birthday with a few close friends. Nothing big just lunch, cake and a few decorations with a dinosaur theme. Then we celebrated with Mimi and Grandpa and Auntie J. Lastly we had a joint party with Grace, Harper and Hannah at Amma and Papa's...pizza and presents, oh and gifts of course.

A Sleeping Bag for G. Mater of course!

Chip showed up to celebrate!

CM play place and lunch while Payton spent the day at a friend's house.

Quad cake on his actual birthday

Yummy!

Dinosaur Party with friends.

Final celebration at Papa & Amma's

Playmobil ambulance, imaginx dinosaur, and Dusty slippers

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Advent

For the past few years I have been wanting to start an Advent tradition. It was perfect at the end of last season while wondering around Target, probably to waste time after church and between lunch :), Bryan spotted an advent calender on clearance. So this year I was excited to do it. Then the question arose...what do I put in it?? Growing up we never had an advent calendar so I wasn't sure where to start. Lucky for me we live in the Pinterest age so finding ideas was not hard. The hard part was choosing something that fit our family. I finally came across one that I liked and felt was suitable to what I could do with three small children.

Here is our Advent Calendar in pictures.

#1 Put Christmas Lights

#2 Set up Nativity

#3 Go see the Parade of Lights

#4 Make & Play with red & green play dough

#5 Shop for Hope Christmas Store (our Church has this every year for our Neighbor's Plus ministry. We buy toys for kids who might not otherwise get anything)
#6 - Write letters to Santa
This is how we 'write' letters