jmac + kmac: Merry & Bright.

^McMurtrey family, December 2018^

We thought we'd mix things up this year and do a virtual Christmas card/ blog post! With amazing friends and family all over the map, it's sometimes easier to do it this way.

Here's a quick snippet of our family right now:

Boston: Our Boston man is seven and a half years old (going on seventeen), and loving first grade! He's obsessed with basketball, reading, drawing, football, pokemon, comic books, and all things Harry Potter. He's getting to be quite the little reader, and it's so fun. He loves hamburgers, his all-boy dance class, and always takes great care of his little brothers.

Camden: Cam is five and a half, and he is thriving in his kindergarten class. He is a friend to everyone he meets, and has the sweetest little dimpled smile in the world. Cam loves puzzles, roller coasters, candy, legos, pizza, word searches, and playing at the beach. He has an infectious giggle, and loves every baby he meets. When he grows up, he wants to be a paleontologist.

Holland: Our crazy Holland boy is three and a half! He started preschool this year, and he cannot get enough of it. The first day I picked him up, he said, "Hey mom? Please don't pick me up like that tomorrow. Just leave me at the school so I can stay in my class all day and play with my friends." Haha. Holland loves Chick-fil-a, playing at the park, making cookies with mom, reading look and find books, and playing with his little Brighton buddy. Holland is pure joy in human form.

Brighton: Our baby Brights is almost two!! (I don't know how that's possible, but it's true.) Brighton was a pretty rough baby for a while, but my gosh--he has entered the funnest stage ever, and we just can't get enough of him. Brighton is obsessed with trains and cars, and usually has about five in each hand. He also loves his blankie, Christmas trees with shiny lights, puppies, playing outside, yogurt, Chuggington on Netflix, lucky charms, and his daddy.

We love our crazy boys!!

Jordan: Jord keeps busy with work, his church calling with the Young Men's Program in the ward, and coaching whatever kid's team his wife signs him up for (whoops. haha). He always keeps us laughing with his corny jokes, and he can bust some mean dance moves in the kitchen. He is the best husband and dad, and we feel so lucky to have him.

Kelsey: Well, I pretty much just try to keep myself sane while raising four crazy boys!! Haha. But they are so, so fun, and I feel so lucky to be their mom. This season of motherhood has been my very favorite. I also keep busy with documenting our adventures on the blog, sneakily hiding chocolate in the pantry, teaching in church, trying my hand at testing new recipes, and planning adventures to go on with our family.

We try to sneak in date nights whenever we can, but our favorite thing to do is to hang out on the couch together with some ice cream, while we watch The Office and laugh our heads off. Being married to your best friend is awesome.

That's our family in a nutshell!

We've had the BEST year, and we feel lucky as ever to be raising our boys in a place that we love. Sometimes we look around and say, "How did we get so lucky to have this life??" We are just so blessed.

Merry, Merry Christmas!