Christmas 2008

Santa came! He came! We had a very fun Christmas, starting with family over for Christmas Eve with pajama parades, Santa Claus look-alike contests, cookie decorating and the nativity re-enactment. On Christmas morning, the kids awoke to stockings filled with fun treats and then a Christmas tree overflowing with presents. Some of the fun gifts included a car playset for Tanner, a Barbie extravaganza for Lauren, a digital camera and MP3 player for Ashley and a cupcake machine and Hannah Montana stage for Kaitlyn, plus a new playhouse in the basement and tons of DVDs, Wii games, Nintendo DS player and games, and toys toys toys toys. Tami got new luggage and a new violin case, while Melvin got a laptop, Wii fit and a puzzle of the kids in BYU clothes. It was a great day!

Candy houses

We ate more candy than actually ended up on the gingerbread, but had fun and sore tummies making our candy house. Lauren was the designated "frosting licker" and Tanner was the official "M&M taster" and a good time was had by all!

Cuddly Carter

Hard to believe that Carter is almost 3 weeks old. It's been a crazy 3 weeks with Tami recovering from a c-section and everything else, but Carter sure is a cuddly little guy and we sure love him. Tanner is still having issues with his new little brother and probably wouldn't mind if we sent him back somehow, but he's slowly adjusting.

Once there was a snowman

We got our first big snowfall of the season this past weekend and had fun with snowmen, snowball fights and snow angels.

Introducing the newest member of our family!

Introducing Carter Jay Richardson!

He was born yesterday, Dec. 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM and checks in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 19 inches long. He's got just a little bit of light red hair and is the cutest baby you'll ever see. We're so excited for his arrival!