You know you've hit the BIG TIME when...

Each year my company puts together a Company calendar and this year-I hit it BIG! I made the month of NOVEMBER! YEAHHH!

It actually is a pretty big deal I guess. I have never thought about even having a good enough pic to be CONSIDERED, but with this Friday treat, I had to put my bragging rights out there. It was quite suprising how many people have emailed me about it...

 

Happy 2014!

Snow Day? Pool Day!

Betsy just sent me a pic of the girls- they decided that snow would'nt stop them from enjoying the water! Sofia let me know she even went down the BIG slide and went underwater without even plugging her nose. This is a quite a feat for our Sof since just a few short years ago, she would not finish swimming lessons and refused to go beyond the kiddie side of the pool.
Betsy changed all that though and we THANK HER for it! A few summers at Betsy's house swimming all day and now we have 2 little FISH!

 

Ella was quite put out that she could not go on the slide as she was just a TAD bit too short to go on...HOWEVER. Sofia did tell me that Ella was underwater, nose unplugged for 20 seconds!! Sofia thought that HAD to be a record. hehe.

I was glad they were able to escape the smog and inversion that we are having and have some fun in the water! 

Norweigan Smörgåsbord!

Smörgåsbord-Typically a celebratory meal and guests can help themselves from a range of dishes laid out for their choice.Yeah. We pretty much NAILED IT!  

Ella helping make the traditional Norwiegan Bakkel!

Here is a look at the SPREAD! It was DELISH!!

 I know I will get the name incorrect of this- klugkaka. Sigh. Well at any rate- ITS YUMMY!! And I had to get the pic of the counter top at Aunt Dianes.
Jessie also made Marzipan and it was SO good. She has definitely kept up with some of my faves from Aunt Diane including the cranberry jello- with nuts of course!

We got all the kids pajamas and they not only had a Fashion Show, but sang us a song! Ill try to get the recording on here.



 

What a fun filled evening. We had it at Aunt Dianes in tribute of her matriarchy she was to our family. This was a tradition she hoped we would continue for generations and I hope we do.

We shared memories of Aunt Diane throughout the night and definitely and some tears shed, er shared.

Pictures by Betsy- December 2013

Betsy completely out did herself again this year by AGAIN taking the best pics of the girls and giving us the disk for Christmas. There were SOO many cute ones, I can only share a few. I was SO incredibly touched by her thoughtfulness (which if you know Betsy is nothing new). I just love her to pieces and are grateful everyday she came into our lives.

 

Dinner-Costo Style!

We were one of the SMART (cough,cough,  choke) group of people that decided it would be a great idea to hit Costco on the Friday evening before Christmas...It actually wasnt as bad as it could have been, but busy nonetheless.

It was nearing dinnertime and we decided to just eat at Costco to save time..and let's be honest- ITS CHEAP! :)

Sometimes I forget how small my girl's heads are....or how ENORMOUS those slices of cheese pizza are!!

 

 

YUMMY!!

Christmas Card 2013

I sent out cards this year...and on time. GASP! I know. I know...It's a christmas miracle. hehe

However, I also wanted to take advantage of the technology and slap it on our blog for those of you who follow us.

 

We wish you the sweetest of holiday seasons and a wonderful new year.

 

~The Martushevs
 

Temple Square Lights-2013

We could not have planned it better going to the Temple Square Christmas lights last night. It was cold, don't get me wrong...But it was not overcrowded, the cold was "bearable" and it was just a wonderful time!!

Here are some fun pics we took for our fun family memory!