Someone is THREE!

Our youngest is tHReE!

And I can't believe it.

She got some fun toys, like a PINK bIg WheEL. For her birthday treat, she wanted Rice Krispies.
The girls helped me make a GiNOrMoUS PiNK ThREe.

She got a dance skirt that she picked out herself,

as well as Ariel and Prince Eric.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LULU!

Christmas Morning

Slowly, but surely, I am getting these photos up.

This first one is from Christmas Eve.

My two helpers and I did a ton of baking...

french bread, orange rolls, brownies, rolls and kids treats. These next ones are a few from Christmas morning...

He's wanted a cot for years...but somehow always forget to put it on his list to Santa.

This year he remembered it, along with a BYU blanket. The princesses.

Our youngest would not let go of her stocking.

She would put it down only to open a present and then she'd grab it again.

We got three jerseys (2 BYU and 1 Colts--austin collie)

and two sets of "real" shoulder pads.

The girls received a lot of princess stuff.
It's a battle axe.

One of the girls got a tent...their "No-Boys-Allowed" fort.

It's actually quite cool, as it takes only one step to set it up--

very similar to snapping open up an umbrella.
A Jessie doll!
I got a new camera for Christmas.

So once I get its software on the computer,

I'll have more Christmas photos.

Santa's Visit

It was Monday night, in the middle of FHE,

when we heard a knock on our door.

Santa surprised us with a visit right before Christmas.

As you can tell from the photos,

we were all dressed up in costumes

because we were in the middle of activing out the Nativity. I was so glad she didn't cry.

She sang, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," all month long.
This boy gave Santa a different list
than the letter he sent to the North Pole.
And it was completely different
from what he told him at our ward Christmas party.
This one is shy.
She wouldn't look at Santa and her face turned pink!
I think this one was wondering
if was on the Naughty or Nice List.

Our oldest couldn't remember anything he wanted for Christmas.

I think he said snow boots,

which never made a list for Santa before then.

This one added new items to his list.

Luckily the elves knew about his changes beforehand.

So, my suggestion to Santa is this:

when you come for a visit on Christmas week,

don't ask what they want...

just ask if they've been naughty or nice. :)

WE LOVE YOU SANTA.

THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT.

PS--Too bad I didn't get a photo of our dad in his Nativity costume...

it would have made you laugh out loud.

And I would have made you laugh too,

in my angel costume. :)

We had a BIRTHDAY

Someone had a birthday on Dec 1.
He is 7-Years-Old.
We love you, big guy!
Sorry to be late blogging about the big day.
Now he's got a BYU FB uniform and a Miami Dolphins FB uniform.
The kid loves football.

His older brother is jealous.

He wanted this FB uniform for Christmas.

We told him to wait and see what came on Christmas....

Although you can't tell from this photo,
he loved the Banana Cream Pie that he got for his Birthday Treat.

It's practically impossible to get a photo with all the kids

looking and smiling at the camera...

and without anyone moving...
and without anyone hamming it up/posing for the photo.

Halloween Photos from October

Here they are...a couple of months late.
We had fun carving pumpkins for FHE.
Since Halloween was on Sunday, we didn't trick or treat.
The kids each got a bag of their favorite candy...
to eat or to swap with each other
while watching "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"
and "Blackbeard's Ghost" on Halloween Eve
(which was also Stake Conference,
one of the other reasons we didn't dress-up and go out).

It was a blast.

And we had our own brand of Halloween.

Thanksgiving

Before we went to Grandma's house for dinner,

we goofed around a little.A couple of us girls .
She now likes to pose.

Visiting with Aunt Non at Grandpa's.

We watched a lot of BYU football--

to the boys' and men's delight.

The BYU channel was playing BYU v Utah games

from seasons past.

Of course, they only showed the games BYU won...

which made it that much funner.

With Aunt Carol.

Eating some delicious pie.

We had apple, banana cream, and pumpkin cream cheese.

They were all delicious!

Cousins playing together.

Eating pie and watching BYU football.

Relaxing after dinner, watching football.

Cousins playing War.

Cousins playing Chutes and Ladders.

With Grandpa.

This was her first stop when we got there.

With Aunt Non.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!

We wish we could have seen everyone over the holiday.