All Bundled Up

Taking the kids to see the Christmas lights at the Temple... A sweet sleepy girl in Mom's arms
Daddy, Mommy, Pierce, Madi and Jackson - ok so it really wasn't that cold, that much outerwear wasn't really neccessary, but they just loved wearing their hats and mittens! And they just look so darn cute!
Madi & Mommy
Pierce & Daddy
My lastest favorite picture! Needs no words.

A Happy Thanksgiving

The boys- Sam, Jack, Pierce

Ryan, Dad, Susan, Katie, Sam

Jack, Pierce, Dustin, Deli, Jo


My Dad & Me
Pierce & Madi loving Papa
Pierce, Jack, Sam, Katie, Madi

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and it was so fun to have Thanksgiving in our new home. It was so great to have my Dad and Susan spend the holiday with us. The kids had so much fun playing with Pa-pa and the "big kids" Katie, Sam and Jack. We had a great time playing games and just spending time together, and of course dinner was fabulous. Ryan was responsible for the turkey and it was fantastic. And I have to say that my homemade rolls (thanks to Aunt Val for the recipe) were pretty amazing. I think I found a new favorite to bake.

Fun at the Museum

Pierce & Madi


Pa-Pa with his grandkids

The Whole Gang


We had a great time over Thanksgiving! My Dad, his wife, Susan, and her kids, Katie, Sam and Jack came to stay with us. My Dad took us all to the Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum on Wed. The kids loved it! The had so much fun checking out all the animals, especially with their binoculars.

TWILIGHT

Me & Kathryn (my greatest friend who is responsible for getting me hooked on Twilight!) We love our matching t-shirts! Twilight Vampires are Forever

Shelly & Trit- the troopers who were there 2 hours early to make sure we got in line early for good seats! Thanks girls!

Dustin, Trit, Shelly, Ryan, Nate, Ashley

Me, Katie, Kathryn, Kendra

Of course I was counting down the days to the opening of the Twilight movie, I couldn't believe I was so excited over a movie! We had a group 7 couples that went together and had a great time! My sister, Trit, and her friend Shelly got there 2 hours early to get in line, and we were so thankful! I walked in and I was so giddy! It was exciting just to be there in line with my sis and friends. Most of us girls got there to wait in line and our husbands joined us later, but I had to laugh at the fact that it was 4 of us girls, Me, Trit, Shelly & Kathryn, and then Dustin, the awesome husband who came to wait in line with us girls while his wife got the kids taken care of. I wish I had gotten a picture of him sitting on the floor waiting in line with us girls. It was great, I love you for that Dustin! (We had 3 Dustins and 2 Ryans with us, not to mention 3 pregnant women, what a group!) We had such a fun time!
Now for the movie... as I am a HUGE fan of the book, I have to say I was disappointed. I did enjoy the movie, and it was good, but it just left SO much out. I was the most bothered by the fact that Bella and Edward never said "I love you" in the movie. They left out some of the best conversations they have in the book and so much of the intensity and depth of their relationship. But, still good, still worth seeing. If you like the movie, you will LOVE the book. Great night. Thanks for the fun girls!

Goodbye to Grandma & Grandpa's House

It actually happened. They moved. We have so many great memories of fun times at Grandma and Grandpa's. (Not to mention the really good memories from Me and Ryan's dating days:) Sad day.

Rah! Rah! Rah! Firemen!

Pierce had a great first soccer season, he loved it and we loved it! He had fun playing and the boys all became great little buddies. We had fun getting to know the other families too. We had a soccer team party the night before their last game, thanks to Kathryn for hosting! The familes all came for a night of pizza, and of course Costco Cake and ice cream. What a great night!
All the Boys
Pierce, Rushton, Preston, Dawson, Grant, Boyce
Yay Firemen!
Pierson's first trophy, he was SO excited!

Jumpin Jacks

I finally took the kids to Jumpin Jacks. I had been avoiding it for fear of 1-germs and 2-lots of bigger kids/my kids getting trampled over. So we finally went on a day that the kindergarten kids didn't have school. It was great. They practically had the place to themselves. Madi was terrified at first, but once she warmed up, she was all over the place. Once she went down the "big huge slide" that was all she wanted to do. We went with their best friends, Grant & Annie, and they all had so much fun!

Mother's Circus Animal Cookies

A couple weeks ago my sister heard that Mother's Cookies was going out of business, I just couldn't believe it. Mother's, they have been around forever! Everyone loves those pink and white animal cookies, such a classic kid treat! So on my last trip to Harmons I asked and got confirmation from the manager that they are going out of business, and that the cookies that were on the shelf were the last they were going to have. So I decided there was only one thing I could do, buy some. Then eat them, and of course take pictures to remember them by.






Now I'm just wishing I would have grabbed a bag of the regular ones. The Holiday ones are fun, but just not the same. I just love those pink and white cookies. So sad. Glad the kids enjoyed them one last time.

HALLOWEEN FUN!

We had a week full of fun for Halloween...
Cousin Party
Madi didn't want to have much to do with carving pumpkins, but she sure looked cute in her trick-or-treat shirt
Pierce having fun helping Daddy carve pumpkins
Pierce having fun getting messy! I love this picture, what delight!
Sugar Cookie Makeing, I was lucky enough to have Batman helping me
Sugar Cookie Decorating
\Sugar Cookie Eating...
...And Eating (the best part!)
Pierce with his Jack-o-Lantern
Our Friendly Halloween Ghosts
The Little Lady Bug - With the inspiration from a friend I made Madi's cosume. I LOVE when I find an easy craft I can actually do. It turned out so cute, I was so excited! I just coulnd't get over how adorable she looked!The REAL Spiderman
Pierce with his loot from trick-or-treating
Madi with her goods
The kids also loved running to the door when trick-or-treaters came to our house! (And a great back view of Madi's costume, so cute!)
Ryan & Me - I had WAY too much fun doing my hair like this. I just couldn't help but think, I would have been so much cooler if I had been in high school in the 80's!
Gotta love my huge bow!