Thanksgiving

Some highlights of Thanksgiving:

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We got together with our friends Max and Marin one afternoon - watched movies, made Thanksgiving crafts, and had dinner.  It was great!  We love our "cousins" (as Bailey calls them)

Darling and delicious craft made by Jen!

Thanksgiving weekend was great - we got to go to Thatcher for a jam packed weekend.  We did family pictures and a session at the temple.  Kim and Matt were both crazy busy working on big projects due for school.  Matt and I celebrated our anniversary and took advantage of free babysitting for a night out! :) Nick and Monique gave their homecoming talks in church and we had a big dinner afterwards.  And, of course, lots of laughing, playing, and just having a blast at Nana's!

All the grandkids in their Christmas outfits from Nana

My cousin Becky and her husband Dan did our family pictures.  I think they turned out great.  They did a fabulous job and it was a pretty painless process (much better than I was expecting)!

(Logan, Shayla, Lane, Nick, Dad, Mom, Monique, Me, Matt, Kim & HL)

This is the first time we have had our whole family together at the temple - my parents, all six kids, and spouses.  What an awesome experience.

3 Months old

I just can't get enough of my sweet boy!  I am thankful for him every single day.  I might be just a bit biased - but I think he is the cutest thing ever!  Just love him

My two little red-heads 

Missionaries!

My brother, Nick, came home in November from his mission in Edmonton, Canada.  The kids loved making signs to hold up at the airport.

 

My sister, Monique, also came home in November from her mission in the St. George Visitor's Center.  But my parents drove and picked her up - so I don't have any pictures.

It was so good to see both of them again and to have our whole family together for Thanksgiving!

Halloween

The week of Halloween we had Bailey's birthday, Kaden's birthday, the school costume parade, class parties, the ward Halloween carnival, the school Fall Festival, and a friends Trunk-or-Treat.  So by the time Halloween actually rolled around, we were all partied out!  It's always a fun and busy time of year!

A ridiculous amount of candy....

Kaden's Birthday. . . .

. . . . back in October!  Anyway - here's pics of Kaden's Birthday and his friends party. They are pretty self-explanatory.

(Kaden's lovely outfit - a sweater vest over a soccer jersey. When I asked him about it - he said "Duh mom, I'm Harry Potter."  Oh, ok - obviously)

Happy Birthday, Bubba.  We love you!

Merry Christmas!

To My Democratic Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2011 but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that  America  is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only  America  in the  Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes.



To My Republican Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!