Rae the Dancer

Both of my girls really love to dance and take dance classes all year. This year in middle school, Rae has also gotten the opportunity to be a "Jr. Brave Cadette", a group that is sponsored by our high school drill team. She LOVED being a part of this. Her group learned a dance, which they performed during half-time at middle school basketball games (Just like the high school! Squeel!). That Rae really loves being involved! She is an awesome girl!

Brannen Boy!

I can't blog without posting a cute picture of our boy. He is so funny lately. Doing so many cute things.
On Sunday afternoon I asked the kids to take him downstairs and entertain him for a while. When they brought him back up a little while later he was not so happy! They had adorned him in a hello kitty belly shirt and matching skirt. They even made up a dance for him to show us. He was not too happy about the whole thing! What is really amazing is that he actually fits into build-a-bear clothing! What a good thing to find out. Now we will have lots of cute new outfits for the boy!

The Girlie Room

The girls and I just finished repainting their room - it looks so good! They wanted matching bedding for Christmas and we found some that they both like. Blue for Rae and pink for Reese (naturally!) We have needed to update the room since Reese moved downstairs when Brannen was born. So we finally did - and we really like it!

Before and After

The BEFORE picture!
And the AFTER!
This boy was really in need of a haircut! His hair was crazy long, and he was getting really tired of mom combing it all of the time. Maybe I should just buzz everyone else in the house too - myself included. Life would be a lot simpler!

Da Boys

I forgot to post a picture of the NFL trip for the year. They guys went to AZ this year to see the Vikings beat the Cardinals. Of course they had a GREAT trip, as always. I think those guys could enjoy doing anything, as long as they were together. I'm glad Kelly has such great friends.

Vacation highlights

We had a really fun holiday break with Bekki, Adam, Dallin and Maura staying with us. We also got to see Jen and her family. They came to the valley and stayed with my dad. We had such a great time just being together. Now we are back to real life and enjoying winter. Here are some highlights of the vacation. A little late - I know - internet problems. Say no more.