Happy TURKEY day!!

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at our house - 
including our very own, 
really BIG TURKEY! 

Temple trip

We had a nice Saturday doing temple baptisms with Clint and Ali and Rylee in Logan this past weekend.  The kids really enjoyed it, I think.  Way to keep us is names Grandma Chris!!

Happy Birthday Reese

She did it - she turned 10.  Double digits even!  Wow!  They are all growing up!

She requested a "pretty cake - that is all fancy and stuff - like some of those others that you make" so this is what she got.  Rae helped-- and it was a project-- but we did well, i think.  She loved it.

Reese wanted a family party - so that's what we did.  We had a nice Sunday evening party.  It was great fun.

Have you ever seen such a happy face from a girl who just got a book for her birthday?!?  I think we did good!  She also loved LOVED this nightgown that Grandma Chris found for her.  She wears it every second possible.

On her birthday - I had to make her a "waffle cake" because she loves waffles so darn much.  She would really eat them for every meal -she's even turned down pizza for left over waffles - how crazy is that?!?-- and she requested them for her birthday breakfast. 
So HAPPY BIRTHDAY REESE!   We are so glad that you are a part of our family.  Your love, kindness and selfless attitude is a great blessing to us!  You are one great girlie :  ).

All Dressed Up

Lookin' good!! I just made them pose for a minute because they all looked so good - couldn't be helped.

What's that?

You say it is Grandma Chris's Birthday?!
No way! How exciting!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA! (tomorrow :  )  )

Punkin' Guts

Happy Halloween

We played some tricks - got some treats - game over!!  :  )

First Game!

Brady had his first 7th grade basketball game on Friday!  I can't believe how old he is getting!  He did really well - it was fun to watch him.  I think he was a bit nervous!  :  )

Great game, Brady!

First Snow

Yep, here it is - the first snow. It was so much fun for our two year old - but the rest of us collectively sighed. In unison.
He had a great time stomping around and catching snowflakes on a piece of black paper (thanks for the great idea pre-school teacher Martha!)

He had to come and show me the snow that he caught.

The very very scary abominable snow monster!!

Way to Go!

Kelly's high school yearbook and school newspaper both took state this year!   Third year in a row for Yearbook - and a first ever for Newspaper!  Awesome!  He must be doin' somethin' right!

Loving LouLou

You didn't know a girl and a small boy could love a mule this much did you?

Seriously - one of Rae's favorite things to do is go on down to Grandpa Jonesy's house and saddle up her mule.

At least she likes to take Brannen with her - and he has developed LouLou love too!

We are seriously provincial around here!

On another ride LouLou day - Rae calls me and says "Mom, come look we are just passing the house."  So I open my front door and see this ---

 Ahhhhhh!  This is serious!  Quick!  Call some help!  The Wonder Pets - anyone!  I almost had a freak out!  Baby in trouble!  Really - call those Wonder Pets! 
Then, I calmed down - and got out the camera - of course.  :  )  

 I made her promise to not do this again, because now I have a picture.  But DONT do that anymore!  Sheesh!  That girl.  Makes me think of all the crazy things I did as a kid.  Oh wait.  Makes me think of all the things everyone else did as a kid - because as  you know, it would have just been too darn scary for me. 

Homecoming Stuff

Rae had a fantastic weekend!  She was busy with much homecoming festivities - and smiling all the while!  :  )

The party started with the Homecoming assembly at school in the afternoon on Friday. Rae was escorted in by her friend, Dallin Call and was crowned as the freshman attendant.

It was a fun assembly - I took Reese and Brady with me and they really enjoyed it.  After the assembly, there was the parade . . . .

Parade in much much rain!  Too bad that pretty dress couldn't be seen!!  Dang it!  :  ) 

So after all this fun was the actual game that night.  Rae was introduced again on the field - this time she was wearing a jersey to be danced in, because she was dancing two minutes after her introduction.  I was glad she didn't have to wear her dress again because the weather was TERRIBLE!  It was so cold and wet.  Rae wanted to wear it again - but she just didn't have time to change.  Oh well.

She doesn't look nearly as fancy!  But cute nevertheless! 

Doing a "spirit dance" with the cheerleaders and marching band.  Oh yea - that's a couple of words we have heard a lot of lately!  Bran is now obsessed with "MARCHING BAND, MARCHING BAND!" He talks about them all the time - non stop.  He was the band's biggest fan!

Rae, the very tough Brave Cadet!  Awesome!

Can you find the high-kicking Rae?!?
Anyway, she had a great weekend - and we all had fun watching the party.  Fun stuff!