Nice Day Outside

We had some nice weather last week.  The kids LOVE to play in Ray's truck, even Matthew.  I love the space between Matthew's teeth, so cute!

Kyle said he was pulling the truck. 

Matthew learned to walk this past week.  Each day he has done better.  I can't believe he is almost one and walking.

Pot-O-Gold

Kara made this hat at preschool on Friday.  They went on a treasure hunt that the Leprechaun left for them.  They found a pot-of-gold under the tree.  Gold chocolate coins.

Christmas & New Years 2011

 Randy&Keri and Jenny&David came with their kids on Christmas Eve.  We ate dinner then had the kids do a nativity while we read from the bible.  Grandma & Grandpa watched on the Ipad from New Mexico.

All the kids got to open their PJs, then we took pictures.

Christmas Morning

 New years

December 2011

 Matthew is on the move and can crawl and pull him self up really well. He is growing up too fast!





 Kara and the gingerbread house she made at preschool.

 Trent and his "Utah Celebration" poster at school.

 Kara's preschool Christmas program.



 Ward Christmas Party Nativity

 Kyle and Santa

 Trent and Santa

Tyler and Santa

Matthew and Ray.  There was a long line for santa and so I started cleaning up.  Then I remembered I wanted Matthew's picture with him, but he was long gone.  Oh, Well!

Kara wouldn't get close to him.

November 2011

 Kara celebrated her 5th birthday in the first part of November.  I think she had a good day.

I am not really sure how long these yogurt hand prints have been under my counter.  I only noticed them because of how the sun was shining on the wall.  They are pretty camouflaged-- these would be compliments of Kyle.  This is proof of the hand prints that those Mother's Day poems always talk about.  Fabulous!

 The kids were my models as I tested out the new camera tripod.  Tyler did not want to participate :(

 Our favorite place to stop and take a picture on our way to Farmington, New Mexico (Wilson's Arch)

The kids helped grandpa rake up the leaves.  Kyle got to ride on top of them.  He had fun, can you tell?

 Our Thanksgiving crowd down in Farmington.  Yes, I photo shopped myself and Matthew in.  In real time Matthew was asleep and for some reason we didn't just use the timer and the tripod.  It was a wonderful dinner, everything was so yummy. 

Trent celebrated his 10th birthday while in Farmington.  I can't believe he is ten!

 Grandma and Grandpa took everyone to "Big Bounce", an indoor bounce house.  We ordered pizza and everyone played.  It was a lot of fun.  When we were eating, Trent said "Who is paying for all of this?",  Ray's mom raised her hand and Trent said, "This is awesome, thanks grandma!"  That is one thing about Trent, he is aware of things, like the fact that someone had to pay for it, it wasn't just free.  He is a good kid!

Cake and ice cream back at grandma and grandpa's.

 On Monday, 28th we put up the tree. The kids had fun decorating it. They are super excited for Christmas.

The rest of October and Halloween

We had a birthday party for Tyler the first week of October, even though his b-day was in September.  He just invited kids from the neighborhood, and one that had moved.  We just played some games here, like musical pillows, the straw game, and Trent made a treasure hunt.  I think the kids had fun.

 Matthew is just so cute, had to include these pictures.

We went to a pumpkin patch that is in our neighborhood. The night we went they had a "hay ride" so we took the kids on that, and picked out some pumpkins.  It was fun.

We carved pumpkins down at Randy & Keri's, the kids dressed up in their costumes.

For Halloween we did our usual. We went trick or treating at Ray's office, then came home for dinner and door to door trick or treating in our neighborhood. It was a clear night, much better than the rainy night last year.