30.11.08

Thanksgiving Weekend

Trisha, Izzy, Mom, Callie, Summer, Adalyn, Taylor, and Nate



We celebrated Thanksgiving Day and ate dinner at my mom's this year (Rob's family celebrated earlier). After dinner, all of the girls and my dad went and saw the movie "Twilight". During the first part of the movie, I was sure I was going to be disappointed, but I ended up really liking it! We are planning to go see it again sometime this week with some friends so that Rob can watch it. Maybe after he sees it, he will be convinced to read the books . . . maybe. I think he would like them, but he's not so sure.
We had Thanksgiving 3 weeks early this year with Rob's family because Rhondelle and Ronnie came down and we just celebrated while they were here. We don't get to see Rhondelle and her kids very often, so it was fun to have them here.


*Kalen, Kaston, Rhondelle, McCall, and Ralph
*Leann, Mason, Jax, Ty, Kena and Tate in dirt pile



Sadly, black Friday has come and gone. It is one of my favorite days of the year. I think it's the shopping with no kids that I love! This year was crazy - it seemed a lot busier than last year. But thanks to my mom, Summer, and Trisha, we were able to spread out and get nearly everything that we all wanted.

After I got home from my crazy day shopping, I got my tree put up. I have way too much furniture, and squishing a tree in the living room was hard to do, but I did it!



And I somehow convinced Rob to put lights up on the house again this year. I don't know if it was worth it, though. He is still complaining that his legs are sore from all of the walking on the roof that he had to do. I DO have to give him props, though, they look great!



Yes, that is Jaxon up on the roof with Rob - he snuck up there while I was busy with the tree. I got outside just in time to stop Kena from joining them.

15.11.08

Ear Piercing

My little girl has been begging for her ears to be pierced! She watches me put my ear rings in every morning and always asks if she can "have some on my ears". I have always told her that she can when she is a mom. I guess I just don't want her to grow up too fast. Well yesterday, she got smart and asked her dad for ear rings, and since she has him completely wrapped around her finger, he of course told her yes. So last night after he got off work, we took her in and got them done. I think I was more scared than her - I seriously had butterflies in my stomach! She just hopped up into the chair and waited patiently while the lady got her all sterilized and put the pen mark on her ears. They pierced both ears at the same time, and she was so brave. She didn't even cry! She just wanted to know if she got a sucker for being so brave. I am so proud of her - she is getting so big!!





She got this hot pink fingernail polish as her prize for being sooo brave!

7.11.08

Family Pictures

We got our family pictures taken back in September, but I just got them back. I thought they turned out so cute and just wanted to post a few.










Callie had had enough after about the first 10 minutes of pictures, so we didn't get very many of just her - and she's screaming in most of the family pictures - but atleast we got them done!



2.11.08

Halloween Fun!

I can't believe Halloween is over, and November is here! The kids had a blast trick-or-treating, as well as trunk-or-treating. On Thursday night, we went trunk-or-treating with Randi and her kids.





Then on Friday night, we went trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. Jaxon decided he didn't want to be Darth Vader anymore - he wanted to be Tom Brady.



After we got home, the kids decided to paint their own faces . . . very nice!

And last, but not least, Rob's famous "sick pumpkin". He was so proud!