Ward Party and More

Our ward party was really good this year.  The activity day girls were in charge of the decorations on the tables. They made gingerbread houses and did a great job. Here is MJ's:

 

 Then we have very talented people share their musical ability by singing and playing songs. The primary sang some songs too. MJ and Lil had a great time and did awesome.

Ms M had a great time eating ice and sour cream. She loved it and made a huge mess. 

 Yes, Buddy went with his shirt on backwards. He is pretty independent in getting himself dressed and so that is how he went.

 It was a good evening visiting and being with family!

 There is no doubt in my mind that Buddy loves peanut butter! He licks every bit of it out of the container before we can throw it away.

Buddy doesn't think he is a person. This video is so cute and is exactly how he is on almost every conversation that we have. 

 Buddy loves his trains, planes, and cars. 

He played with them around the Christmas tree every day.

The girls had Santa send them a message again this year. Lil was all smiles, and MJ kept hiding like Santa could really see her. Buddy could have cared less about it. They all got a nice rating from Santa and they are now super excited for Christmas to see what they get. 

It's hard to believe we are in the full swing of Christmas activities. More will follow!

Christmas Shopping

When we were decorating the tree MJ found the tree skirt and was twirling in it. She loved it.

Every year we try to go shopping for Christmas. This year Santa happened to be at the mall when we were there. There was NO line and so we said what the heck, we might as well. MJ was the only one who wasn't afraid and actually had a good time. 

At least there are no tears. 

When we finally got home the girls were passed out. Yes, MJ does have her seat belt on. And of course, Buddy wasn't even close to sleep. 

Our next stop is SLC for the lights! I can't wait!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a blast, like usual. We were in WY with my family. All of my family was there except one husband, and my brothers three kids. We had such a fun time playing games, and eating a ton of food. We went to the movies and some watched Catching Fire while the others watched Frozen. My dad has a stove heater in the garage. With that thing burning the garage got up to 70-80 degrees. It was fun to have somewhere to go outside the house. The kids got to run and scream, and not get in trouble for it too. It made it so the house wasn't so crowded. 

For Christmas this year we gave my parents a frame with BOYER in it. Each sibling took a letter to decorate of their family starting from oldest to youngest. I should have taken a closer picture but didn't. The next time we are visiting I will have to do that. Since we were all together for Thanksgiving we gave them the gift early. They loved it!

 

We had tons of food and of course it was all good. 

May and I took our kids for a walk one day to the park. It was a school park and they had all sorts of cool toys to play on. This was one of them. We had a blast spinning on this thing!

There are more Thanksgiving pictures that I need to get from family. But until that happens this will work. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too!

Annual Tree Hunt

Tree hunting this year did not disappoint. It was another great adventure.

On our way to grandmas we spotted an eagle. We had to go back and take a better look at it. The kids loved it!

 We were so happy to see snow once we got up in the mountains. We tried to go to our usual spot but our jeep wouldn't stay in 4-low. It kept popping out. Then RB's brothers vehicle never would have made it up to where we were at. So we had to back down the hill and park at the side of the road. It was not a simple backing down however. We had much pushing and digging around tires to get the vehicles out. This is where my first near death experience happened. We finally got the other vehicle unstuck and then we tried to get us out. RB, his brothers, and I piled into the jeep. I was clearing off the seat so I could get in and sit, when RB started to go almost running me over. After I finally made it in RB started to back up and slid off the road causing my second near death experience as we almost ran into a tree. Ok, I really wasn't close to death but it sure if fun to tease RB about it.

Ready to go find a tree.

 

Buddy really was happy until we stopped to cut the tree down. Then he got a little upset that we wouldn't let him out. 

 RB is the type that likes to search for the perfect tree. He has to look at many trees before deciding which one to get. He walked around a bend and low and behold he found our tree. It was destiny. The light was shining right on our perfect tree.

 Ok, it wasn't a perfect tree. But it was good enough and that is the one we got. The girls helped cut it down this year. They thought that was great being able to use the saw.

 The Tree.

I accidentally took a picture while rubbing the water off my phone and this is what I got. Not bad for an accident. 

Sledding is always a must! 

 

The campsite. Fire, hot chocolate, cider, hot dogs, and chips. Loved it!

We had so much fun! This is a tradition worth keeping.

First Snow of Winter

We had the first snow fall this winter. MJ and Lil couldn't wait to go play in it. Luckily it was over the weekend so they could. They invited two friends over and then the neighbors came over too. They all went over to the park to build snowmen. MJ was the first one out and the last one in. She LOVES the snow!

She put the snowman in the sled so it could be transported to the yard. She looked so cute pulling it across the street.

Her and the neighbor boy set it up and got the finishing touches all done. 

They did a great job. The licorice would not stay on and MJ figured out how to snow pack the ends so it would stay. He sure is one happy snowman!

November's Randomness

It is hard to believe November has come and gone. It was just yesterday I was posting about Halloween and now I'm behind on Thanksgiving. Here is some random pictures that were taken during November. Then later I will update on specific events that happened this month. 

First, basketball season has begun. RB got a 4 ticket package and for his first game he took MJ. They had a great time watching the Aggies win.

Buddy is a hoot. Love his smile, and spunk!

 

Yes, he fell asleep like this. Too cute!

MJ received a major award at school. Too bad she didn't get a fragile trophy to go with it. It was a doing good and keep up the good work award. (Yes, this is the best picture that we got.)

 This was so funny. On the weekends the kids like to sleep in the living room by the heater. RB and I went downstairs to watch a movie and this is how they were laying when we went down.

And this is how they were laying when we came up from the movie. Hehe. 

I know these pictures do not do justice but there have been some amazing cloud formations and moon lightings. 

 

  Oh the fun that can be had while banging pots and pans together. Yes, we had a whole band paying.

 My sister this summer helped me bag my zucchini for bread, and cookies. I had her label the bags while I filled them. I was in the freezer getting something when I noticed these odd labels. I had to laugh. I had no idea she had labeled them like this. What fun!

 Here is Ms. M. She is constantly messy. The first picture is her hair after I wiped ketchup out of it. Needless to say, she gets many baths and she loves them. Hmm, I wonder if she is getting messy on purpose, hehe.

More to come, soon!