Christmas Tree Decorating

If you know me, you know that I absolutely LOVE Christmas. Everything about it makes me happy and excited. I love going to get our Christmas Tree, turning on the Christmas music, bringing in all of the boxes to get started, having hot chocolate and so on and so forth......


Concentrating very hard to get the hooks on the ornaments....


Making a nose for "Rudolph"

Only a few smashed ornaments, not too bad.....

The finished product....... AHHHH, did I mention that I love Christmas???


After a long night of decorating, the kids cozied up in our bed and watched a Christmas special on tv.

November

Christmas Parade

Brian's work Family Christmas Party. State Farm rents out an indoor amusement park for their annual Christmas Party. This was our first year going. The kids loved it. It was so much fun.

On the Bumper Cars

Taking a ride on the train

And of course, a visit with Santa....

The Bumper Boats

A BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FOR AVA!!

Happy Birthday Ava (or as Kirsten says, Eva!!) We hope you have a wonderful 7th birthday!! We love you so much and can't wait to see you next week! Make sure you have a piece of cake for us!!

Autumn

One sure sign of autumn, leaves falling from the trees and jumping in a pile of them......

Happy Halloween/ Trick or Treat/ Happy Birthday

Here are "Blue Power Ranger and Snow White"
Don't mind the chocolate around Kirsten's mouth, she started early with the "Treat" part.

The 2 princesses. Shea left for Disney World the next day... we are just a little jealous :)

Theo was dressed as a spider. I am usually terrified of spiders, but not when they are this cute :)

Michael was obviously a fireman and Grace was Hannah Montanna.......

Happy Birthday Brian/Daddy/Uncle Bri!!! Time to blow out the candles. For those of you who don't know, Brian's b-day is on Halloween....

Time to go "Trick or Treat"ing

Lauren dressed up as Piglet. This is the costume Kirsten wore her first Halloween. I love it, I think it is sooooo cute...........