Elfie and Christina

We always get excited anticipating the return of our elves. The girls have been counting down the days and can't wait for the next month of searching for them every morning.

 

Thanksgiving Part 2

Today we woke up and headed to the Desert Star Playhouse with the Brewers for their morning show. We all got tickets on the front row and some on the second, which we've never done before. It was so fun to be so close to the stage. One of the performers is one of the dance moms to girls on my daughter's dance teams so she knew we were coming and told members of the cast to pick on us...especially Britney. It was hilarious watching them interact with our kids. The show was fun and we all had a great time. After the show we headed back to our house for another day of fun. The girls painted with grandma, did origami with grandpa, and played games all day. All of the cousins slept over so the fun never stopped!

 

Thanksgiving

What a fun day! The Brewers all came to our house for Thanksgiving this year and in my opinion it was one of the funnest we've ever had. We had a yummy turkey dinner in the afternoon then played games and hung out. We kept the pool open all month so we could swim on Thanksgiving but I wasn't sure it was going to be worth it. Man was I wrong! The weather was beautiful for November and while it was definitely cold the 98 degree pool made it unnoticeable. We had the fire going for the adults which was just enough heat to allow us to hang out and watch the party in the pool. It's become a whole new experience getting together since everyone is done having kids and the cousins are all getting older and have so much fun when we get together. We bought a new speaker and hooked up the projector and they literally did karaoke for at least 90 minutes. I think overall they spent 3 hours in the pool. The day couldn't have gone any better and our hearts were full of gratitude for all the blessings we have in our life and family to share it all with.

 

Music Room

I'm just about done decorating my music room! I'm still looking for the right pillows but I'm loving how it all came together and I still LOVE my new piano.

 

UVU

Bingham had the chance to go down and play on the UVU court. It was fun to go down and watch Brayden play in such a big arena. Brayden played almost the entire game and when I asked him about it after the game he said "ya. I'm the only one in shape." Lol. I guess being small and fast pays off at times!

 

The Dream

I designed my bathroom with this moment in mind. I wanted a place big enough that all my girls could be getting ready for dance, church, etc. I've only dreamt of it happening but today it finally was a reality. All the girls were in my bathroom getting ready for church. They were all helping each other with their hair and I couldn't have been more happy.

 

Brayden’s16th Birthday

Sunday birthdays are always hard, but we did our best to make it special for Brayden's 16th birthday. We had the bball team over on Friday night, he took a friend to the BYU game yesterday, and hung out with his friends last night. Today we had the Ericsons come over for dinner to celebrate. We picked up Teriyaki Grill yesterday so we could heat it up and eat it today since that's his favorite restaurant. It was a great day for a great kid!