Happy Turkey Day!

My camera broke and I am so far behind on my postings. I have been scrambling to collect pics from other people. Thanksgiving was so enjoyable this year. My grandmas health has not been so well so we decided to put her in a rehab facility in Las Vegas. They allowed her to leave and come to my parents house to have Thanksgiving dinner. My sister was also able to fly in from Oregon. In the above picture, my mom and the kids were breaking the bread for the stuffing.

I am 31 years old and did not know that brussel sprouts grew on a big stalk. My sister found the stalk so she could show my kids. They had fun pulling the sprouts off. Not so much fun eating them!

G-ma Strong, me and Kamden. My grandma has always loved holding babies.

My kids playing with their Auntie LaResa.

Kamden in Las Vegas grandmas lap. While we stayed at my mom and dads house we were also able to go see The Twilight Saga New Moon. I absolutley loved it. There is just know better place than being together with your family!

Thanksgiving Feast

Each year I do a Thanksgiving Feast with my class. This years' menu was chicken noodle soup, corn bread, pumpkin pie, and apple cider. The kids had fun making their own hats. They looked really cute to0! I set up tables in our gym. We have table cloths and centerpieces for decoration. Kasen thought it was great! It is fun sharing these experiences with Kasen .

Kamden 2 months

Time flies! It seems just like yesterday I was in the delivery room. Kamden has brought such joy to our family. Kasen and Avery love to kiss, hug, and play with their baby brother. Kam had a few fussy weeks, but as you can see in the pictures he is now a very happy baby. I had to go back to work which has been extremely hard for me. Luckily I have a baby sitter who loves and adores my children. Even knowing that Kamden was getting the best of care, I cried everyday for about a week when I dropped him off. The first day I did not cry Avery said, "Mama good job for not crying today. We will take good care of Kamden." I just love my kids!

Kamden 6-weeks

Kamden Moore

6 weeks - We sure wish he would sleep this soundly at night! :)

Trick or Treat

The night before Halloween we had just a kids Halloween party at Cousin Jimmy and Katie's. The kids had so much fun! The moms hosted the party. We played about five different games. We each made some treat bags and the kids came around trick or treating. A couple of the moms made mummy pizzas, witch hat cookies, mummy dogs, sugar cookies and the ice cubes had frozen worms hanging out of them. Thanks Katie for decorating the party so cute and for having it at your house! Here is a picture of most of the kids at the party although I must of cut a few out. Sorry!

Everybody knows that Nick's favorite holiday is Halloween. Our house is always decked out and actually very scary. The Butler was Nick's new edition this year. My kids love hanging out with dad and helping decorate the house.

I let the kids pick out there own costumes this year. I was trying to persuade Avery into being a princess. That did not happen. Avery chose a Girl Pirate and Kasen was G.I. Joe. I found a cute glow in the dark skeleton onesie for Kamden. I took them Trick or Treating while Nick stayed home to pass out candy. We just went up the street and all the kids wanted to do was to get back and help dad. I think they went to about 5 0r 8 houses other than family. Me and the kids got back at about 7:00 p.m. We all sat outside eating pizza and handing out candy. It was a very fun Halloween!! (and of course have more candy than we know what to do with!)

Pumpkin Patch

It is tradition that each year my mom and dad pick the kids up in October for the weekend. The entire weekend is spent doing Halloween crafts, cooking, decorating and carving. This year they found a real pumpkin patch in Las Vegas. Not only did they have a blast picking out there pumpkins, but they learned that they do not grow in grocery stores. (Avery thought they did) My mom and dad then took them to one of the pumpkin patch booths on the side of the rode where they picked out more pumpkins and rode the few rides that they had. My kids came home with several carved pumpkins, Halloween clothes, toys, candy and the list can keep going. I am so glad my children get the opportunity to grow up with there grandparents. The kids were so excited to tell us all the fun things they did that know one could get a word in for about 5 minutes. Grandpa and Grandma left our house looking a bit exhausted and ready for a nap. Thanks mom and dad!