Christmas Tree

We decorated our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. I think we beat the record. Our tree was up and decorated by 6:45 a.m. Yes, we are sooo lucky our kids are early risers!( a little late on the posting)

Santa Claus

Kasen was in deep conversation with Santa. He told him that he wanted dinosaurs, Power Rangers, Transformers, a baseball set and the list just kept on going and going and going. It was so cute. Now when it came to Avery that was another story. In between the cries she kept saying "your a naughty Santa and you scare me.















We finally were able to bribe her with a candy cane. She ran up long enough to grab the candy cane and took off running back to dad. Maybe next year.

Family Cristmas Pictures

I was so excited that we had are apointment booked over Thanksgiving. I vowed there would be no procrastinating this year. Of course that also came with a price. Avery was extremely sick with a cold(and a bright red nose), we had to leave Parhump at 7:30 a.m. and of course nobody felt like taking pictures.

It all worked out. We were able to pick a few that we liked. Nick agrees that when it is all said and done it is worth it. So for all of our family out there I hope you appreciate the pics! HA HA

Thanksgiving Day!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

As Nick and I reflected on what we were thankful for we did agree on 1 thing being FAMILY. Kasen is thankful for his house, family and his sister. Avery said she is thankful for chicken nuggets. Have a fun and safe day!

Primary Program

I was really looking forward to Kasen's primary program. It being his first he was really excited. He memorized his part "I will be resurrected" and so did Avery. His teacher burned a cd with all of the songs they were going to be singing. For about a month he listened and sang to the entire cd before going to bed. It was so cute to hear him each night. He also would call Las Vegas grandma and papa and rehearse his part with them as well. We were not sure how well he would do sitting and waiting so long for his turn. That definitely was not the problem. He sat perfectly occasionally standing up to wave to us and say hi. When it was his turn to speak he got right up and said his part with no problem. All we could see was the top of his little head because the podium was so hi. We were the proud parents with the huge smiles. The singing was the problem. He did not sing one word and when he attempted he made sure to cover his mouth. It was kind of funny because we would hear him each night singing his heart out. It was a great program and all the children did a very nice job.

My Little Fireman

The Fire Department came to Kasen's pre-school and put on a fire safety assembly. When we got home Kasen lined me and Avery up and taught us how to stop, drop, and roll. He also sat Avery down and told her how dangerous it is to play with fire and to never ever pick up matches. It was neat to listen to him teach us all about fire safety. This week he wants to grow up and be a Fireman. (it is always something new)

Trick or Treating ....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

When the kids awoke Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. the first thing Kasen wanted was to put on his Ninja Warrior costume. Of course Avery followed. Avery only lasted about two hours in hers, but when it came to nap time Kasen was refusing to take his costume off. It took a while but he finally decided that it would be to itchy to sleep in. By about 4:00 in the afternoon the kids were dressed and ready to go.

They both love holidays. (probably because mom and dad do to). Nick started decorating the first of October and everyday after work the kids would go out and help him. Nick made a cemetery and put "SCARY DONNA" inside. She is a creepy lady who makes very creepy noises. The kids love to play with her.

Las Vegas Grandma (my mom Linda) came with me and the kids trick or treating. Nick decided to stay and hand out candy. As we were driving from house to house all we could hear is the crumbling of Avery's candy wrappers. We mostly just went to family. We all thought Avery was going to throw up. She refused to eat dinner because she just wanted her candy. At one point she was sucking on three different suckers. They loved running up to the doors and saying trick or treat. Kasen always like to help dad pass out candy when we get home. Thanks mom for coming we had a lot of fun.

Our turn out was not as good this year. We are usually completely out of candy, but we have about an entire grocery bag left. I teased Nick that is was because our house was way to scary!

Thanks Grandma for teaching Kasen this song! Ha Ha