MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Nothing Like New Jammies

Cookies and Milk for Santa

The Stockings Were Hung with Care

Merry Christmas from our family to all of yours. May we all keep in mind and in our hearts the Birth of our Savior. For he is the reason we all gathered today!

Oh Happy Day!!!!!!

Last month Audrey started Nursery!!!!!! All LDS (Latter-day Saint) moms know that this is a very blessed time in our lives :) For those who are not LDS, Nursery is the class in our church that our little ones can start going to when they turn 18 months. Nursery takes place during the Sunday school hour and then during the hour that all of us women have a gospel class together (also during that hour all the men have a gospel class together). So, now I can go to class without my little girl wiggling and running all over the place. Not to mention it is a chance for her to play and learn some stories about Jesus too. Of course, now this means that I need to be good and actually go to all of my classes :) This is something that I really need to work on.

Here she is doing the little song before they have a snack.

I just loved that it was her first day and she was totally doing the motions along with the other kids in the class. (She had only visited the class once before this with Dad.) I just love my baby girl.

Putting up the Christmas Tree

Last week for Family Home Evening we finally put up our Christmas Tree. The kids were really hounding us and I of course wanted to have it up too. It is kind of crazy because I swear since we used it in Texas the last time to putting it up now I think the tree has totally shrunk. Of course it hasn't, but it sure does look smaller than it used to.

Audrey making sure that we got all the pieces out, she is such a great helper

Audrey again, helping with the lights

The boys really wanted to help and as parents of course we wanted them to help too. I know that it looks like Les is bored, but really he was having the time of his life :)

This is the best final shot I have and I didn't realize that it had the antique look, oh well. Hopefully you get the idea.

Halloween

Ok, so believe it or not I don't have any pictures of my kids in their Halloween Costumes this year. I know, I know Mother of the Year award over here! I do think that I have some on my mom's camera though. We moved into our house the week before Halloween so, things were pretty hectic. *Again, these pictures are from my phone, so they aren't the best.

It was Halloween day and we still hadn't carved any pumpkins yet. (A activity that my kids would not let me forget about.) In fact, we didn't have any pumpkins period. I rounded up all the boys and we set out on a search for some pumpkins. I really didn't want to get any that were to big because I knew they would take forever to carve. Thankfully Heaven was shining down on us because I found the most perfect sized pumpkins for my little kiddies to carve.

Here is the B man with his pumpkin

P Man with his


Not to mention our Big Brown Eyes with his

Love this picture

Seriously, could they really be any cuter. Don't you just love how excited Audrey is to be standing there with her big brothers and her very own tiny pumpkin?!

*****Now, for your viewing pleasure, here is a picture of Les and I from a Halloween party that we went to.

A Peek into the House

Ok, these pictures aren't the greatest because they are from my phone. My camera had a run in with some sand and I feel as though the sand has won. I only have a few pictures because everything isn't exactly done yet. I have only put a few things on the walls so far. I actually have a pretty good idea about what I want to do decorating wise, but my money tree in the backyard isn't cooperating so I have to do it a little at a time :) So anyways, here is a little taste of our house.

The Living Room

The previous owners left their couches for us and so I had to immediately buy some slipcovers for them. Don't get me wrong, I am very happy that we have them otherwise, you would be looking at a very empty room.

The eat in part of the Kitchen

Sorry about the bright light. I tried to take the picture with the light off, but it was just way to dark. See that clock there? I was so excited to get it because that is what I had envisioned for that wall. Both the clock and the mirror in the Living Room are from Home Goods. Man I love that store.

Fireplace in Family Room

Not much to tell here. Although I was pretty excited to get the candle holder for super Clearance at Kohl's. Also, I made the Families Are Forever plaque like 3 or 4 years ago at a Super Saturday and this is the first time that we have actually hung it up. There were already a couple of screw in the brick so, we thought it was the perfect place for it.

Side view of Family Room
Again, sorry about the bright light. We are borrowing the lamp (because we have none of our own) and we don't have a shade for it. We bought these couches with some of our rebate money. Let me just tell you, I love them!!!! They are so comfortable. Maybe some day I will take a better picture of them. Either that or you will just have to come visit to see them :)

Beautiful Lady

I added this picture because the little girl in it is just so cute.

Crowned Loser of Blogging

I have pretty much been the worlds worst blogger and I totally know that. I want to be better, I really do. I have so so so much to blog about and I think that is why I haven't done any yet. It just gets so overwhelming when I think about all the stuff I need to post that I just keep putting it off.

Some people may not know this, but we moved at the end of October. Les and I finally took the plunge and bought our very own first house. So, I promise to blog about that soon and maybe even throw a few pictures in there :)