Our Christmas Was Merry!!

I haven't blogged forever. I can never seem to get everything in! I didn't end up getting my Christmas cards done. . . I guess I'll start sooner next year. Happy New Years!

Keaton and Alyssa were super fun on Christmas morning!!( We missed you Kaydee and Anders!) They were so thrilled and actually very grateful for everything. It was nice.

Keaton got a nintendo ds and he said "wow, I always wanted one of these but I never dared ask."

She has to try out the pom poms!

Alyssa got this kitchen. It was cute- she took all the candy and 'cooked' them in my new pans. (Kyle surprised me with some super nice pots and pans.)

Hoop Shoot Champ!!

Anders did well in his class hoop shoot contest so he got an invitation to the school contest. He moved on and won the school round! He was so happy. Then on December 5th he competed against kids from several different communities. You guessed it . . . he won that round as well! We are very proud of him. He did super great at the next round. It has been fun for the whole family.

Alyssa turned three!

Wow!! Our baby turned three on Christmas Eve!! I know she is not a baby but I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is such a delight. She is always so happy and loving.

She loves clothes, shoes, scarves, purses. . . So it is fun to buy for her.

She saw this dress in the store while shopping with my mom. She wanted it so bad. My mom got it for her birthday. She put it on as soon as she unwrapped it. She loves her 'perper' dress!

Happy Birthday, sis! We love you!

Kaydee's party

Kaydee turned eleven! Wow. She is growing up so fast. She is such a bright, fun girl. We enjoy her so much. Kaydee and I love to watch Cake Boss on TLC and she is interested in baking. She got this cake bakery. It came with mixes, fondants, turntable, candy embellishments, etc. She loved it.

She had a bunch of friends over to celebrate. They decorated cupcakes for halloween.

These girls are very talented!

Pumpkin Patch

Fall wouldn't be complete without a trip to the pumpkin patch. It was such a beautiful warm day.

Grandpa was a big help, cutting and marking the pumpkins.

Keaton found this one right away and he knew it was the one. He plopped it on the trailer and sat there next to it.

Run, kids, Run!!

Kaydee , Anders, and Keaton have been running the cross country races for elementary kids. The courses are about one mile long and they have all had lots of hills. It has been so much fun.

Anders takes first place again! He is such an athlete!

Kaydee did awesome, improving her time each race.

Even little Keaton pushed himself across that finish line!

Dad promised them a giant pepsi if they worked hard and had fun. Look how cute they are with their little red faces. :)

Flag Football

Anders had a great season of flag football. He is so passionate about all of his sports, especially football. He did a great job. He has a lot of fans. :)