Temple

The Primary Presidency told all the kids in our ward that they would take them to the temple sometime this year and we finally went. It was a cold evening which was a bummer, but it was still wonderful. We even got to see a couple of newlyweds getting pics taken. First, a member of the Bishopric, Brother Webb, took the kids around the outside of it talking about the temple in general and also some of the cool things on the outside of it.

We then were able to go inside and talk with a couple of workers about the temple. It was a nice evening and the crazies had a very nice time.

November

November. We didn't have a lot going on, but we were busy and I was exhausted. I can't believe that tomorrow is December. This year has gone by so fast. Anyways, back to the thankful month.
I am grateful for my Ty baby. She is one of a kind and I love her so much. She hasn't been taking naps for awhile, but every once in awhile she NEEDS them. I wish I could sleep in random positions and not be in agonizing pain when I wake up.


I'm grateful for education. The girls are going to a great school and have a really nice teacher. Ty has an art preschool class once a week and she has an awesome teacher.
The girls didn't have school the Thursday and Friday Veterans weekend (I'm also grateful for all those who are fighting or have fought for my freedom) so they joined Ty in her class. I was able to go and help out. They learned about owls and made a couple of cute art projects.



I am grateful for my friends. We have a lot of fun when we are able to get together. They all went out to the Twilight movie and then I met them at the Cheesecake Factory after. It was really nice to get out for a bit and just hang out with girls. I haven't done that for a long time.
I'm grateful for miss GiGi. She is the happiest baby ever. And has been such a joy in my life.
In her short life she has tried out every finger and every finger combination and a couple different paci's to find the one that will work the best. Her number one choice is her paci. If she looses that she uses her thumb. I don't care how bad it is she is super cute with those little fingers in her mouth.


I am grateful for my Jo Jo. She is so sweet and so fragile. I attended 'muffins with mom' with her and Annie. Some boy ran into Jo Jo and she spilled her chocolate milk all over her white shirt. She started crying and I felt so awful for her--I just wanted to take her home. I was able to get her to smile, but once we got her into class, she got all sad again. Her teacher was able to make her happy again and she was just fine. She is trying not to smile for this picture.


My hilarious Annie I am grateful for as well. She is definitely my little entertainer, always wanting to make people laugh. She is so witty and I'm excited to see her grow.


Now on to my best friend...
Dan My Man.
I am so so thankful for him. He helps me out so much and works so hard for us to be happy. He is a great guy. I'm sure he gets excited to leave for work, but I miss him when he is gone. I am DANG thankful that he has a job. We got close to not having one this year, but things worked out and Dan was calm (maybe a little too calm) through the whole ordeal.
Of course I'm thankful for my family. I don't think that I could have picked a better, more fun family.
My other family is great as well. I've been blessed with great in-laws.
I'm extremely grateful for my health. We have had sickness go through our house and I have luckily been spared. Ty had 105+ temperature, croup and the beginnings of pneumonia and Jo Jo had an ear infection and pink eye. Then after we got back from Utah we got the second round of sickness: croup, colds, ear aches, pink eye. This round GiGi got a little bug. I hate it when babies are sick. Not fun at all.
Thanksgiving was great. Wednesday the girls had a Thanksgiving Feast at their school, so we attended that for a little bit.


We made a short trip, to Utah, for Thanksgiving. We left Thursday and came home Saturday. It was a fun trip and I'm very grateful that we live somewhat close to go be with family for a bit. Of course I didn't pull out my camera and so I have no pictures of dinner or of the crazies helping Nana decorate the trees for Christmas. But we had fun and enjoyed seeing everyone but Jenna and fam.
While in Utah we found some decorating that the girls did in our car. They got in major trouble for this one.


We started a little decorating for Christmas in our house, but nothing major yet. We need to go buy our tree and then we will get on it.
We also got our pictures taken this month, but I haven't gotten them back yet. I can't wait for them. It has been over two years since we got any pictures. I really need to update our pictures around the house.
Well that was our November in a nut shell. Now on to December. Yeah!

Last Soccer Game

The girls had their last soccer game today. It was the best one yet.
Annie is so not a soccer player. She pretty much does her own thing while playing and I think she only kicked the ball once or twice the whole season. She isn't aggressive or fast and you kind of need those to play soccer. I was always trying to tell her to get her hair or ribbon out of her mouth. That girl has a thing with putting her hair in her mouth and I can't get her to stop.
Jo Jo did so much better this game. She ran and ran and ran. After the game she told us that while she was playing her brain was telling her to run, so she ran. Such a funny little girl! She could potentially do soccer again, but we will see. There were a couple times when she took the long route to the ball. You didn't know there was a long way did you? You can kinda see it in the video. She ran along the circle white line. So funny.



After the game they got trophies and we went to McDonald's so the coach could buy them a happy meal.

Halloween

We had our last pumpkin party on the 29th. We have been doing it for 10 years and we are just kinda done with it. So instead of carving pumpkins we are going to have a fun traditional Halloween party: costume contest, pinata, games, food. It will be awesome. Now back to our pumpkins...
Carving


The pumpkins


We had a pinata which was a lot of fun.
We started with the youngest and got to Jenna.


Look at Moo Moo and Cody trying to grab all the candy. Ha ha I love it.
Here are the kids (minus GiGi and Ryans kids) with Nana.


My lovely sisters and mother.


We had a lot of fun and we are excited to change it up and party next year!

Tonight Dan had to work, so I got to take the girls out. We just went around our complex. The crazies had so much fun and were so excited to help hand out candy when trick or treaters came to our house.

Pics

Here are just a few pics of what our days are like.

Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat

The girls had their fall festival at school. They got to dress up and play a lot of different games.



Tonight we had our ward chili cook off and trunk or treat. It was kind of a crazy night, but a lot of fun. The crazies had a blast running all over with friends, getting candy, and playing games. The chili was great and the haunted house was scary. We even decorated our car. :) Awesome night!!!

Springs Preserve

I found a great deal for Springs Preserve and couldn't pass it up. Friday we picked the girls up from school and headed over for some fun. The exhibit this month is all about poop. Yes poop! It was gross and somewhat informative.




They were also decorated for Halloween.



Ty didn't like the decorations at all.


We rode a train...


And a turtle...


And sat in the beautiful garden for awhile.



It was a great day!

Tired

When 9:30 rolls around I start getting pretty drowsy.
By 10:30 I'm completely out.


At 2:00am Dan finds me here instead of in my awesome bed.
Looks super comfy doesn't it?!

3 Months

How fast she is growing. It hasn't been that long, but it seems like she has been in our family for much much longer.
Today was not a cooperative picture day. At least I got one.


She is completely loved and even has had some fighting over who gets to hold her.
She has been stepped on a couple of times. Luckily she is a tough baby.
She is our biggest baby so far. Above 50%.
She smiles and talks constantly.
Sitting up is the only way to go for her, even though she isn't completely solid with holding her head up.
She definitely is our little blessing.
It is hard to think that I have that much more love to pass out, but it is there and I couldn't be happier!

Blessing

Today was a special day for my baby GiGi. It was her blessing day. She looked pretty and was a happy and good baby all day.


And here is our awesome family of 6!!


And Dan and I with our baby!


We had a yummy lunch after and then we had to say goodbye to family. So sad to see them go.

I am so incredibly lucky to have GiGi in my life. She makes my days so much brighter. If I'm having a rough day I can ALWAYS look at her and she makes me smile. She truly is a blessing!!!