Is tomorrow really December 1st?? Where did November go? Wasn't halloween just yesterday?? Here's some of the fun stuff we did this past month.
Taylor's school did a turkey trot the day before Thanksgiving. She was so excited to run it and insisted on wearing sweats the day of, even though I had made her the cutest turkey shirt EVER! She said she NEEDED to wear sweats so she could run her best. So being the wonderful mom that I am I let her. :) She ran her little heart out and was actually the first girl in her class to finish. As we watched her cross the finish line she said to me "this is really hard!" However, it didn't get her down she asked Cort to take her running the next day so she could train for next year.
Taylor's school did a turkey trot the day before Thanksgiving. She was so excited to run it and insisted on wearing sweats the day of, even though I had made her the cutest turkey shirt EVER! She said she NEEDED to wear sweats so she could run her best. So being the wonderful mom that I am I let her. :) She ran her little heart out and was actually the first girl in her class to finish. As we watched her cross the finish line she said to me "this is really hard!" However, it didn't get her down she asked Cort to take her running the next day so she could train for next year.
Chase's class made pumpkin pies the day before Thanksgiving, as well as these cute pilgrim costumes. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE his teacher??
We put up our tree a little early this year. For those of you who know me well, SHOCKER I know! I can't help myself, it's so much work, I want to enjoy it as much as possible. This time of year always goes by so fast.
Taylor and Talan dancing to Christmas music
Talan definitely caught the lego bug this month. I can't tell you how many legos I find in the washing machine that have fallen out of Talan's pocket. We have been riding his bike to school the past couple of weeks. Well, last week I knew he had one in his hand and I told him when we get to your class you have to give it to me. As soon as we got their he climbed off his bike and RAN into class without saying one word to me. Before we leave to go anywhere, he runs to the lego box to grab some of them. I keep telling him he's going to lose them. So now he tells me "I won't lose them mom I promise! I promise!" This is how I found him a couple nights ago fast asleep holding Woody the lego.
And then today I found him like this during his nap
Just getting in a little scripture study before his nap. Just when I think my kids couldn't be any cuter...they always prove me wrong!
HOORAY for good friends!! (And for aunts who live in Arizona) :)
This past week our old neighbors and dear friends were here for Thanksgiving at their Aunt/Sister's house. Lucky for us we got to spend some time with them while they were here. We did dinner, hung out, laughed, roasted marshmallows, and just enjoyed spending time together again. The kids were into roasting marshmallows for about 5 minutes if that and they ran off to play some more, leaving us adults there to enjoy the fire.
The guys
And me, Christine, and Easton
Christine was not only my neighbor/friend in Herriman, she was also my visiting teacher for a couple years, and someone that I grew to love with my whole heart. She is one of the most genuine, non-judgemental, and charitable people I have ever had the pleasure to know. I admire her so. And am so grateful for her in my life.
Rowen, Tay, and Chase playing Moshi Monsters. It's a game online, kinda like Webkinz, that Rowen introduced them too. They loved it and are totally obsessed with it now.
The girls got to have a sleepover that night too, we did a fashion show, played dress-up, and watched a show. The next morning as we watched them pull out of our driveway to leave Taylor broke into tears and through her tears told me "We were having so much fun and then BAM! She had to leave and it was over!"
Me and my little family went and saw Tangled Thanksgiving morning. If you haven't seen it, GO! I promise you will LOVE it! We then had dinner that afternoon at my aunts with about 40 members of my extended family. It was a lot of fun. I loved seeing my kids run around with my cousins kids, the same thing me and my cousins use to do when we were kids. We missed our families, but were grateful to spend time with family here too. And then that night, I met up with my cousin around 11:30 and we hit up the coolest mall in the valley. It was opening it's doors at midnight, and the Gap there was doing 50% off everything in the store, I don't think I could have been more excited! That included sale items too. We had such a great time! Can't wait for next year Cindy!
This past Saturday these 5 sweet kids got out some paint and went nuts painting their faces. No joke. They would paint their face run around with it one way for awhile and then go wash it off and re-do it. They had a blast. So glad for fun friends and neighbors.
What a guy!
Cort has had the past two weeks off from school, originally we thought that we would head to California for a couple days while he was off but decided instead to save money and just stay home and enjoy being together. In true wife fashion I made a list of things I wanted to get done while he was off and in true Cort fashion he finished every item on the list. I found the list sitting on the counter the other day, with all the items crossed off. Seriously, made my month! Love you Cort!
Talan definitely caught the lego bug this month. I can't tell you how many legos I find in the washing machine that have fallen out of Talan's pocket. We have been riding his bike to school the past couple of weeks. Well, last week I knew he had one in his hand and I told him when we get to your class you have to give it to me. As soon as we got their he climbed off his bike and RAN into class without saying one word to me. Before we leave to go anywhere, he runs to the lego box to grab some of them. I keep telling him he's going to lose them. So now he tells me "I won't lose them mom I promise! I promise!" This is how I found him a couple nights ago fast asleep holding Woody the lego.
And then today I found him like this during his nap
Just getting in a little scripture study before his nap. Just when I think my kids couldn't be any cuter...they always prove me wrong!
HOORAY for good friends!! (And for aunts who live in Arizona) :)
This past week our old neighbors and dear friends were here for Thanksgiving at their Aunt/Sister's house. Lucky for us we got to spend some time with them while they were here. We did dinner, hung out, laughed, roasted marshmallows, and just enjoyed spending time together again. The kids were into roasting marshmallows for about 5 minutes if that and they ran off to play some more, leaving us adults there to enjoy the fire.
The guys
And me, Christine, and Easton
Christine was not only my neighbor/friend in Herriman, she was also my visiting teacher for a couple years, and someone that I grew to love with my whole heart. She is one of the most genuine, non-judgemental, and charitable people I have ever had the pleasure to know. I admire her so. And am so grateful for her in my life.
Rowen, Tay, and Chase playing Moshi Monsters. It's a game online, kinda like Webkinz, that Rowen introduced them too. They loved it and are totally obsessed with it now.
The girls got to have a sleepover that night too, we did a fashion show, played dress-up, and watched a show. The next morning as we watched them pull out of our driveway to leave Taylor broke into tears and through her tears told me "We were having so much fun and then BAM! She had to leave and it was over!"
Me and my little family went and saw Tangled Thanksgiving morning. If you haven't seen it, GO! I promise you will LOVE it! We then had dinner that afternoon at my aunts with about 40 members of my extended family. It was a lot of fun. I loved seeing my kids run around with my cousins kids, the same thing me and my cousins use to do when we were kids. We missed our families, but were grateful to spend time with family here too. And then that night, I met up with my cousin around 11:30 and we hit up the coolest mall in the valley. It was opening it's doors at midnight, and the Gap there was doing 50% off everything in the store, I don't think I could have been more excited! That included sale items too. We had such a great time! Can't wait for next year Cindy!
This past Saturday these 5 sweet kids got out some paint and went nuts painting their faces. No joke. They would paint their face run around with it one way for awhile and then go wash it off and re-do it. They had a blast. So glad for fun friends and neighbors.
What a guy!
Cort has had the past two weeks off from school, originally we thought that we would head to California for a couple days while he was off but decided instead to save money and just stay home and enjoy being together. In true wife fashion I made a list of things I wanted to get done while he was off and in true Cort fashion he finished every item on the list. I found the list sitting on the counter the other day, with all the items crossed off. Seriously, made my month! Love you Cort!
So excited for Christmas and all the wonderfulness that it brings.
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You guys all look great! Glad things are going good.
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