Happy Thanksgiving

Here are a few pictures from our time with family!

And...the Santa Bears.....can't forget those guys!

Happy Thanksgiving from Ella

Ella's 1st grade class put on a Thanksgiving show. It was quite cute. Each child had some speaking and the whole class sang lots of songs.

Halloween

We did halloween a bit more traditionally this year....mostly because our church Harvest Festival was randomly cancelled last minute. I won't go into details but we weren't too happy about that....

So, anyhoo....we did get some super cute pics.....

 Just so you know...Ella is NOT Pochahantas. She is NOT an Indian Princess. She is NOT a squaw. She is NOT an Indian for that matter....she is simply (in her words) a Native American girl.  Sawyer is a cutie pie dinosaur and McKenna is Hannah Montanna. Her costume was on super sale clearance and that kinda sealed the deal for me!

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy 4th!

Sawyer - 6.5 months

McKenna - 8.5 years

Ella - 6.5 years

Me - 29!

Each year for Independence Day we have a few families over for a BBQ and fireworks. By the time we all get together, the kids out number the adults by a long shot! We grill a ton of yummy food, play games in the yard and then walk down to the park to watch the city's fireworks program. It's a ton of fun and becoming one of our family's favorite traditions. The kids look forward to it almost as much as they look forward to Christmas.

This year we were also expecting family from Alabama for the 4th. Too bad for me, my uncle is a pretty important guy when it comes to the space program and their trip has been postponed. We are still awaiting their arrival!

Sawyer's first ride in the baby swing...

Daddy and Sawyer in the bounce house!

Ella and Selma! Can we say forced smile?

My two boys

Me and my girls!

Seth the cutie!



Happy Easter

Of course, there's the egg coloring the night before!

Sawyer watched from the excersaucer! His first Easter!

Ella, enjoying the family activity!

The baskets...

We keep the egg coloring pretty simple. No, glitter or glitz. Strangely, it is not too fun for me...

Sunday morning!

The hunt...