Making Gingerbread houses for family home evening

Every year the kids and I get really excited for Christmas. One of the traditions I have tried to start for our family is to decorate gingerbread houses. The kids love and it and it is a fun and easy way to have a family home evening. I love CHRISTmas!

Big Budah at Spring Creek Elementary School!

We are so excited. Big Buddha is coming to Spring Creek to highlight it as the cool school. He is coming Wednesday Dec 3rd bright and early. Hayden is involved in the radkids program this year and for him to be on TV he needs to be there at 5:45 in the morning. YUCK! I hate getting up that early but the things we do for our kids. Carlys class has the awesome stability balls and her class is going to be spotlighted at 7:45 that and at 6:45 for student council. We are really proud of our school and the amazing staff and programs that we have. GO SPRING CREEK!

Carlys recital!

I am so proud of my little Carly! She has been taking voice lessons and tonight was her first recital! Wow she did a great job. I wouldn't be able to get up in front of all those people and sing two songs and she did it like a pro! Sorry my video sucks, I am still trying to learn how to use my camera but atleast you can hear her! GO CARLY!

Happy 9th birthday to my sweet Carly!

Happy birthday Carly! I am so thankful for this little girl in my life. She is so sweet and so considerate of others. I love her. The only problem is that she is growing up way to fast. Slow down! This year for her birthday I told her we weren't going to have a friend party just family. I let her decide what to do and we ended up going to Pirate Island Pizza! For those of you who haven't been there it is a great family place. We ordered the Kraken ( 26 inches of pizza!) It was huge! We had a fifty percent off coupon and that is what motivated us to get it. Needless to say we have been eating pizza ever since. We also went to see the movie planet 51 and the kids loved it. It was a wonderful day ending with cake and ice cream at grandpa and grandmas house. Wonderful day for a wonderful girl.

Halloween Pics!

Here are some pics of the kids carving pumpkins! You can tell they really enjoyed pulling out the seeds, and of course the kids posing in their costumes. They are really good at that!