Surprise 8th Birthday!!

We surprised Baby R for her birthday this year.  I think she had her suspicions but she was mostly surprised.  We had a fun party and enjoyed the cute friends that came.

Surprise!

She's embarrassed 

Making pizzas

Making dresses out of tissue paper

Pinata fun!

Getting her ears pierced

Christmas Break

Christmas break was so much fun this year!  We did a lot of fun activities and really enjoyed Christmas.  I think the kids were more spoiled this year than ever before.  I got a little carried away with shopping and got them almost everything on their wish list.  I told them to enjoy it because that will never happen again!!  It was so much fun to have such a great Christmas!!

Our puzzle project

Traditional Christmas eve pizza

Caroling with Uncle Russ

Acting out the Nativity

The mustache from Baby R

Our dead Christmas tree.  It was sad.

Baby R wrote this.  So cute!

The boys putting together the ping pong table and the basketball hoop.  So much work but such a fun surprise for the kids!!

Christmas dinner with Uncle Russ and our friend Cathy

A fun game of Caranium

The three oldest going to the temple with Dad to do baptisms for the names they found.

Sledding

Sugar cookies!!  YUM!

Baby R with her new coat and sled.

Thunder Basketball

Lady K was awesome this season in basketball.  She sunk a number of three pointers in games and helped the team go almost undefeated (a huge change from last season when without her they only won a few games!)  She hated this jersey but she looks cute in it anyway!

Surprise Birthday Party

Little L has always wanted a surprise birthday party.  We pulled it off this year.  We had fun activities planned and she had a great time.  She was so surprised!! 12 years old!

Surprise (L is on the right covering her mouth)

All her cute friends.

The costume contest, who can make the best outfit from tissue paper and duct tape.

Ice cream cake, home made!  It was delicious.

Our cute craft making snowmen.

This was her birthday breakfast, crepes!!

Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving dinner was a wonderful as ever this year!!  We had a fantastic feast prepared, as usual, by Dad!

Concert Dress

Mr. M had his first H. S. band concert last month and he got to wear his new tuxedo.  He looked really sharp in it and the band performance was fantastic!

Our Big Boy is TWO!

Big B turned 2 last month.  He got a basketball hoop and some clothes for his birthday.  He LOVED the birthday song and wanted us to keep relighting the candle and singing again.  So cute!