Jay's Pinewood Derby

Glad Jay's car did well for how much time these boys spent on it (or should I say how much Rich worked on it)!!  By the time Ty gets around to derby's our family should be pros at making the cars.  Jay's car tied for first and he won the tie-breaker!!

Kendra's Update 10-11 Months!

Just can't even explain in words how much joy our sweet little Kendra brings to our family! Here are some updates . . . 2 teeth, loves cheerios and baby food, crawled at 9 months . . . just a happy and content baby!!

Just love this pic! Surprised I got a good one because I could barely get my camera ready every time I sat her down because she was crawling away too fast!!

Jay turns 9!

Couldn't pass up the awesome black friday deal for this putt putt place . . . half off gift cards. Worked out well to use for Jay's birthday party!! It rained the whole party so they played laser tag the whole time (and I was sure glad I hadn't planned the party for my backyard)! We love you Jay!

Piano Recital

Very proud of Jay and Brandt! They started lessons a year and a half ago and have been doing well!!! I love it when they practice the primary songs they have learned.

CHRISTMAS

Christmas Morning . . . (well except the cookies for santa was Christmas Eve!)

My mom is in a few of these Christmas pictures because she came in town to watch the kids while Rich and I went to San Diego (the post right before this one).

A few days before Christmas we had a big yummy turkey dinner with some friends!!

San Diego

I can't believe I took so little pictures on this trip. It was a quick get away with my husband and NO kids thanks to my mom. The army sent Rich to a conference so I tagged along. The weather wasn't nice that week but it was fun to just relax and spend time with Rich in between his meetings! We also saw his cousin Blaine and his wife Robin for a night. And I met my Aunt Julie for lunch one day which was fun! My mom did amazing back at home with the kids. She said Kendra was just the highlight of her week. She is at such a fun stage right now but she really has just been a really good baby all along! We love her. Thanks again mom! My two year old is still says at least once a day, "had fun grandma!"

Thanksgiving

Wow! We originally didn't have any plans to see family for Thanksgiving. So we were really excited when my sister said they would come and visit from Michigan. We had a blast spending time with her family. The weather couldn't have been better!

Lights of the South!