Thanksgiving 2011

Our Thanksgiving was a wonderful one. We were with my family this year.
I decided that I wanted the girls to be really festive. I saw these adorable outfits on Pinterest. My cute mom sewed the skirts for me. I did help a little, I measured and cut. Then I made these stinkin' cute turkey shirts. Next year I will use stronger Wonder Under. This one didn't stick very well and they peeled quickly. By the time I took this picture, Emrie had already lost the beak and the feathers were peeling.
We had fun playing Scattegories after dinner.
Emrie and Eva were so good to sit up to the table. Anna and Lucas had a blast just playing the day away. Mike is awesome and always does the dishes. Thanks Mike! Ron was all smiles while playing the game.
I got the kids adorable Thanksgiving jammies this year. Seriously, I about died with how cute they looked. What a great end to a great day.

Paper Chains

Lucas really loves to ask us how many sleeps there are until a big event. (We measure days in sleeps around here.) He has been known to ask us several times in one day "How many sleeps until ______?"
I decided to make a few paper chains to help him understand how many more days until the big events that were coming up. The green, yellow and orange was Thanksgiving. The blue was his birthday. And, of course, the red and green one was Christmas. When I was younger, I used to love taking the links off the chains each day. It was so much fun to see him just as excited.

1st Piggy Tails

One day when we were just staying home and hanging out, I decided that I would try to put the girls hair in piggy tails. It turned out so cute! They are getting so big, with such long hair.
Excuse the crooked parts. They are quite the movers. I will definitely have to work on mastering the straight part. I love Emrie's curly piggies and Eva's straight ones. They are different in so many ways.

Ju-Ju-Be Trunk Show

I had such a fun day with some of my girlfriends. We traveled up to Ogden for the Ju-Ju-Be trunk show. As you have heard from me before, I love Ju-Ju-Be bags. They have what they call trunk shows to show off their new lines and give a gift with purchase. This time it was at an adorable baby boutique up in Ogden, Little Cherry Blossoms.
Back Row - Kristy (Ju-Ju-Be Rep), Vanessa, Lauren, Brianna, Brandii, Hollie with baby Kalou and Annie
Front Row - Alison, Shamie and Nichole

After we had fun at the boutique, playing with the bags, 6 of us headed to Brick Oven in Layton to eat some yummy lunch/dinner. After we got back to Salt Lake City, 4 of us headed to Sub Zero Ice Cream for yummy dessert. I love my girlfriends. What a fun day!

Congrats Brittany and Kyle

11-11-11 was a wonderful day for Ron's niece, Brittany. She got married. The wedding was at the Hampton House in American Fork. The reception was that night at Fox Hollow Country Club. It was such a fun day. Everything was so beautiful.
Congratulations Brittany and Kyle!
Our little family at the reception.
They had a DJ at the reception. The kids had so much fun dancing the night away.
More dancing!

Fry Sauce

The kids in our house LOVE to dip! I tried to not introduce the girls to it, since it's so messy. But when they see their brother doing it, they have to do it also.
Emrie is probably the biggest sauce lover in the house. She not only dips her food, but she loves to dip her fingers and suck the sauce off. I have to try and give her food before the sauce and hope that she eats some of it first.
Eva also likes to dip, but she is much more delicate about it. She was such a trooper for this picture. She was sick that day, but still wanted to smile.
And just for good measure... Here's a goofy picture of Lucas putting his pickle in the paper towel roll.

Fun Fun Halloween

Our Halloween was a buggy blast!
We started off the day by going to visit Grandpa Jacobs at work. He works for Salt Lake County. So we headed up to the Salt Lake County building. We not only got to visit Grandpa, but we also got to trick or treat around the building. The kids got a lot of yummy candy.
We were so lucky that Halloween had such amazing weather this year. It's nice for the kids to be able to have their costumes seen and not covered by coats. We got to trick or treat with some of our cousins, Anna, Olivia and Sabriya. The babies didn't go door to door, they just enjoyed riding in the wagon. We only ended up going up and down our street. It was amazing how much candy Lucas got from just one street.

We love Mike

My kids love their Uncle Mike. It always takes the girls quite a while to warm up to people. He lives about 45 minutes away, so they don't get to see him all of the time. Once they do warm up, they are crazy about him. They love to bounce, climb and play all over him. He is such a good sport and lets them do it.
Eva and Emrie loving Mike.

Pumpkin Carving

We had a lot of fun carving pumpkins. We each got our own pumpkin.
Emrie and Eva weren't really sure about pulling out the guts. Lucas had a lot of fun helping his Daddy. We always make pumpkin seeds. They were as yummy as ever.
Our finished products. I carved the top 4 by freehand. Ron carved the bottom pumpkin that Lucas chose from the patterns. He wanted a scary face. What a fun family activity.

Playgroup Halloween

For our playgroup Halloween party this year, we had it at one of the member's house. It was sad that we were missing a few friends. The kids had so much fun playing together. We had a yummy potluck lunch.
The kids also had a lot of fun decorating cookies.
This was Lucas's cookie creation. The girls had fun playing at home with Grandma.

Scary Haunted Trail

This year was our 2nd trip to Murray Park Haunted Trail. The weather was SO much nicer than last year.
Our whole group
Top Row - Dallin, Brandii with Josalyn, Shamie, Ron, Shawn, Lindsey with Colton, Karlee and Lindsay
Bottom Row - Lucas, Anna, Baelynn, Paisley and MaKylie

Lucas and Anna loved their vampire teeth.

Lucas loved it this year. He is so funny! He talked the whole time while walking through. He had so many questions. The question that was asked the most was, "Is that real?" I can't wait to continue this tradition. Next year the girls will be old enough to go. Yahoo!

A Day at the Zoo

We went to Hogle Zoo with my mom. What a fun day! The weather was perfect. Not too hot or too cold.
My favorite picture spot at the zoo. How do you compare to a gorilla?
We had a ton of fun riding the train and looking at the animals. The girls were so much more interested in the animals this time then they were in June.
Another highlight of the day was riding the carousel. The kids love it. Thanks for spending the fun day with us Grandma!

Witches Tea - Take 2

My friend, Randi, hosted a Witches Tea again this year. It was so much fun!
All of the beautiful/ugly witches
Randi and Shamie
We had so much fun chatting, playing games and eating the scary food that Randi had prepared. I realized that I have quite the witch cackle. Hee hee hee! Thanks for the great time Randi!

Playgroup Tea Party

For playgroup, we got together and had a tea party.
The kids had so much fun drinking their "tea" and eating cookies.

Witches Night Out

I went to Witches Night Out at Gardner Village with a group of my girlfriends. I had never been before, so I was really excited to dress up and go. Being with my friends was fun, but it was crazy busy. It took us forever to park. Once we finally got into the village, there were areas that were wall to wall people. It was insane.
Left to Right - Brianna, Shamie, Jamie, Brandii, Alison, Kari and Jen
We got some yummy baked goods at the Naborhood Bakery. (Yes, I spelled naborhood correctly. :) That is how it's spelled. ) After walking around for a little bit more, we decided to go to Denny's. We met up with Wendy, another friend. We chatted and laughed while we ate.

What a fun evening. Getting out with my friends is always a good time.

Farnsworth Family Farm

For playgroup we were able to go on a field trip at Farnsworth Family Farm.
Our field trip included a hay ride around the property. We also got to pick and eat fresh apples. The kids loved the apples. They also have different fruits and veggies that you can pick and purchase by the pound.
We also got to see how they make fresh apple cider. After the field trip portion, we ate lunch on the grass. Then the kids had fun playing on the grass and the playground. Finding new places to go for playgroup is sometimes hard. This was a fun, nice change.

We Love Cornbelly's

We have made it an annual tradition to go to Cornbelly's every year. It is so much fun. We went with my brother's family. Except Shawn didn't go. He had just had dental work that day. The weather was awesome, the best it's ever been. Normally it is pretty chilly down there.
We loved the hayride. We got bumped all over the place, but still had a blast.
Left to Right - Olivia, Emrie, Sabriya, Anna, Eva and Lucas
WOW! This is a huge rocking chair.
The trains are always a highlight of the day.
We got a wagon for the girls to ride in. Cornbelly's had a lot of new fun things this year. It was so much fun playing and exploring. We can't wait to go again next year!

Gardner Village Witches

Every year for playgroup, we take the kids to Gardner Village to see the witches. They love running around the village and finding all of the scary witches
The weather this year was amazing! We have never been able to wear shorts, tank tops and skirts. It was so nice to not have to be bundled. We love our playgroup and the fun things that we do.

Happy Birthday To Ron

For Ron's birthday this year, he wanted to just spend the day relaxing. He was able to take a nice nap.
He even decided that he didn't want to go out to dinner. I asked him where he wanted me to pick up dinner. I told him that I would go anywhere he wanted. He chose Alberto's. LOL! He loves Alberto's and just wanted their Super Nachos. So I gladly went and picked them up for him.

The next night we did make up for the casual dinner at home. We got a babysitter and went out to Brio. It is a new restaurant at Fashion Place Mall. I got a Shrimp Risotto and Ron got Lamb Chops. It was very yummy, but pretty pricey.

Happy Birthday Ron!