Family Pictures

We had our family pictures for the year done! We had to wait until Kenzie's braes were off and her hair was cut :) Can I just say I LOVE this cute little family of mine?!

Thanksgiving at the Cabin

This year for Thanksgiving, we did things a little differently. Usually we celebrate with my in-laws on Thursday. My siblings and I do a dinner on Saturday- something my Mom started after Heather was married. Glen and Margaret were going to be in Seattle this year. So, instead of just staying and hanging out at home (where friends, wifi, Netflix, etc. would be a constant companion) we decided to head up to Bear Lake. We left for the cabin on Wednesday morning, hoping to avoid the storm that was expected to come that night. The storm came and dumped several inches of snow (about 6 I would guess). We were able to just enjoy one another company (most of the time!) and just have a quiet uninterrupted few days. We didn't bring snow pants (DANG!) but we enjoyed driving around the whole lake one day. We saw lots of wildlife. In fact, on Saturday morning around 5:00, we heard what we thought was a REALLY loud bird. After awhile Pug got up to see where this bird was (it sounded like it was right outside our window!) I could also hear the hoot of an owl. I had assumed the owl was too close to this bird and was scaring it. NOPE!! A great horned owl had caught a RABBIT and was killing/eating it on the balcony!! As morbid as it may sound, it was quite interesting to watch it. We had the kids come up and watch it to. The owl tried to fly away with its rabbit, but it was too heavy for it to fly with it. After the head plus a little more was gone it was finally able to fly away with it. It sure did make for an exciting morning!!

As you can see for the pictures we had a great time in some beautiful scenery!

Abby competed in her first State Meet for gymnastics. She did so good! She earned 4 medals in this meet.

Vault- 4th place with a 9.100
Bars- 2nd place with a 9.00
Beam- 1st place with a 8.800
All Around- 2nd place with a 35.250

She has worked so hard this season, learning and perfecting her skills and routines. I am so proud of her and all her hard work!
Way to go Abby!!

No More Braces!!!

After FIVE years, this cutie finally got her braces OFF!! To say she was excited would be an understatement. She had a countdown chain for three weeks, counting down the days. She is absolutely beautiful. I don't think her Dad and I are ready for the upcoming years...DATING!?!?

October

There is nothing quite like a beautiful sunrise.

And this was us carving pumpkins for Halloween. Kenzie cannot stand the smell of pumpkin, or the texture!! Carving pumpkins is not her favorite thing... at all!

HALLOWEEN

Halloween this year was really easy to do! McKenzie wanted to be Dorothy for awhile, but I really didn't want to make a costume. So I asked her about being Audrey Hepburn. She was thrilled! It was so easy! And the dress is a dress she can wear to church!!

Cameron wanted to be a Zombie. So we went to the DI and bought some clothes that we could ruin. We cut them, rubbed them in dirt and grass, and then added the fake blood. For his makeup I just used white face paint and grey eyeshadow. I think it turned out really good!

Abby wanted to be a cheerleader. So we pulled out McKenzie's old uniform, pinned it to make it fit, and that was that! Gone are the days of spending hours at the sewing machine to make each costume. Bitter sweet day.

Gymnastics!

Abby started competing for gymnastics this year. She is doing quite well. She almost always medals in each event. I am so proud of her and all her hard work she has put in.