Phoenix Children's Museum with Cousins

Gwen and I had both bought Groupons for the children's museum, and had only about a week to use them.  We went one morning and it was a bit busy for the first hour or so, and then it thinned out a bit.  My kids LOVE LOVE LOVE going there!  I only love it when it's not busy, which I think I've pretty much figured out the better times to go, since we've been about five times.  Hailey was so excited to have John and Reagan there, especially in the little store!  We were there a few hours, and the girls were SOO tired on the ride home.  The pictures are blurry, because my cell phone was on a weird setting :(



Addy's Christmas Program

Addy's preschool put on a cute little Christmas program.  They learned quite a few songs and recited a couple of poems, it was so cute!!  Glad Addy is enjoying preschool!

 Cousin Elsie, Addy, Tessa & Lucy, such good friends!

 



Painting

I've been watching Elsie since October, and sometimes it's hard for me to keep them busy.  Elsie would be happy being outback the entire time she's over, but Addy gets tired and wants to come inside.  This day I brought out the paint and gave them a box, and they were happy.



Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving turned out great.  It's been at our house almost every year since we've been married, except maybe three times.  For some reason, I was nervous about it this year, thinking I was going to forget a side dish or not cook the turkey, or cook it way too long and dry it out!  But, everything turned out great.  I made the turkey, the DELICIOUS sweet potato casserole & corn casserole.  Everything else was potluck style, which makes it so much easier!  We had Grandma Lois, Rachel and family, Jace and family, Jim & family and Gwen's brother and family.  The food was great, the weather was awesome, it turned out to be a nice day!  After dinner, some of us went on a hike up Silly Mountain, it was really fun!  The girls were SO tired that night and went to bed great!  I hardly took any pictures, because nobody liked getting their picture taken!  Can't blame them, I hate it too haha!

 Hailey & Jaren played Mario Brother's in the

morning while I was getting food ready.

 

 Jaren and Steph carving the turkey.  Someone posted a video

on facebook about the proper way to carve a turkey.  He showed

two ways, the first, he said, was unorganized and unappetizing!  Ummm,

that is the way I'd been doing it for years....haha!  So, we watched the proper

way, and Steph showed us, and it looked nice and pretty!

 

 Caught a picture of this little cutie

running through the door.

 

 Jim & Gwen's brother and wife.

 

 John and his cousin on Gwen's side.

 

 The girls freaking out when John tried coming in the house!

 

 Picture "hurt your ears, high pitched girly screams",

that's what was going on when I took this pic!

 

 Addy & Hannah enjoying their pumpkin pie.  I was

surprised Addy ate it!

 

 Game of Aggravation!!

 

 Reagan trying to get a picture of me

taking a picture of her!

 

 Grandma Lois.

 Game of dodge ball, pretty funny to watch!

 



 The hike!

 

 Addy and Elsie holding hands....so cute!  This was Addy's

first real hike, and she did awesome! 

 

 Reagan had lots of fun!

 

Part way up.

"Hmmmmm, this rock looks comfy to take a rest on"....haha!

 

 

 Cute little Hailey Bug.  She did awesome!  So good

that she was running up ahead and making me nervous!

 Love this girly!