LOTS OF VISITORS!

We have had lots of company over the holidays. Greg's sister and family and parents came before Christmas for 5 days. We went to MOSI and Busch Gardens with them. My niece and my parents came in just after Christmas. We also had a visit from Greg's cousin and his wife and 3 kiddos. All the kids had a great time seeing each other and played non-stop!

Parties, dance and gymnastics...

What more could a girl ask for? They have been having so much fun lately and keeping me hopping! G and E had a winter recital this week-end. They just light up and preform so well up on that stage. They say they don't get nervous at all. That they just get excited. Ella also just finished another round of gymnastics with her BFF. Friday night Waterchase had the Holiday party. The girls got to see Santa, decorate cookies, make a craft and watch a movie. It was great to see a lot of our neighbors. D had her holiday party today. Monica brought all sorts of fun crafts for them to do. They had lots of fun playing in all the glitter! They cut out sandwiches with cookie cutters. 

SANTA FEST PARADE

Forget all about marching these girls are grooving all the way through the parade. They had so much fun and were real troopers with all of the walking they did. We had fun catching beads from the side lines! They also did a performance the night before at the closing ceremonies at kid city. Avery came to the parade with Abbie and Christie and couldn't make it across the parade path to get to us! Thanks Christie for watching Av! Avery is finally getting better after being sick with a week's worth of 103-105 degree fever. She has been up all night coughing for 4 nights! Finally, after what seems like a million breathing treatments,  she is sleeping peacefully!

MORE THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR

Beautiful sunsets and silly friends...

GOBBLE GOBBLE!!!

We are all ready for some yummy turkey! We are thankful for so many things. The kids and I compiled a list of all sorts of things! We are thankful for our health, house, each other, our jobs, our beds, cars, schools, teachers, friends, wii, hamsters, turkey heads, chloe, neighbors, babies, being outside, bikes, movies, books, food, candy, computer, birthdays, clothes, the love in our family, energy, non-running noses, thoughtful people, allergy medicine, baking, painting, cameras, pee pee on the potty, backpacks, lunch boxes, refrigerator, and a million other things! It is funny though how what they were thankful for was mainly the basics. Things that we do together as a family more so than things. I am blessed to have such a wonderful, happy and healthy family. I am counting my blessings this Thanksgiving more than ever before!

BROWNIES FIRST MEETINGS

Well, we have officially had our first few meetings for 12 girls for brownies. The girls are having a wonderful time and we are all learning a lot and having FUN doing it! We have such a SWEET group of girls. I just want to keep them all! They have learned the promise and law, about the founder, sewed a sit-upon it, and had their first ceremony. The investiture was so cute, we were twisting and turning and looking and found our brownie girls. So they are all "OFFICIALLY" brownies. This is bringing back a lot of MEMORIES for all of us moms! And hopefully creating some for the girls!

MY LITTLE GYMNAST

Our little Ella is so flexible! She is so great a gymnastics. She is such a natural at it. Already doing back walk-overs and just seems to be lovin life when out there on those mats! The whole entire hour and a half class, she never stops moving. Even when she is waiting for her turn she is doing cartwheels, round offs and hand stands. Bouncing from one thing to another. Her favorite is bars and trampoline. But I think she is strong in floor and beam. For now she loves it and gets to be in class with her best friend Abbie... so what could be better in the life of a 6 year old!