Holiday Traditions

Ok as you all know tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and we were talking about traditions that my mom remember as a child. So I thought I would ask you, my blogging friends, what are some tradiotions that you have? What are some traditions that you had as a child? Have you started any new traditions, being married and having kids? I will start, in our little family, the night we put our tree the kids get to sleep in the front room with the tree lights all aglow, they love it!! Another one we have is on Christmas Eve we make our cookies for Santa, which the kids also love!! I am really excited to hear about your traditions. I think it is a fun and interesting way to get to know each other better!!

So here we are December, Christmas time again! It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but it is actually the bussiest time of the year!! We have been running around like chickens with their heads cut off!! Haylee finished up ballet with three, yes three performances in one week! She was in a production of The Nutcracker, she was a pretty snowflake!! She had so much fun performing and dancing her little heart out!! We are all gald for the break!! Both of the kids had school parties this week, Pay got to wear his jammies to school and have Polar Express day. They watched the movie and had hot chocolate and popcorn, he loved it!! It was alot of fun for the kids. Haylee's class read Christmas stories, decorated cookies and had a book exchange. She had a lot of fun also and came out of it with a really good book. Then we had a Christmas play that Haylee and Pay were both in. We have a tradition in our little Pine Canyon world. See this is where my family is from, and I mean our family settled this place and they are all still there, with a few new comers. We as a town\family have been putting on a Christmas play for years and I mean ALOT of years!!! We almost didnt have it this year but I am so glad that we did it. It was so much fun, the kids had a blast, and next year McCoy gets to join in on the fun!!! Then today came, Aaron and I got to go to Michelle Bales funeral. It was amazing, the spirit that was there is so undescribable!! She was an amazing woman who loved everyone so much!! Every person that got to know her was blessed, she was a perfect example of service and love!! She will be greatly missed and her husband and sons are in our hearts and prayers!! Then we had another party, just family this time, so more relaxed. We had good food, a bouncy house, treats, Santa came and we made gingerbread houses. The kids loved all the candy and sugar floating around. We all had a good time hanging out together. Now we are getting ready to enjoy the rest of our Holiday. School is out for two weeks, am I the only one that is happy about this? I love having the kids home, and they love being home. Christmas is here and it has snuck up on me so fast!! We have 5 days and I am not done with my shopping yet, I guess I better get on the ball. Well friends and family, if I dont see you, I hope your Christmas is everything you want it to be!!We love you all!!

Bling

Hey ladies, I am having a hair bling party on Dec 8th at 6pm at my house. Thay are really cute tinsel that you tie in your hair. They come in a lot of different colors and they look SO cute. So come over and check it out.

Funny

Payton, "how cute am I ?" , me "your very cute." Pay,"ok I just wanted to know." End of conversation. Kids are so cute and funny.

Its The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!

It would be if we werent all sick!!! I have had it, I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired!!! We have had the weirdest 24hr bugs going through our house. My kids have also missed way to much school and I am fed up!!! We love Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is my two favorite holidays, but it comes at a price, our health! I guess it is time to bust out the bleach and get to bleaching every hard surface in my house to, hopefully, get rid of everything. But on the upside we did have a great Thanksgiving. We spent it with both of our families, we are lucky that they all live so close. I also learned how to make my mom's pies, they are so good. Plus we hit some Black Friday sales and saw New Moon. Me and Aaron kind of take that day and spend it together. And as usual our Christmas tree is up and ready for presents. I love Christmas it makes winter a little more bearable. Now to get us all healthy again!

Update with Pictures!!

We had a pretty good week!! We have been so busy, I have not cooked dinner at all this week, we have running around like chickens with their heads cut off!!! We got to go to Stake temple day and that was a lot of fun. We didnt do the whole session we just did sealings instead and that was one of the neatest experiences I have ever had!! It was a great reminder of what we really have been given!! I am so grateful to have an eternal family that I love so much!! Wed was ballet, she is so good at it and loves it so much. She really gets better every week, she's a little dancer, and has even shown some interest in clogging. Then Aaron and I went to Applebees for Verterans Day, it was so crowded!!! But we had a good dinner and alot of fun together!! Then last night Haylee and I went to Disney Princesses on Ice with a few friends. It was so much fun!!! The whole thing was a surprise, Haylee didnt even know that we were going somewhere until we left without the boys. But we met up and went to the Olive Garden where our waitress gave the girls a gift bag that had an invitation to the show in it, along with a whole lot of other goodies for them. They were so excited!!! But we had dinner, which was very good, and headed to the show. It was so cute!! I think my favorite was the 7 Dwarfs, they were really cute. Haylee had a really good time and I am so glad that we went!! I love sitting back and seeing my little girl so happy, it makes everything so worth it!!! But after such a crazy week I think we will spend tonight at home as a family. That is what I say now, we will see how it all goes. I hope everyone had a great week!!! Some are from Halloween.

Candy!!

So here is why I dislike Halloween so much. My children have been finding candy everywhere and want it for every meal of the day!! Then the other night Aaron and I were watching tv to discover Aaron was stuck to the couch!! GUM!!! GUM stuck to my couch, you have no idea how mad I was!! If my kids got nothing but chocolate, then I might consider liking Halloween, but people, like me hoard the chocolate for themselves. Not to mention SUCKERS, McCoy had THREE in his mouth, at the same time!!! I HATE Halloween because of the candy!! I have tried to take it away and hide it, but my children are sneaky, like their father, and find it every time. I will have to start doing what Alisha does and let them trade it in for a toy or something. That is such good thinking!! I like everything but the candy!!! If we could just dress up and decorate then it would be fine.