just enjoying time

There is nothing I enjoy more than my days at home with my kids. Our first week of Christmas break was awful! All four of us passed around the stomach bug and it wasn't fun at all! So we are trying to make the most of this week:) We haven't done anything exciting.  Just enjoying our time!

 Clara has become obsessed with animals-mainly Tucker and monkeys. They are her favorite! I think I'm gonna have a monkey birthday party for her!  I'm already making some plans!

 "Look! An airplane!"

 "Where's it going?"

 "Bye, bye!"



this and that

We had the best Thanksgiving! Very relaxing!  Usually I decorate my house for Christmas after Thanksgiving, but this year I did it the weekend before, so I got all 5 days of my Thanksgiving break to be lazy and enjoy the decorations:)

Clara got to spend time with her beloved Uncle Kent over Thanksgiving! Then, he brought his real girlfriend over the next day.  She did not move a muscle and just stared at her for about 10 minutes.  Clara was not happy about her Uncle Kent being with another girl:)

 Clara has started talking SO much lately!  She asks to "draw" a lot.  She even "decorated" my barstools! Thank goodness for Mr. Clean magic erasers!

Our cute little Indian at the kindergarten Thanksgiving meal....

 Reece had grandparent's day a few weeks ago.  He had 6 grandparents join him for lunch at school!

I love this picture!

Clara and Reece love popcorn.  They have it every single day for a snack. :)

Well, you can't be a fancy princess all the time. Sometimes a girl just needs to dig in the dirt with her brother! Oh, this girl cracks me up!

Sitting in a bowl while mommy cooks supper:)

And last, but not least...everyone always comments on how long and pretty Clara's hair is.  Well, the only bad part about having lots of long hair when you're one, is this...

This is how Clara looks most mornings when she wakes up!  Oh my!



family pictures

We had our annual family pictures taken this weekend.  I LOVE them so much! My friend, Garnet, took them and she always does such a good job! There are SO many pictures here, but there was no way I could only pick a few:)

Fall Fun

We sure are loving our fall days and all the activities that come along with fall.  What have we been up to lately?  Well, here are some highlights:

We watched Reece in his four wheeler race!

 He did an awesome job!

 He got 3rd place...he was VERY proud

 Aaron went with Reece and his class on their field trip to the pumpkin patch.

 We have been spending our evenings playing in the yard and enjoying the weather!

We went to the fair...

I figured Clara would LOVE the Ferris Wheel, however, she did NOT!  She screamed the whole time it was going! Look at Reece in the background!  Lovin' life!

And with 2 boys in our house who are completely consumed with hunting, you can't forget about deer season!  We had to get the tree stands and blind ready!

They are all set!  Reece has been SO excited about going with his daddy! And Aaron loves taking him! They have such a great time together!  Reece doesn't mind getting up at 4 am at all!

And get out the bows! 

Reece loves watching Aaron shoot his and shooting his own!  He is getting so good!  He can pull his bow own back and shoot a real arrow and hit the target! Pretty impressive for a little guy!

Momma even climbed up and enjoyed the view from the treestand! :)

Lovin' our fun fall days!