christmas card 2011

This year I got a few cards out and more are still sitting at my house wishing they had a home. Oh well. Really it is Feb  and I am just posting this so... really not much of  a Surprise.

Trimming the Tree

Robin and I decided that as a family  we would decorate the Christmas tree the Monday after Thanksgiving. So That is what we did. I love having a fake pre-lite tree. It goes up so fast. This year the kids had so much fun. I let them put on all the decorations. I have a little O.C.D. when it comes to how the tree is decorated but, I had to bite my tongue sometimes and just let them do it.  We had a lot of fun. It just seems as our kids get older we have more and more fun with them.

 I think Robin got tired of just letting the kids decorate and decided to decorate himself. The kids thought he was so funny!

 Kenidee does not like to be left out of the silliness, she is quick to join in.

 Trying to take a pic with all my kids in front of the tree was so hard. yet I think they turned out cute maybe not perfect but I love them.

Just a close up of how most of my tree looked like and i did spread them out a little but besides garland and a few other things this is how the tree stayed.

Luke and Katrina's Wedding

Robin's Brother Luke Got married in November.  we were all able to go to Washington to Meet Katrina and see them get married. Our journey began by driving to Boise. We stayed the night with my Best Friend from high school Kristin. Kenidee and Kristin's  daughter had so much fun together. We really weren't there long but they got to be little buddies in an instant.  They even slept in the same twin bed. Kristen and I really didn't think they would both last all night in the same little bed but they made it. We flew out so early the next morning and Kristin woke up and made us breakfast!  What a awesome friend!

 

 We were running a bit late after finding a place to park and getting ALL of our STUFF together. When we finally made it to our gate they were waiting for us. The airline was so nice and so helpful. Kenidee is a pro at flying. This was Bennett's second time and Eli's first time flying. They all did SO good on the flight. After we landed the man in front of us turned around and told me that my kids were so good, he hardly even noticed that there were little kids behind him.

 I am super bummed I didn't get ANY pics at the temple. I had left my camera in the car and it was POURING! So a few shots at the reception was going to have to do.

Isn't my little Eli so dang cute!

 Luke & Katrina. I met her AFTER they were married. So I don't know her well but the girl knows how to throw a party and to keep the danced floor warm.

Luke and Grandma Markham

Kenidee and Bennett danced most of the night. I LOVED watching my kids dance and laugh together.

Markham and all her Great grand kids.

Bennett is so handsome! and he knows it!

Two of the most handsome men in my life. It was so nice to see Robin all dressed up in a tux. oh la la!

 Uncle Chris. well really look at him! Do I really need to say anything about him he is so FUNNY!

Really... he is SOOO cute!



I don't know why I like this picture so much but it just makes me laugh!

 Luke and Katrina had their first dance and it was so nice.  They cut a rug all night.

My cute little family.

 Bennett was so not shy. He started dancing with this little girl. This little girls mom was so nice to just let him dance with her.

 So we were taking our family picture and I had no idea uncle Chris was behind us. See what did I say he is so funny.

 Luke and Katrina leaving the church.

 The Markham boys are relentless when they decorate cars. my car was bad but not this bad.

We had so much fun on our short trip. we played with cousins and got to see all of our grandparents. oh one last story. While we were in there Grandma and Grandpa Wright let us borrow their car. On the back of the car were two wolf decals. Bennett dub the car the wolf car! he LOVED it. He was so sad to leave the car in Washington. He will sometimes say things like hey mom when do we get to see grandma and grandpa wolf, or I can't wait to ride in the wolf car.
We haven't been able to get to Washington the last few years and we are so thankful that we were able to go and see a few old friends and tons of family. Best of all to see Luke and Katrina be sealed for time and all eternity. To be able to teach our children why we get married in the Temple.

love note!

The first part of November Kenidee came home from school with these. LOVE NOTES. I really didn't know what to think of them. Kenidee did say that he said his sister helped him write it. I did explain to her that she is WAY to young for a boyfriend. Kenidee told me that he wanted a note back so I helped her write a note saying she would really like to be friends with him.

Fall Fun

One fall day the kids were outside playing in the leaves so I decided to go take some pictures of them. We had so much fun! It was such a nice Fall day.

I told the kids to gather leaves and throw them at me. they thought it was so funny that I told them to throw leaves at me. it didn't take them long to gather up and toss the leaves at me.

 This is what we got, me covered in leaves  and a few sticks. I might add this is a self portrait. not to bad if I do say so myself.

 Bennett got one stuck to his, well.... booger nose.