Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we went to grandma and grandpa's house. My mom's side of the family came. We had our traditional appetizers for dinner, which is always yummy. Grandpa read the story of the birth of the Savior. We played the thimble game until Santa started ringing the door bell to deliver the Christmas Eve gifts. The kids loved their gifts and Tanner had a lot of fun during the boy's Nerf gun fight.

Christmas Trains

Before Christmas we drove to a Train Museum. The kids loved it, Tanner especially. They had tons of different trains in the museum, they were all different sizes. We also got to ride a train to the North Pole to meet Mr and Mrs Santa Claus. We were able to go with our good friends, the Trevinos. The kids loved going with their friends.

Responsibility

Ella was really excited to get her award, she got an award for responsibility. That fits her really well, she is very responsible. She likes to be prepared, get her homework done, and follow the rules. Love this girl.

Happy Happy Halloween

 The Halloween Extravaganza was a lot of fun this year. We decided to not go to the school trunk-or-treat because we had three other activities this year. We were able to our ward's trunk-or-treat, we went to Dave's work to trick-or-treat and then on Halloween we went trick-or-treating with cousins. The kids had way too much candy but had so much fun getting all sugared up several times. Tanner was Iron Man Patriot, Ella was a fairy witch, and Soffie was a ladybug. Tanner kept being mistaken with Captain America and he really started to get mad when people call him that. Soffie loved all the candy.

Sparkle Motion

 Ella really improved this soccer season. She really loved it more, I can tell it is slowly starting to click. She loves her team, she was on the same team as last year and the girls did great. Her coach is my best friend's husband and Ella really loves him as her coach. Her last game was in the fog, it was perfect too because it was also the week of Halloween.

Time Out For Women

I have a great friend that moved to Tacoma a couple years ago and we don't get to see each other enough. We planned a Time Out For Women to go stay with her and have a girls weekend. Me and my bestie, Julie, headed up to Tacoma to stay with our friend McKenzie. It was a fabulous weekend. We ate way too much food and stayed up late chatting. It was so nice to see her and spend time together. We did a little shopping, a lot of eating and was also able to hear some amazing speakers. I always come away feeling like I'm doing alright but it motivates me to be a better person, friend, mother, and wife.

Back to School

I know its a bit late but both my kids have started school. Ella started 1st grade and Tanner is in Preschool. Both are loving it. Ella loves going all day and eating lunch at school. I do not like it, we all miss her while shes gone. Tanner and Soffie love to watch for her when she comes home. We did a back to school night with a special dinner and a fun table setting. Topped of the night with a special FHE with father's blessing.