Ward Christmas Party

We attended our Ward Christmas Party a while back. The kids were asked to come dressed up as a character from The Nativity scene. So here is Camdon in his Shepherd outfit.

I was happy this night that the boys were all willing to take a picture (and it's pretty much a one shot deal so eyes closed or not this is it). This is a rare occasion these days so we'd better document it.
Trevon however is usually a little more co-operative. Love this kid!

Richard had already been down at the church for hours by the time we got there. The dessert that night was cobbler cooked in dutch ovens. It was the highlight of the evening. There was plenty of it & it was most enjoyable. Hope that you are enjoying this beautiful time of year.

Love those Wyatt kids!

My sister & her husband recently went on vacation to Mexico & her 3 little ones came to the valley. We loved every minute of it & had so much fun. My mom & dad had them for the most part, it's a pretty busy time for me workwise but we took them as often as we could.

Kamrielle sporting her cute new haircut. She loves these magnetix and I love that smile!
Carder with his truck.

Watching tv with the boys one afternoon & Carder zonked out.

Kamrielle was in Hannah Montana heaven with the television.

She must have been missing her mom & dad because she just kindof wandered over and climbed up to watch tv with Uncle Richard. So cute.

We train 'em young at our house. Haha.

Stealing some sugar from this sweet thing and it sure was tasty. I thought C.R. would be the hardest to watch just because of his age and he is crawling. However, he was the easiest. He is sooo sweet and sooo good.

Love & miss these cute boys!

LL, your kids loved these magnetix. Spent hours playing with them. Maybe you should think about them as a Christmas gift???

Oh and thanks for sharing your sweet children with us. We sure do love them.

HaPPy FaLL Ya'LL

This is my favorite piece of fall decor. Love the saying.

I love the colors of fall. There is something calming about them.

Made a cornucopia for myself & my sister in law this year. This one happens to be the one I gave her.

and now we are ready to enjoy this Thanksgiving season. We do have much to be grateful for including good friends & family.

A visit from Todd's family

My brother Todd & family were recently in town. Didn't get to see him a whole lot because he was really here for his "big 20 yr high school reunion". However, we did get spend Sunday evening with them. We enjoyed dinner & a card game & lots of visiting. It was very enjoyable as always just way too short.

Wallpaper Project

I bought this wallpaper about a year ago when Lowes was clearancing out all of their wallpaper. I loved it immediately because it matched my couch so well and plus I love this color (rust).

So, I finally decided to just get it done. Here it is part way up. You can see how plain the wall looked and how much more vibrant the wall looks with this great splash of color.

I even had a little helper that afternoon while doing this project. Watching cute little Kate and she was so good and just sat there & watched me. She is adorable just like her sisters.
So here it is with the couch.

and my 3 favorite boys.

and some art that I found to match it.

plus family pictures from 2 years ago. Better late than never, eh?

I was very pleased with the end results. What do you think?

Jaron goes to Homecoming

I realize that I am just a being a Mom but...

doesn't he just look sooo handsome!

Jaron & Syndey (love her dress)
Their Homecoming group

Having some fun with the pictures.

I love that all of the girls wore modest dresses. Yeah!

A nice shot as the sun was setting.

They had dinner from Olive Garden on top of one of the grandfathers balcony. Very cool!

at dinner.

Jaron, Sydney, Ashlee & Brandon

Love this, too funny!

Another fun one.

HaPPy HaLLowEEn

Hope you all had a Frightfully Fun Halloween.

Trevon was a Mountain Man. He will be going to Mountain Man Rendevous in the Spring and just recently finished making his capote (coat) which he is pretty excited about hence the costume.
Richard was quite the pirate, missing teeth and all.

Camdon was the cutest little hobo I've ever seen.

I was a blast from the past, 80's punk rocker.

It was a FuN NigHt and we had a great time!

3 things that made me SmiLe

Richard built this beautiful new dining room table that seats 10, yes I said 10. It was a lot of work and he should be very proud of it. I love to entertain & have people over so it will be so perfect for gatherings. It is lovely in every way and I am thrilled to have it along with the beautiful chairs that we picked out. Ahhhh, it makes me smile.

I woke up this morning to rain & not just rain but a chill in the air that I haven't felt in many months. I opened up the house and loved the fresh clean breeze that was blowing throughout. Ahhhh, it makes me smile. I took this picture on my way to take the boys to school. It is a little hard to see but I loved the way the clouds were sitting on top of the Superstition Mountains. Ahhhh, it makes me smile.
and finally on my way to work this morning I drove by this house and noticed this dog sitting up on top of this roof. It made me laugh out loud and it certainly isn't something you see every day. Actually, never have seen a dog sitting up on the roof just taking in the nice day. I got about a 1/2 mile past it and decided I had to turn around and get a picture. Ahhhh, it makes me smile.

I hope you have found many reasons to smile on this fine day.