Lots of things... :)

Last saturday evening was our ward Christmas party. It was fun and of course Santa was there so here is a shot with everyone and the big man...
We also celebrated Chloe's birthday last sat while Jeff was here. Her birthday is today teh 16th... So here she is with her present, I downloaded these in the wrong order, Jeff always wraps things in boxes we have around the house, so ... that explains the iron box. :)

Last night Hayden had his Christmas program at school. His classroom played the story of the Shoemaker and the Elves. It is a cute story and of course with 29 little 5 -6 year olds... I don't need to say anymore... Here he is with his teacher Mrs. Rodeffer... she's great.

Yesterday also was 5th grade mini mall. I don't know of any parents who like the mini mall, but the kids come up with things they want to "sell" and they put it all together and each class has groups of kids selling things. The 5th graders have earned money up to this point and the lower grades get to come and buy things also. It's a good learning experience for them.

Here the kids are making the popcorn balls for the mini mall. I grew up making popcorn balls so it's something we do all the time in our house, but I guess it wasn't a big seller at the mall..

Birthdays - Cory gets his life, and other things..

Chloe had a concert this past week at the mall. Didn't feel much like Christmas with our weather, but she did a good job. She plays the drums, which is actually pretty cool I think. :)

Cory recieved his Life merit advancement in Scouts. Yea! It was a big deal and we are really proud of him. Now he can go for his Eagle.

Here the girls are with the gifts from Chloe, she is always so thoughtful and get a gift for everyone on their birthday with her own money.

Family Pictures

Here is our Christmas tree this year. I thought it turned out really nice, I had lots of help. My neices were over all weekend and Leixe's friend Kimberly came over and made bows for us....so there you have it. :)
We went out to Usery Park and took some pictures. I thought they turned out cute. Here are a couple of samples..

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a really nice Thanksgiving. My family came down and we ate at my house. It is always fun to see those who can make it. Wish everyone could come, but we ate too much and had a great time. And we also went and saw Tangled... ok my new favorite movie. SO CUTE! Loved it!

All the girls on Lexie's bed... silly girls...

More Halloween pic's and other fun things...

Ok so it's been a while and I know my sister in law checks my blog weekly so I better stay on top of things. So Sue this is for you. :) So here is Chloe at her teacher conf. she recieved straight A's. Yeah for her! She's a good student.Here Lexie is after she passed her drivers test. Yeah for her! It's so nice to have her be legal.
Here are some Halloween pictures... Chloe is a messed up Barbie...
Don't ask me.....
Cory is a rock star.....

Here is Cory today is Nerd day... so he played the part... Looks good too.

Halloween Parade

How many more years am I going to be going to this cute little Halloween parade? They are so cute though, wish it wasn't so stressful to figure out what they are going to wear the night before..... But you gotta love them all... at least most of the time. :)

Finally finished...

Below is a copy of my parents photobook I made for their 50 wedding anniverary party, last year. I know it's ONLY been a year but at least it's done! The first few pages were my beginning efforts of digi scrapping, but towards the end they get better as I learn more. And the last few pages are just random photos I used with shutterflys layouts and backgrounds. Just FYI...