Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was very special; we had lots of family in town for the occasion. Craig's brother and family came down from Seattle, and my sister and family came from Utah. So we did a lot of bouncing around between houses to spend time with everyone. It was really fun for the kids to get to spend time with their cousins; we had sleepovers just about every night. I am so thankful to have family close. I grew up only seeing extended family once or twice a year because we lived so far away. My sisters and I have vowed to always stay close enough so our kids can grow up knowing their cousins. We hope everyone else had a happy and memorable Thanksgiving as well. There is so much to be thankful for - especially family!

Happy Birthday Craig!

Happy Birthday!!! Craig turned 36 this Saturday...Yes, he is 6 months older than I am, which I have to remind him often. :-) We tried to make it a special day for him by bringing him breakfast-in-bed...which he gets more often than most people. Hunter and Colton also made him a cool Candy Birthday Poster that he really liked.




Kyla helps daddy to blow out the candles of his special cake made FROM SCRATCH by Hunter and Colton (and some supervision from Pamela).


Craig is modeling his new jacket that I got him. Quite handsome I think. ;-)



We ended the day by seeing the long-awaited Twilight... which was Craig's choice. I'm guessing that it had something to do with the fact that Hunter and I read the book and really wanted to see it. My sisters saw it the night before and told us how disappointing it was, but we were actually surprised that it wasn't as bad as we expected. Yes, the theatre consisted of mainly 13-year-old girls...which is annoying in itself - though Hunter and Colton weren't complaining. ;-) Craig thought it was more watchable than Harry Potter, and I was glad that they followed the book pretty closely. Now Colton wants to read it too. I'm just happy he wants to read!
After the movie we headed to Craig's parent's house for more cake and ice cream...just what we all needed! I think he had a pretty fun birthday.

Silly Kyla!

Kyla, or as we now refer to her as "Hurricane Kyla", is growing quickly and learning so many new things. Her vocabulary amazes me everyday....she is such a little sponge! Reminds me to be careful about what I say because I know she'll be repeating it somewhere! I feel so blessed to be a mom and watch my little girl grow...


Playing with Uncle Dean...

Aunt Karen is fun too.

Kyla LOVES her brother (above).
Kyla's favorite pastime...dressing up in brother's shirt (as a dress), and mommy's shoes! :-)

Grandma put curlers in Kyla's hair...which she thought was pretty cool!