It's Another Christmas, Charlie Brown!

Tuesday is a night that we usually watch a movie because there aren't any shows we like to watch. Carter asked which movie we would be watching and since I didn't want to watch any of the normal DVDs we have, I checked out what was going to be on the tube that night. Lucky for me, A Charlie Brown Christmas was scheduled to be on. So we set up the pillows and blankets and got to watch Charlie Brown pick out the sad Christmas tree and Sally writing a letter to Samantha Claus. I loved the Charlie Brown Specials as a kid and love that my children enjoy them as well. So here we are... Lucy and Charlie... Did anyone else want to ice skate like Lucy after the special?
How cute are these munchkins?
Just the four of us since dad was attending a meeting in Seattle.

What We Have Been Up To

Holy Cow! Where has the time gone? I thought that October would never end and now November is almost over and I don't know what I have been doing?

Last week was CRAZY, as I am sure it was for all of you! We got our first snow of the season last Tuesday! It could not have been a more beautiful snow. While living in Arizona, I would sometimes dream of snow. Sometimes. I would dream of huge beautiful flakes falling on Christmas morning as you open presents by the fire. After that, I dream of warm weather. But this snow was the kind you dream of. The flakes were enormous! The one picture of Carter isn't very good because he was closing his mouth after catching some flakes but I put it on the page because you have a great view of the huge flakes.

The week continued with a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at my mom's house. We then went to Ryan's sister's house for some easy conversation. The next morning came quite early (4:00 am) with some awesome Black Friday shopping. We finally got home at 3:00 pm. Talk about shop 'til you drop! I then took a nap and went to a friend's to watch our poor Broncos get beat! Sniff! I guess we can't get a BCS Bowl every year! The rest of the weekend included some cleaning, organizing and church. Let's just say some sleep was needed in the end.

After-dinner wrestling with Grandma!
A big bear hug!
A small smile from the Diva!
Ryan's normal reaction to family get togethers and the camera.
Spencer, Carter, Cousin Natalie, and Cousin Reece
Cousin Jamie looking hot with her new bangs!

Do you think someone is ready to go home and get to bed? I meant Cora!

Our Trip to Arizona

That was one of the quickest trips ever! We weren't in Arizona for 48 hours but it was fun! We spent Friday with Ryan's parents. Ryan and his dad golfed and his mom, Cora and I went to lunch and shopping. On the way home we saw a car that was painted like Herbie, I had to take a picture of it because that is one of Spencer's favorite movies. When I got home and showed him the picture, he just sat there and looked at it for 5 minutes.

Saturday we headed down to Tucson and spent the afternoon and evening with the Olsens! We talked and had some Yummy Queso! I got to see the kiddos. I have missed them soooo much. I can't believe how big they are. I wish I could have put them in my pocket and took them with me. Miranda came by to say hi and see Cora. We then met up with the Batleys and all headed to dinner. It was nice to see Cole and Ellie as well. I used to think that Cole had the cutest voice ever, but Ellie might beat him out! Way too cute. We had some yummy dinner at Blancos. We went back to the Olsens and talked some more. We checked out Jeannie's cute jewelry, I had to take a little somethin' somethin' home with me. A special thanks to Kara for the cute headbands too. Ryan had to finally drag me out at 9:30 to head back to Mesa. Ryan didn't want to leave either, but we had to leave his parents' house by 6:00 in the morning to make our flight in time. It sucked that we weren't able to play cards. We'll have to do it the next time we see the Olsens.

Thanks Jeannie and Kyle for spending time with us. We had so much fun! We sure have missed you guys. We can't wait to see you again.

Carter Water skiing 2

This one's for you, Hayden!

I thought you might like to watch Carter's first time water skiing.

This outing took place just after my knee surgery so I wasn't able to be there (thank goodness my voice isn't on the video :)). I was sad that I wasn't able to be there but at least we have the video of it.

Go, Carter, Go!

Carter Water skiing

Happy Birthday, Grandma Lloyd!

Happy Birthday, Grandma Lloyd!

Grandma Lloyd...

We just wanted to take a little minute to say our favorite things about Grandma Lloyd

• We love when she takes us swimming
• We love when she does puzzles with us
• We love playing with the stuffed animals at her house
• We loved it when she would take us to see Cookie in AZ
• We love her rolls
• We love her brownies
• Let's face it, we love her cooking
• We love how she is always up for a party
• and most of all... WE LOVE HER!

We love you Grandma Lloyd! We hope you have a great birthday! We miss you and can't wait to see you at Christmas. Let's keep our fingers crossed that you will get to stay with us!

Crazy Cora part 1

It was a lazy Saturday night! I was laying on the floor next to Cora while she played with toys. Ryan and Carter were watching some show about trick shooting (I was not paying attention to that). Spencer came up behind me, jumped up and yelled, "HI!" This was Cora's response. I hope you enjoy.

Crazy Cora part 2

The Freaks Come Out At Night

Happy Halloween, Y'all!

Halloween came again and it didn't fail to impress again! The day was filled with excitement! Carter had his big party at school. He got a ton of crap including a Laffy Taffy which resulted in Carter losing a crown! Just another reason to fork out the money. Our moods could not be dampened though. We got costumed up and headed out for a lesson in gluttony! The kids scored! Got some good candy (a couple of full sized numbers). So here they are again...
The front of Spencer's costume holds candy so he didn't have to take a bucket. It was a nice addition.
My little door greeter. Cora helped me hand out candy. She was a big helper.