The Only Thing Snow Is Good For

Just some fun in the snow. Always makes for great memories. Always makes for great pics.

And then there was a giant ice chunk with Trey headed straight for it. Ouch!
Good thing about that is I got got to snuggle up with him and Bunny next to the fire with some hot chocolate.

Thanksgiving in Vegas, Baby!

This year we took a road trip down to Vegas for Thanksgiving to be with the cousins. Seeing everyone was a blast as usual. Stomach flu going around at the same time. Not so much fun.

We went to the famous Ethel M. Chocolate Factory. I was so greatly dissapointed when we got there and the factory was closed for the day. We got to tour the building but it was still a bummer.

Cactus gardens outside the factory.

Normally this room would be creating little pieces of heaven. So rude.

We can't make a trip to Vegas without stocking up on M&M's.

Halle and Bailee meeting up at the Belagio.

Damon and Tina were pretty excited about getting their crab legs. Trust me. Damon ate enough to last him until we go to Vegas again.

For Thanksgiving dinner we had it at a rec center by my cousins house. There was a stage there and the kids all got together and organized a performance. A very cute and VERY long performance. Trey started things off by singing I'm a Little Teapot.

And there are the "directors" trying to get Trey off the stage.

Drew and Trey came barcading through everyone else's performance. Couple of little monkeys.

So good to be with family.

The dinner was amazing. Everyone slaved away to make the meal perfect. Ok, not me so much. But I did enjoy the food.

While the adults cleaned up, the kids fought over Matt's broken skateboard.

Uncle Terry refused to let me take a picture of him. So, here you have it. My goofy uncle.

Unfortunately, the trip wasn't all that perfect. Memorable without a doubt. The stomach flu hit like a vengeance. My cousin, Tina, was a perfect hostess and let us stay at her house. After Thanksgiving dinner she had a slumber party with all the little girls sleeping on her living room floor. Tons of people were already sick so it was a bold move. The night ended up with Damon and Tina cleaning up puke from the girls getting hit with the bug in the night. I was in the bedroom holding a bucket for Bailee, while running to the bathroom myself. Luckily, Trey got all his puking in the night before. The next morning Kevin and Mari and us were headed for home. Kevin had the flu, and I still had it pretty bad as well. Mari followed us on the drive home and thank goodness she did. We got hit with a snow storm and it took us 10 very long hours to get through it to our home sweet home. Heavenly Father seriously blessed us to help us get home safely in that horrible storm and for preventing Damon from getting that darn flu. What a trip!

Spook-Spook-Spooky Halloween!

There's something about the gruesome creepy Halloween season that spells out so much F-U-N! Couldn't love it more! This year we started the season off with some grave-making goodness. My friend, Cari, and I got our kids together and made some brownie graveyards. I'm not gonna lie, I got a little into it myself.

We later enjoyed some chili with these fun witch finger bread sticks I made.

Our friends have a Halloween party every year that is such a blast. Tons of food, games, and enough laughs to make us go home with stomach pains. We went as Napoleon and Debbie. Have you ever seen such an adorable couple? I think not.

Some of our friends.

Damon really got into the game spirit this year. He's just a tad competitive.

Just don't ask.

Posing for some pics after a long night of partying.
At Damon's work party they had a pumpkin carving contest, office decor contest, and game contest. Trey won the pumpkin carving contest for his Mike pumpkin and was given a gift card to PF Changs. Damon and I enjoyed that very much.

Trey was Bumblebee and Bailee was Hannah Montana.

We started off our trick-or-treating at Doug Smith Auto where the kids played on the firetruck. Next we headed to grandma's house, the ward trunk-or-treat, and then went around the neighborhood with some friends, the Greer's. After the trick-or-treating was done we changed into our jammies and headed to the Greer's house for hot apple cider, donuts, and a scary movie.

Halloween fell on a Sunday this year so we did our trick-or-treating the day before. #1 scariest thing that happened that day.........I turned the big three zero.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!