Yee Haw!

A 'Cowboy Party' for the best two boys I know!  Parker and Tucker were so excited for their birthday party this year...I wanted to make it really fun and memorable for them.  We decided that a 'Cowboy Party' was the way to go.  Daddy made the fun wanted poster as our invitation and I did the banner, cupcake picks and root beer labels.  All the guests were given a cowboy hat, bandanna and a sheriff's badge to wear.  We ate pizza, root beer floats, and of course the cupcakes.  The boys each got a new hat, cowboy boots, clothes, money, cap gun, and a set of walkie talkies.  It was a huge hit!  Thanks to all our guests for being such good sports and getting into our 'Cowboy' theme. =)

Growing up....

Parker and Tucker are just getting so big!  They are growing like little weeds.  All dressed up for church they look like two little missionaries....makes me want time to slow down so I can take in every moment.

Meet our Newest Sunbeam....

Emma just couldn't wait until she could go to Primary and be a 'Sunbeam'.  Emma said, 'I've learned everything in nursery and I need to go to my new class.'  How cute is that?!

SNOW

Parker and Tucker could not wait to go out and play in the snow!  We had the biggest snow storm ever......something like 18 inches.  It was sooooo cold but boys being boys they  didn't care at all.  They got all bundled up and headed out....making snow angels, throwing snowballs, eating snow, and trying to build a snowman.  Lots of fun for two adventurous little boys!

Christmas Highlights....

They just had to have Santa hats.......and boy did they wear them!

Making Christmas cookies...very messy, but lots of fun!

Making gingerbread houses & meeting Santa at the Ward Christmas Party.

Christmas Eve program and party at Papa & Grandma's house.....a family tradition.

New Christmas pj's from Grandma  Brenda......so cute!

Finally the day has arrived......& smiles all around!

Oh Christmas Tree........

The kids were so excited to put the Christmas tree up....we didn't even make it to December and it was up!  That's a first for me.  I have never even thought about putting the Christmas decorations up before the actual month of December.  But when you have 3 adorable little kids so ready for all the festivities to begin, it's hard to resist their excitement!  As you can see by the pictures, they did a great job decorating the bottom half of the tree.  I just let them do their thing and then after they went to bed I adjusted the ornaments so the top of the tree wouldn't be bare.....so cute!  And now that it's all done it feels pretty good to have everything decorated.....now we can sit back and enjoy the Holiday Season......(well--kind of--there is still so much to be done, but you know what I mean =D )

Halloween

The kids had a great time Halloween.  They even talked me into dressing up!  How could I refuse those sweet little faces =)  We went trick-or-treating and the kids collected quite a bit of candy.  They were so excited to get home and dump it all out and see what they had.