Christmas Tree 2009

Chad and I decided that we would put up our artificial tree this year instead of getting a real tree. Last Friday we got out the tree from our storage and brought it inside, only to realized that a mouse (or some little critter like that) had chewed off all the lights and needles form the metal branches. It was very sad looking and it obviously wouldn't like either. So, we decided a real tree would be nice this year. The one we chose really is pretty and boy does it smell wonderful! I'm really enjoying the Christmas season so far. We had our ward dinner last night and all the singing really added to the Christmas spirit.

Formal Stake Ball

Our stake had a formal youth ball at the beginning of December. It was very formal with dance cards and everything. All the girls were encouraged to wear formal dresses but make them modest! All the girls looked great. Here's Myshel in her dress.

New Moon!

Myshel and I went with some friends (my friends) to see the movie "New Moon" when it was released at midnight. We had tons of fun and the movie was great. We met before hand and enjoyed some nachos at Sea Dogs. and then waited in line for almost 2 hours! It was just tons of fun, a great girl's night out! I'm too old to do that very often, though . . . getting 2 1/2 hours of sleep is not as easy as it used to be!

Another Tooth's Gone

Noah lost his second tooth. He asked me to tie dental floss on it and then he pulled it out himself. He was very proud of himself. Like the first one, his permanent tooth was already coming in behind it, so you can hardly see that he lost a tooth.

Myshel's Boo-boo . . .

About a month ago Myshel fell . . . actually she tripped . . . on a door frame and then over a garbage can and then fell on the cement. She landed with all her weight on her knee. After going to her doctor and the orthopedist they decided it was just a really bad bruise and sent her to physical therapy. It was bad enough that for several days she couldn't straighten her knee because of the pain. She was on crutches for about a week, but now she's as good as new.

Here's a couple pictures of her during that time.

Her friend gave her a get well gift.That was nice of her, huh! This is while we were carving pumpkins. You can see her crutches in the background and her icepack on the floor.

Halloween Pictures . . . finally!

Ok, so I'm finally updating my blog and posting Halloween pictures. Here's everyone dressed for the trunk-or-treat. Myshel's a gypsy (I think) McKaylie's a dog (what else?) Noah's a ghost and Chad is a TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) investigator. It was a very fun night. There was a pizza potluck and then trunk-or-treating. Here's Noah and his best buddy, Colby. Carving Pumpkins. This is McKaylie and her best friend, Maxine, getting ready to go trick-or-treating.

School Pics . . .

These scans aren't the best, but here's Noah and McKaylie's school pictures this fall. They both look much older to me.

I'm feeling old . . .

McKaylie and I were listening to Carrie Underwood's song, Cowbody Cassanova. She was singing along and then stopped short and asked, "What's a record machine, mom?"