Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts

Friday, December 30, 2011

Aren't they....something?






I've pretty much kept a journal in one form another since I was a little girl. Granted, my childhood journals consist of entire pages dedicated to how much I hated green beans...but I digress. Most of my journal writing goes in spurts - - with large portions of the entries dedicated to "catching up." True to form...here is the month of December.
We had three nights in a row of choir concerts: 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade. Because Addysen is in show choir, she was required to be at all three performances. The kids did a nice job, but I was fine when the third night rolled around and we were done. We also attended Kenzie's Christmas concert - -which was great -- but I didn't take any pictures. They announced no flash photography (I guess we don't want kindergarteners being blinded by the flash and falling off the bleachers) so I followed the rules and didn't take pictures. I'm pretty sure I was about the only one of 10,000 parents and grandparents who abided by these instructions.
Greg and I attended an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" Party. Who knew it would be so difficult to find ugly sweaters? Turns out, they are quite popular and the local Good Will was out of nearly everything. If you look closely, you might notice that Greg is wearing a women's XL (check out the sleeve length) "Peace on Earth" number -- which co-oincides nicely with my amazing find. The clerks at Good Will hadn't even put this baby on the shelf before I snatched it from the back room. The party was a blast, the company highly entertaining, the food delicious...and the memories priceless. (Hint hint...for those of you who were there...send me pictures, please.) And yes, if these pictures aren't motivation to throw out the rest of the Christmas cookies...I don't know what is.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Did we miss a holiday?

 For the ward party, we had a football player, a cheerleader and a princess.



I'm with Cambrie...just eat the donut the easiest way possible.
 
 Don't ask...we were just Warrior Dash survivors.
On Halloween, we had another princess -- with her Cousin Payton, the Witch.



A disgusting amount of candy...which I had to continually hide in different places.

We are a very beastly family...with 3 vampires this year...what else can we be called?


What happened to the days where we just did triangle eyes and a nose with a toothless grin?



I LOVE being able to recycle costumes. Cambrie is wearing the princess costume my mom gave Addysen when she was about 3. Kenzie is wearing the Cinderella costume that Addysen helped to purchase when she was 7 or 8. (Yes, I did make my child help purchase her costume. There is a story behind that. I can't remember it right now...but there is a story behind it. Right now, I am just kicking myself for spending an hour updating my blog...a precious hour that I could have spent sleeping!)