(sorry the picture is so small, but it's still pretty!)
On Sat. Dec 13 Luke & I took the kids to see Santa at the mall. We meet our friends Russ & Christina & their kids there. We got there late as always and they had already been standing there for almost an hour so we didn't want to be rude and but in when other people had been waiting too! I asked the kids if they cared if they sat on Santa's lap and Alex didn't want to, Brinley said she was scared of him, and Payton told me it was a fake so he didn't care. I didn't care either because this Santa seemed crabby! He got mad at me when I took a picture, he told me his eye's would look red for the other pictures the mall people were taking and I thought maybe cause your Devil Santa that's why your eyes look red!!! So we watched Russ & Christina's kids (Shaylee & Traeson) sit on Santa's lap! Russ said when they got up there Santa said he needed to take a break! Good Ol Santa!!!! 
On Dec. 12 we went to Avery's Pajama B-Day party. Avery is our friends George & Melinda's little girl and one of Brinley's best friends! Avery & Brinley are 2 weeks apart. We've been friends with them for a long time. It's been really fun having kids close in age and to watch them grow up together and be little friends!
I know alot of you really don't care to hear about this, but it's more for me to remember then anyone! I sound like a first time mom!!! On Dec. 8 Chesnie had her first baby biscuit and loved it. Most babies do, but they are so messy! It was really funny Peaches stole one so I had to give Chesnie another one and Peaches kept waiting for her to drop it! Naughty Dog!!!
On Sat. night Nov. 29th Luke & I went to our friends Ben & Beau's 30th Birthday party. Their birthdays are 3 days apart and they both turned 30, so they had it together. They had an all adults Pinewood Derby! I have never been to a pinewood derby before and I actually didn't even know how it worked. I just knew you race a little car! We all had to build our own cars. Alex ended up making ours and it actually won a race! Everyone really got into the races. The party was alot of fun!!
Here's the car Alex made, it's really cute!!!
Do you feel the birthday LOVE!!!
On Saturday Nov. 29th we celebrated Brinley's birthday Diva style!!!! It was an all girls "NO BOYS ALLOWED" party, with the exception of Payton & Alex! Brinley said all she wanted at her party was "Her Girls"! We ate pizza & the girls dressed up in fancy clothes! Then when they were done getting all dolled up, they put on a Fashion Show! It was really cute & all the girls had a blast! 
Elise dressed up to so she jumped in this shot, because she's a fashion diva too!
Avery & Carly 
Last night Alex finished his shower and asked me if he could have a snack and I said sure, not knowing what kind of snack he was going to get. He went into his room and a few minutes later I went into his room to get Brinley to put her in the shower. I found them in a little tent of Brinley's sharing a giant Hershey's chocolate bar and listening to a "I am a Child of God" CD the primary made for the primary kids. It was really cute! I did tell Alex though that candy bars are not the best snack to have before bed. But it was to cute for me to take away, but Alex did hand it over and said "okay mom!" I sat for a little bit with them under the tent and sang the songs with them. They fight like crazy alot, but there are times that they are so good with each other. Like all brothers and sisters! I just had to take a picture of them cuz I want to remember the sweet moments like that and I just loved how they where listening to "I am a child of God!"
I love Thanksgiving! Every year we start the eating at my parents house, then we head over to Luke's parents house. The food is always so good and it's always nice to sit and just hang out with family!
Chesnie's First Thanksgiving
There really is something in the Turkey!
The Cute kids!!!
The Cutest Couple Ever!
Us Gals!!!!
Brinley's birthday was a fun filled day! It first started off with preschool. Her birthday landed on her preschool day so I got to go into her class to share with them a poster I made of Brinley and to talk about her favorite things. I also took little treats for her class. Then later we took Brinley out to dinner. Luke & I started a tradition a while ago for our little family. For our birthdays we get to choose where ever we want to go for our birthday dinner. Brinley picked one of our favorite restaurants Bonsai! Then when we got home she opened the presents we got for her!
