Sunrise

We some some amazing sunrises from our kitchen window and this morning was one of the best ever.  Those colors!  Wow!

Watching Santa

We have a Santa that climbs up and down his ladder next to our tree and Desh is mesmerized by it.  He just stands and watches and can't take his eyes off it.  I'm sure to him it is pretty magical...

Bed head

My kids wake up with some amazing bed head.  Desh had a good one this morning - and a cute little face to go along with it!

Bucket List

I'm sure Rease got her list-making skills from me...sorry about that.  I found this cute list on her floor today and couldn't help but take a picture of it.  Maybe she means "to-do" list instead of "bucket list"? Regardless, I'm proud of this list-making girl of mine!

Rease's Project

Rease has been working on a crocheting project for a friend of hers at school.  She has a friend Hayden and decided a while ago that she wanted to make him something to say thanks for being a good friend to her.  She has been working hard to get this "H" to look just right so she can give it to him.  I'd say she nailed it!  She wrapped it up and took it over to his house with a note on it.  She is the kindest, most thoughtful girl and I think this Hayden is lucky to have her as a friend.

Static Hair

Josh gave Beck the best static hair today!

Errands

Rhen tagged along with dad today when he went out to get some errands done.  Two of the most important ones...food and protein shakes!

We are officially ready for the holidays now!

Cereal Mess

Don't you love when a whole bowl of cereal gets spilled on the carpet?  These boys seem to think it's a pretty good thing...

Piano Recital

The kids had their Christmas piano recital and all did a great job!  Liev just started taking piano lessons in September and has made so much progress since then.  This was his first recital and he was a little nervous but did a great job.  He played Up on the Housetop.  The girls played a duet of Carol of the Bells.  So proud of these kids and their hard work is really paying off!

Snow

We've gotten a few good, early snow storms this year so far and I hope this means that we have a lot more coming!  We could use a good snow year not only for winter skiing but to fill up our reservoirs for summer skiing too!

Marble run

My kids are masters at creating an awesome marble run.  We pull this out once in a while and let the kids use their big imaginations to create what they can.  Today was especially awesome and even Desh couldn't get enough of watching the marbles go through the whole thing over and over and over.  Good job everyone!

Pancakes

I was gone for a run early this morning and got a picture from Josh and the kids of a special breakfast waiting for me at home.  My kids are all about "special breakfasts" which means anything other than cereal or toast.  Dad is usually always the one talked into making it and today I was happy to come home to yummy pancakes!

Visiting Dad

Once in a while we pop in and see Josh at his office during the day.  Most of the time when we get there he is in a meeting or doing something around the office, so the best way to summon him is to send a funny picture to let him know where we're at!  We love seeing our dad in the middle of the day.  It's a treat for us!

Out to Lunch

Rease had a dental appointment today so before I took her back to school we stopped for a quick bite at the closest In-N-Out.  Love these kiddos and their cute smiling faces!

Basketball Game

Our team (The Warriors) played tonight and the boys each got their blankets and pillows and found a good seat to settle in and watch the game with us.  

Crackers

Desh found a package of crackers and then found the most comfy spot in the house to settle down and take care of the whole package himself.  

Shoveling

Last night we got a good little storm that came through and dropped a few inches of snow on the ground.  Josh left for meetings early today so Liev took it on himself as the "man of the house" to get the shoveling done before we left for church.  He's such a good boy and loves being the oldest boy and therefore the boy with the most responsibility.  It was hard work but he did it!

Running Friends

I have a small group of friends that I have been running with for the past couple of years.  Shelley and I run together 2-3 times a week and I have loved having a great, reliable friend to run, laugh, cry and share a great friendship with.  She is one of the very best!  And this man Wan is the best runner I have ever met and had the chance to run with.  He is an ultra-runner at its finest and running 30-40 miles at a time is the norm for him.  Today he ran his annual 50 mile temple-temple run and asked Shelley and I if we could join him for part of it.  We felt very privileged to be his partners for the first 10 miles.  It was a cold, crisp, beautiful morning for a run! 

Sick Kids

We've got pukers in our house this week.  Unfortunately it passes pretty quickly from one kid to the next and before we knew it we had 3 kids home sick at the same time!  Desh figured out that sitting next to the toilet was his best bet and stayed there for most of the day.  He kept telling me "Mom I gwow up."  Can't wait for this spell to finish it's round at our house...

Rease Principal's Pride

Rease earned the Principal's Pride award and I'm so proud of her! Mrs. Keller really loves having Rease in her class this year and always says  how great of a leader Rease is to her classmates.  Keep it up girl!

Christmas Card

Merry Christmas to you all!

Christmas Tree

We love that it's Christmas time at our house!  Putting up the Christmas Tree is one of our favorite traditions to do on Thanksgiving weekend.  Merry Christmas to all!

Beck's Beanie

This beanie of Beck's makes him look a little bit like an elf...either that or he's wearing a yarmulke? 

Candy Day

Our annual candy day is here!  We love this day and all the sugar that flows freely from our house.  The kids have become really good helpers and we are getting more efficient every year getting all our packages done.  This is one of our favorite Christmas traditions and we love delivering our treats to the people we love!

Helmet head

This little guy didn't even seem to notice that his helmet was all skeewampus... It might be a little hard to ride a bike with a helmet this way, but oh well!