Christmas Program

Merilyn had her little Christmas program last night. She was so excited to put on her "beautiful dress" and sing for everyone, and as the kids walked on stage, she gave Mike the thumbs up sign. Meri started out a little shy - as were most of the other kids! {I'm thinking they weren't sure what to do with all the people sitting in the audience staring at them.} After a couple of songs she kicked in and, {when she wasn't waving at Natalie and Johnna} got really into it... Especially for "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

It's the Time of Year...

for all of the Christmas specials. Tonight we watched Frosty. I love that they haven't changed since Trav and I were kids! We enjoy sitting down to watch them just as much as the girls. It makes for a great family movie night with popcorn, of course!

Unfortunately, Meri didn't last very long...

Thursday, December 3rd

We got all dressed up in our Orange and Black and headed up to Mom's to watch the big game -- Civil War! It was a huge game for both teams, because the winner would be headed to the Rose Bowl. Stressful!! Even though the Beavers lost - we only lost by 4 points - it really was a great game. They played so well, and Trav won the $$ for the evening! The outcome might have been different if Tim Clark hadn't broken his leg... so, now it's on the Las Vegas Bowl. {?!?!}

December 2

Travis had the honor of decorating the tree with the girls this year, as I was scrambling to get my report cards done by their deadline. Ali started pestering him as soon as he walked in the door - you can see he didn't even get to change before the decorating began.

December

The Christmas Season has started... for us, anyway. I know it started for the stores a month - or more - ago! Last weekend I cleaned the house from top to bottom {how long will that last?} and put out all of our Holiday decorations. Bringing the tree in was a signal to the girls to get really hyper... screaming and dancing all around.

Thanksgiving

What a relaxing day! Of course, we started our day by sleeping in! {It was especially great for Trav, since he gets up at 4am every day!} We spent the morning cuddled up on the couch watching the Macy's parade. Ali really liked it because of all the "cool floats". Her favorite was the one with Tawny Heart {from Sonny with a Chance} and Kermit the Frog singing Christmas songs.

After the parade and naps we got ready for dinner at Sandy’s house. Mom and Mike were able to join us... it was great to have them there. Merilyn was so excited to have both grandmas with her! There was a ton of food and laughs - so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

Family Turkey

Ali brought home an "empty" turkey that we had to work together to fill. She loved making her turkey! We used seeds, oatmeal, scrapbook paper, and orange sprinkles for the beak. Ali was thrilled with the final product and I have to say, I was pretty proud of "our" turkey as well. :)