Cute, talented girls

Haylee is so lucky to have such great friends! These two girls are her closest friends, and she loved performing with them a few weeks ago:)

 

Haylee's Tumbling Performance

Haylee is front, left, with her back to you when the video starts.

Love my little tumbler- she amazes me by her talent:)

 

*Thanksgiving*

We were so excited Grandma & Grandpa Wilcox were able to come here for Thanksgiving this year. It was so fun to spend time with them, and the kids loved having them here:)

 

We made these adorable turkey cookies

and then our Christmas countdowns were next.

and then of course lots and lots of food. We decided to go easy this year- notice the paper plates and cups Lol. It made for a much easier clean up:)

After dinner, we went for a walk to the park to play some football and kick ball. Such a great day:)

Award Ceremony

I haven't ever been very good about posting the kids' pictures when they get awards. Cade and Haylee have had more than I can count, which I am so proud of, but this time it was Evan's first award. He was so excited it was finally his turn, he had a hard time falling asleep the night before:)

 

The hardest goodbye

This was the hardest goodbye all of us have had to say. The Hawkins family has turned out to be some of our best friends. Cade and AJ have been in the same class since 2nd grade, Haylee and Amaya were in Drill Team and Tumbling together, and Evan & Kendal - and Dale and Elle, all played together so well. I love Lei, she was such an amazing person and such a great friend. It was so hard to see them go. They moved to Ohio, and while technology is wonderful, and we text almost everyday, it's just not the same:(

 

Halloween 2012

Steph and I decided to make these cute witches costumes. It ended up taking a lot more time and tulle than we had ever imagined. They did turn out cute though, and we got tons of compliments at all of the parties we went to:)

 

I think we took at least 20 pictures trying to get everyone to smile... Oh well, you get the idea:)

Cade showing some love to Casper

I love this girl:)

I think it was safe to say she had a busy, fun day:)

Fall Festival at Bilbray

We all look forward to the Fall Festival every year.

 

Evan and Maylee. I love these two- and I think they love eachother as well:)

 

Haylee and Claudia- BFF's

Haha! These pictures just make me smile. These girls are crazy!

While we were at the fall festival, Bryce had taken Kendal to the ER. She was so sick, and ended up with severe bronchitis:( She wasn't very happy about the breathing treatments, but since she was so good, Bryce bought her McDonalds afterward. Poor girl, this picture just makes me so sad for her:(

*Halloween Parties*

It always seems there are so many parties, even before the actual holiday gets here. This year was no exception! It started off with the ward halloween party...

 

Next, was of course the school celebrations..

Kendal was right in the middle of the fun. This lucky girl will pretty much get to do Kindergarten twice, since she is always right in the middle of the fun in Evan's class (She only missed the deadline by a few weeks anyway for Kindergarten)

Our most favorite Kinder teacher ever, Mrs. Ghering

Thank you Pinterest for the cute witches hat idea:)

Cute girls with Mrs. Davidson- another one of our favorite teachers:)

Happy 5th birthday to the cutest 5 year old I know!

I can't believe my baby is 5 years old (yes, I realize I probably say this every year:)

 

We all love our little Kendal. She is so spunky and full of energy. She is 5, going on 15. I think it may just be a youngest kid thing, but she can keep up with the rest of the kids with no problem. She is so much fun to have around- we sure do love her:)