A Sneak Peek At Our Christmas Card Picture

Aren't they good lookin' kids?

What a Whirlwind

I've been absent from the blogging world lately, but I have returned.
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Don's family and then all gathered the next day for a family picture. Kudos to the folks at JaLynn Photography in SLC for getting all 44 of us into one picture without too much crying or complaining...
Since then, I have nearly completed everything for the Reflections program at the elementary school. We had a great awards assembly where Maddy, Kenzie, and Emma all received awards for their entries. (I was not one of the judges, mind you) Now I'm just trying to track down the last of the required parents' signatures so that I can get everything to Council by Friday for the next round of judging.
To add to the fun, I slipped on our driveway on Saturday, Dec. 1st and dislocated my kneecap. I was on crutches for three days, had a full leg brace for another few days, but am down to a smaller brace now. It looks like nothing was torn, and it's healing pretty quickly, but it slows me down alot more than I'd like.
Then last Wednesday I had a minor surgery. It was outpatient "girly" stuff, but again slowed me down for a few days. Between the IV, the two small incisions, and my knee, my body is very colorful right now. I think they are lovely shades of yellow, green, and purple, but the girls are totally grossed out by my bruises.
Amid all of this I am trying to prepare for Christmas. I have so much left to do, but I'm still not stressed about it. Maybe I'm just in denial, or maybe I'm okay with people getting our Christmas card in January.

Following In His Sisters' Footsteps

We just got back from Britton's 4-month check up and he is just like his sisters were. He only weighs 11 lbs. 12 oz., which puts him in the 3rd percentile. His height is in the 25th percentile at 24 1/2 inches long. So now when people tell me that he is getting so big, I can say "no" and not just be in denial.

I am frantically sewing this week so that the girls will have new dresses for family pictures on Friday. Luckily, I am doing a really easy jumper pattern, so I just might pull it off. But while others will be at the oven this week, I will be at the sewing machine.

Hope everybody has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The Fun Is Over

It appears that the charm of changing Britton's diaper has finally worn off. This morning the girls had their first argument over who had to change his diaper instead of who got to change his diaper. Ahh well, I knew it couldn't last forever...

Reflections

I have been in charge of our PTA's Reflections program again this year. It has been very time consuming, but it's something I really enjoy. It has been fun to see what things the kids have come up with. This year's theme is "I Can Make A Difference By..." so you can imagine that we have gotten alot of entries on recycling. But we also got entries with Sponge Bob, dinosaur battles, german shepherds, and mermaids. One girl's entry was titled, "I Can Make A Difference By Spray Painting Walls." Her picture was of a girl, holding a can of spray paint, standing in front of a wall with a smiling sun painted on it. Hmmmm....

Halloween Pictures

The posse
Our gorilla with her giant banana

Halloween Pictures

Mack Daddy...aka Mackenzie

Maddy as a gorilla
Lil' "E"