November 2016

Some things that happened in November:

-Went in to be a parent helper in Kimbri's class.

-Rick went to Idaho for 2 weeks for an audition rotation.

-Kimbri had "50's Day" at school so I made a poodle skirt for her to wear.

-Zanna's bridal shower.

-Wesley's Temple Endowment

-Levi & Zanna's wedding and luncheon, Rick got home that same day but barely missed the wedding. He was able to make it for a family picture outside the tempe though, and then we went to their wedding luncheon together while my mom watched the kids.

-Primary program and practice. I'm currently the primary pianist. 

-Sundee's birthday dinner and gift (More Than a Tatooed Mormon.

-Kimbri's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast: I signed up to take 2 doz rolls, 2 bags of turkey, carrots, and bottle of ranch

-Thanksgiving at Stone's and then we headed up to Midway, where Carla and Craig live for anothe Thanksgiving dinner with the Haycock side of the family.

-Went Christmas tree hunting. Found a good one! Then decorated together as a family :)

Rick was packing for his rotation in Idaho and
Brenna hopped on in!

Raking leaves... lots and lots of leaves!!

The kids had a blast playing in them.

Kimbri riding her scooter home from the bus stop.

We often stop to see the donkeys on our way
to and from the bus stop. Their names are
Pancho, Pedro and Lucky.

I'm taking in all the snuggles I can get because
she is getting to that age where she doesn't let me
hold and snuggle her as often.

Visiting Great Grandpa Haycock in the nursing
home when he had to have an extended stay
for some medical problems he was experiencing,
particularly with his arm. Great Grandma decided
it would be fun for the kids to take a ride in his
wheelchair, and they of course liked that :)

Garrett wanted me to look through a hole in
the deck to see him down below.

50's day at school for Kimbri.

After taking Kimbri to the bus stop, we went on a little job
down the path behind the house.

She loves eating blueberries!

My mom gave the kids this little
Christmas tree to have for their room.

Brenna is at that age now where she isn't quite
old enough for nursery but doesn't like to sit still.
So we spent some time in the hallways at church.

Homemade playdoh.

This is her go-to spot in the kitchen. Always.
She plays in this drawer, eats snacks in there,
and brings books there to sit and look at. Haha!

Great-Grandpa & Brenna

Brenna kept wandering over there by him
and he just kept smiling at her. I'm glad my
cousins snapped some pictures of them for me!

Banana cream pies for Thanksgiving at the Stone's

Levi & Zanna! The newly married couple!

At Levi & Zanna's wedding luncheon.

Halloween

Rick had the day off on Halloween so we decided to start the day out by going to IHOP where they do free Scary Face pancakes for kids. Rick and I ordered french toast but then they came back and said that they were out of french toast.... weird, so we decided not to get anything. Then it took 45 minutes for them to bring out 3 pancakes for the kids. I was getting pretty frustrated because it definitely should not have taken that long to make 3 pancakes and bring them out, and the kids were getting super impatient... because they were so hungry! 

I think their faces say it all... they had to wait way too long
for breakfasting were getting "hangry".

For school, Kimbri got to dress up in her costume. She was Ariel. We curled her hair and I let her wear a tiny bit of make up... lipstick and a little eye makeup is all. Rick took her down to the bus stop and took some pictures of her while they were waiting for the bus. She definitely isn't camera shy, ha!

This was a picture from the Halloween
parade at school.

Later that evening all the kids got dressed up and we went trick or treating with the Stone's in Salem. They still have kids young enough to go trick or treating so we joined in on their fun, going around their neighborhood. We stopped at Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Stone's house to trick or treat there too, which was great! I'm always glad for our kids to get a chance to see their great-grandparents when we can because when we move out of state again, we don't know how often we'll be back to visit.

Anyway, Brenna dressed up like a butterfly and Garrett was Spiderman.

Before heading out to go trick or treating in Salem, we tried to get a picture of all 3 kids in their costumes... yeah, that was tricky, no pun intended ;)

Brenna kept trying to walk away as soon as we got her
situated between the older two.

Brenna got tired riding around in her stroller.

It was a fun night and as each holiday comes and goes, I'm really grateful that we get to have a year in Utah to experience holiday and family get togethers before we move who knows where!