The crib is gone.

I have been working hard on making gifts for Christmas and keeping up with a Christmas gift idea blog. I have neglected this blog but now I am back and ready to tell all.

We had a great Thanksgiving. We spent the day eating and playing games at the Thompson's. It was nice to have Lolly and her family visit. Sadie is getting big and she is cute. My favorite time with her was the night before she left we stopped in to say goodbye and Sadie who had been in bed woke up. I am not sure she wanted to be up. If you even looked at her cross eyed she would start to pout and then cry. It was so cute it reminded me of a night when Nicole was just tiny she did the same thing. David would frown and she would cry.

The crib is down. Derek is now in a big boy bed. I am working hard at getting the boys in a good bedtime routine so that lolly will have an easier time getting them to sleep while she watches the kids for us. Derek's favorite part of the night is when he brushes his teeth then he can have his pacifier. I then quickly turn off the light and leave. Sometimes he cries for a few minutes. Last night he climbed in bed with Dallen. It was cute to see them both in the same bed when I went to get them up this morning.

a banana is not a pacifier

Yes, I am a bad mother. I want Derek to stop taking a pacifier so much that I will do almost anything to get him to bed. Last night he wanted to take a banana to bed and it might have worked but I pealed it. He slept all night so I guess it worked but I thought he would eat it and fall to sleep. He didn't eat it he slept with it. I don't think you can see it in the photo but he woke up with banana stuck to his forehead. I had to give him a bath first thing in the morning. I guess I need to find something else to use. Any ideas would be great.

Sunday night at grandmas

Sundays we like to go to grandmas and play games. Most of the time the little ones go down stairs and play while Grandpa watches them. This time Grandpa and the little ones played with us. We played pit. Dallen was a little slow on the trades but he loved being a big kid and playing. Even Derek thought he was playing he sat at the end of the table playing with some toys but when everyone started yelling you could hear him at the end of the table yelling 1,1,1,1,1, 2,2,2,2, he thought it was fun. Don't they look cute in thier matching vests I wish I could keep them this size forever.

preschool baking

I don't know how Miss Bessy does it makes scones with 12 kids and took photos too. Marissa came home from preschool in her cute bakers hat and I said I wanted to take a picture and she said "Miss Bessy already did" I have a hard time getting my camera out when I have my kids I don't know how I would do it with dozen 3 and 4 year olds.

I have not scrapped a page all week. So I sat down and did this one. I will have to do the BYU hats next. IF Marissa had cooperated It might have been Christmas Card worthy.

This one is for you Grandpa Dale

David and nicole went to the BYU vs. TCU game. They gave away hats David was able to get one for each of the kids all but Marissa Loved them. I thought it made a cute photo. Notice Dallens PJ's they are getting small but are his favorite. Is it time for another Trip to China?

cooking

Marissa came home from preschool all excited because she learned to cook. She said they made scones. Marissa said she had Brown sugar on hers "becase it is yummmmy". It was funny everytime I passed her today I could smell them. I might have to make some it made me hungry.

Happy Birthday to Dee Lynn! I know we are 100's of miles apart but I wanted you to know that I am thinking of you. I think that we met on your 11th or 12th Birthday lets see that makes us........OLD. I have enjoyed every year our friendship. Have a good one.
This weekend was Digital Scrapbook day. I took some classes online and worked on some projects. I have what I hope is a good Idea for a Christmas gift but I can't share it because most of you will receive one as a gift for Christmas. It is fun when I am able to spend more time on the creative side of a project then trying to figure out how I can do it.

On Halloween morning Nicole went in to get Derek out of bed like she often does. Derek didn't recognize her and let out a scream. After he figured out who she was he got interested. He was so interested that he let her put the same makeup on him. WE finally had to wash it off because she kept rubbing his face on all of us. He went back to being Buzz Light year.

Dallen and Natalie
Marissa, Christina, Michelle
Michelle
Christina
Debby, Dan, Derek

We had a great Halloween. We started with soup then then kids went Trick or treating. Dan scared the little kids by playing scary sounds and music. Deryl and Isabel came over with all their kids and played all night. I can't believe how old Natalie looks in her costume.

Real princess don't wear sweaters

Marissa had a Halloween party at preschool on Tuesday. She knew she wanted to dress up as a princess. As we were leaving to go to school I told Marissa to grab a sweater and she told me "real princess don't wear sweaters" She had a great day at school and had her picture taken with her teacher Miss Bessy.

visiting grandma pace

Marissa made angels in the leaves.

The kids were a little loud when we went to visit Grandma pace so I took them outside to the playground that they have. The kids had a great time in the leaves and on the playground. Derek loved the slide.