Christmas time is here...

We've had so much fun getting ready for Christmas this month! Lexi has actually enjoyed doing all sorts of activities. She has also been very interested in reading about baby Jesus. She has a little nativity set of her own (that she can play with & not break) and she likes to have Mike or I read the story & act out what's going on. It's fun to see things through her eyes. We are thankful for so many chances to share the gospel with her!

Sweet Emily turned 3 months old on the 7th!

Before her Christmas program for Mother's Day Out. She said the Pledge of Allegiance & sang Jingle Bells.Getting the lights on the Christmas tree.Emily just watched. :)Our 1st real tree! Lexi did such a great job decorating.Making cinnamon applesauce ornaments.Ta-Da!!This year Lexi picked a Gingerbread Train.

Thanksgiving

Tom & Mandy & the kids were able to come down for Thanksgiving! It was so much fun to have the kids together!! They also got to meet Emily for the 1st time. I think they liked her. ;) The time seemed so short, but the good news is... we'll see them soon for Christmas!!

Buddies!

At OprylandCute kiddos!!Our familyUncle Mike play Superman Uno w/Val & Sil.

Gatlinburg w/the Grimes

At the begining of November we took a trip out to Gatlinburg w/Jason & Janene and Jeremy, Christie & the kids! We were there Sunday-Friday. We had so much fun being in a cabin all together!! And Jeremy, Christie & the kids got to meet Emily for the 1st time!

We took off after church. Lexi slept most of the time!

Making a bird house.Helping Gaga in the kitchen.:)Cousins!!We celebrated Papa's birthday while we were there. With only 1/2 of a half lung... the kids had to help blow out the candles. ;)We went to a show at the Dixie Stampede. The preshow was music. Lexi loved it!! The show was awesome too!!At the Riple's AquariumShe really just wanted to play in the water.Cousins again.Dunking oreo's w/Papa!Lexi wasn't real pleased that we were leaving after this picture. She decided she wasn't going to smile for anything.

Halloween!

Halloween was so much fun this year! Lexi actually got into it. Like last year, we went to the Fall Festival at church. Emily didn't care so much. But she sure made for a cute kitty. :) And Lexi was Cinderella. She had a hard time deciding which princess to be. Cinderella was one of two costumes they had in her size. She loved dressing-up and still loves to wear it around the house! Of course- she got WAY too much candy! Pretty sure we will be eating it for another month. I won't complain too much. ;)

Cinderella w/her princess pumpkins!Dancing around outside.

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to a pumpkin patch on a Monday, since Mike is off on those days. Lexi loved it! They had lots of animals. She thought the moo-ing cows were awesome! :) She loved the train the most though. She got to ride it twice, because mommy is such a softie. She knows how to work me. Ha!!

She thought it was awesome that the cow was moo-ing at her! :)Found one!Emily opened her eyes long enough to see a few pumpkins.Checking out the big pumpkins!Riding the train w/Daddy.We may or may not have had a breakdown going back to the car. She wanted to ride the train all by herself. So... mommy took her back to she could.But she ended up not wanting to go by herself. So... I got my turn at riding with her! :)