A quick update!

So here are a few things we have been up to the past 3 weeks. I will update more as this month progresses since it is a BUSY month! :)

Maddie and Payton and Lexi wanted to make some money for Christmas so while I had my Mom's cotton candy machine, we sold Cotton Candy and Lemonade, and I must say, they did VERY well!

Payton thought it would sell better if he could "show" the cotton candy off, so he juggled one of the pieces! Haha! Doesn't it make you want to buy some??

For Thanksgiving we ran in a Turkey Trot (Sorry, no pics) and then went to the zoo with my family. I love this picture of Lexi and my dad walking. It is priceless. My dad LOVES the grand kids and would do anything for them.

Maddie was in the Nutcracker this year! She was a fight scene Doll. She LOVED being in it and we loved watching her! Here she is in her main costume (the miniature Spanish doll). One day she had to use this Chinese doll costume. Here are a couple of the other little dolls she danced with. Aren't they the cutest little dolls EVER!! Great Job, Maddie! I am so proud of you!

St Joseph's Heart Unit had a memorial service for any of the babies that have passed away over the past 3 years. Our kiddos (Heidi Anderson's kids, Heidi Skidmore's kids and my kiddos) all sang "I Am a Child of God" and they did VERY well. It was really sweet. My dad also spoke and he did a GREAT job of reminding everyone that Christ died for us, but was resurrected and we are ALL promised to be resurrected just like Christ and we will all see our babies again and we will all live again together. He also reminded us that for every tear we have shed, and are still shedding, it will be returned to us with insurmountable joy. Thanks for doing that, Dad!

The last thing I am going to show you, for now, are these ADORABLE paint cans! Yes, these are empty paint cans (you can get them at home depot)

You then decorate them however you want (these are just scrapbook papers, ribbon and some cute embellishments). These are going to be our Christmas PJ pails. I give my kiddos Christmas Jammie's every year, but now they will be in these paint cans every year. Then, you take a photo of your child in their new pj's and put the picture in the can, so then, every year you can look back at all of the Pictures, so it doubles as a PJ pail (no wrapping!) and a time capsule! SO CUTE! No, this was not my idea. My VERY creative friend, Shelley, got this idea somewhere and shared it with me. You still have time to do it this year! Easy and CUTE!!!

Anyways, that's all for now. I will post more soon!!!