Ho Ho Ho

It's been a couple of weeks since I last blogged, so I have some catching up to do.
This is what we've been up to...
We made our annual trip to Utah to finish our Christmas shopping and spend some time with my sister, Melissa, and her family. The kids got a surprise visit from Santa and Mrs Claus. They were all sooooo excited!! Well.....except for Bentlee!!

We drove downtown Salt Lake to Temple Square to see the beautiful Christmas lights...
It was SOOOOOO cold!! But well worth the drive!!!

On December 10th, my "bff" Branon turned 6. He had the BEST DAY EVER!! First, he got to take snacks to kindergarten, then his best buddy from school got to come over and play, and last of all...we took him to see "A Christmas Carol." It was kinda scary, but the kids still loved it!!

He wanted a Monster Truck cake. This is my "lame" attempt at a Monster Truck cake!

To top it all off...a Nintendo D.S. The kid was in "heaven!"

"All Bridger wants for Christmas is his one front tooth!"

Catching up...

This is my sister's new house. It is almost finished and we were able to have our Thanksgiving dinner there. There was PLENTY of room for all of us. My whole family was together and we had a BLAST!!

Matt (my bro-in-law), Kip and Chad (my bro.) enjoying the "feast."

Bridger and his best buddy/cousin Chance.

There was a lot of "B.S'ing" going on in this group!!
(Matt, Bret (my other bro.), Kip and Chad)

My Big Girl!!

Baby Mayli...what a doll!!

Brey and Kamryn were SO excited to sit at the adult table!!

Bentlee was SO excited to sit at the little kid table!!

"CRAZY COUSINS"

My cute little nephew Dane!!

Inside my sister's Beautiful Home!!

Branon's kindergarten class sang at the Festival of Trees!!
They were so cute and did a WONDERFUL job!!
His teacher informed me that he didn't want to wear a Santa hat
because it would mess up his hair. He must have changed his mind!!!
CRAZY KID!!

VEGAS!!

Our friends invited us to go to Vegas with them for a few days, so we made arrangements to leave our kids, packed our suitcases, and jetted off to Vegas for a much needed vacation! We spent 3 days jam packed full of shopping, sight seeing, eating, and going to shows. We were even able to SQUEEZE in the midnight showing of "New Moon."

Kelly, me and Alisha anxiously waiting for New Moon to start!

The Texas Tenors from America's Got Talent!

Looking up at the Stratosphere.

We saw an AMAZING variety show!

Our "Steve sandwich."
Kip thought it was funny that it says Blondie's in the background and we are all brunettes!!

Is that a happy face or what?!

Guiles Family Pictures

My sweet friend Sydney took some family pictures of us the other day.
I am REALLY excited about how they turned out.
She did an AMAZING job!! Thanks Syd!! Here are a few...

WARNING...

Eating Halloween Oreos...

may cause...

EXTREME tiredness!!!!!

Holloween Fun...

First, the kids painted pumpkins.
Aren't they lovely?!

Then, Kip helped them carve pumpkins.
Bridger said they smelled "disgusting"!!!

FINISHED!!!
Pretty spooky, huh?!

On Halloween, we took the kids to the ward party for
some "trunk-r-treating."
(Brey: basketball player, Branon: Darth Vader, Bridger: moto-cross rider)

Our adorable little fairy! She LOVED Halloween!

Future Burley Bobcat Athletes...Ryker and Brey.

I couldn't get Bridger to cooperate for the camera.

"Creative" Tegan. She made her hat out of duck tape...she's amazing!!

Kam was a little Twister girl.

Branon insisted that I take a picture of his giant lemon head!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!