Birthday and Sweets!

 

We celebrated Sweets birthday,(that was for your Mel) I have always loved how Mel and Jon use the term Sweets for each other.  I couldn't resist using it even though I don't call my Sweets, 

Sweets.  But it was a day of Sweets!  I started out by making chocolate chip cookies because I needed to take some to the Night of the Nativity.  I didn't get any pictures of it though but it was spectacular as always. I always love seeing the various nativities and singing with the youth of our stake.  It really starts the Christmas season.  You may be wondering why we celebrated Ryan's birthday yesterday, but it was because next Saturday which really is his birthday is full of holiday and church parties and I thought it would be better to have it on this Saturday.  We thought about Sunday, but "Oh, I forget, what month is it?" Sundays in December you don't get to see the Bishop for very long because he is at the church all day!

Rainee made these cute cup cakes.

 

The snowmen and the little pies were a big hit.

 

Because Ryan loves sweets she brought some of every kind!  I think this one was my favorite.

 

This was the gingerbread cake, and oh I forgot we had pumpkin bars, and Rachel brought oatmeal Raisin ice cream !

 

Mm mm, yummy cupcakes1

 

McKenly enjoyed the pizza.

 

and these two loved each other, (no, Trevor didn't get his black eye from McKenly.)

 

Oh, I worked on my Christmas card for this year. What do you think? I decided not to sugar coat how our usual photo shoots work out! But the words do portray how I feel when I am around this cute bunch!

Yes, it is pure JOY!

and they are all my Sweets!!!

Thanksgiving

 

We had a great Thanksgiving and just the best Thanksgiving food!  It was kind of quiet this year with just one table.  It was the opposite year for most everyone so we had Mac and Jess, Caitlin and my Mom and Dad, and of course Ryan and I.  We even had one empty spot at the table! The company was fantastic and the food was terrific, it was a great Thanksgiving.

 

Here we are with all of the yummy food!

 

Here we are again and you can see Dad better, he was hiding in the first one.

 

Before we started we wrote what we were thankful for this year on a leaf for our thankful tree. Ryan was thankful for Life, Liberty and his wife!

 

I love Thanksgiving and all the food and time spent with family.  In the afternoon we worked on making more room for pie, checking out all of the black Friday deals, making some glitter balls for Christmas, watching football, taking a nap, and just enjoying the day.  This picture above wasn't from Thanks giving but from pie night another great tradition of this holiday.  Hope all of you had a great day as well. Now on to Christmas!!

Trevor's birthday and Pie Night!

 

This cute little munchkin turned one! 

 

He is obsessed with anything techno.

 

Mary and Isaac had a great party for his first birthday and here is his darling cake.

 

All of the cousins were invited. and because they are boys most of the time is spent wrestling.

 

or showing off their muscles.

 

His gifts were a hit with everyone and he had so much help opening them.

 

The cake was definitely a hit with every one.

 

We sang and he tried to touch the candle out. Didn't quite figure out the blowing thing.

 

He got his very own smash cake.

 

He had eaten so much lasagne that it took him awhile to get into the cake.

 

Mm mm, I can even eat the truck!

 

now he is getting the hang of it.

 

Yummy!

 

Here try some Grandma!

 

Waiting for there turn.

 

McKenly brought her purse to the party.

 

See Grandma, I am definitely a girl.

 

Trevor got a bath after the smash cake.

 

Then last night we had Pie Night!  Here was my black berry kiwi pie.

 

Kace trying to show off his muscles and Lincoln checking out the Turkey Pops!

 

Mm mm more pies!

 

Uncle Jay teaching McKenly to stick her finger in all of the pies. You Know what happens when you have too many fingers in too many pies? (You become exhausted!)

 

Trevor enjoying his favorite flavor pie, (milk)

 

I want one of those and one of those.

 

and one of those and one of those.

 

Solving the world's problems.

 

Sneaking a smooch.

 

Cute!

 

Carson listening to the hunting stories.

 

Lincoln finally getting his Turkey pop!

 

McKenly playing with Grandpa.

 

and giving him loves.

 

Grandpa telling Carson about the finer points of life.

 

and McKenly cheesing it.  Yep, it was a pretty nice night!