GETTINING READY FOR CHRISTMAS

This is our beautiful Christmas tree, as a tradition we decorated the day after Thanksgiving, it was so much fun, the kids love it!

Caitlin loves the stockings and she can't wait for Santa to fill them up!

Michael ended up in the ER the other day, he thought it was a good idea to jump down the stairs and he calculated wrong and hit the roof and fall down flat on his back (fun right??) Don't worry he is OK.

Here are Nicholle and Aunt Melissa... Aren't they cute??

Aunt Shelly and Michael ( he is a mini Jeff right??)

A LITTLE SEASON HUMOR

GRANDMA IS BACK FROM HER MISSION!!

After a long wait, Grandma came back from her mission!!!!!!
the kids were so exited!! Here they are waiting for her at the airport

It was such a moving moment to see all the grand kids running to hugged their grandma!

for those of you, who don't know, my mom served a Mission in the South America South Area (Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.. how is that for a big area??) she went as a psychologist to set up the LDS Family Services there. GREAT JOB GRANDMA!!

HAPPY 11TH ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!

So many memories!! In this picture here, we are just engaged!! a lot of people didn't believe that we were going to make it.. but 11 yrs later... HERE WE ARE STILL GOING STRONG!!

Here is some pictures of our wedding... my bridesmaids...

At the temple (it was soooo cold!!) no many people knows this, but Max's ring engraving says " November 5Th 1998... Beginning of eternity!!"

For time and all eternity....

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MAX!!!

BOO!

So we started this "HALLOWEEN" experience, by going to the pumpkin patch, where each of the kids pick up a small pumpkin, which they later they decorated,

No, you don't need glasses, this picture is so out of focus, but remember "Joshua is the photographer in our family" (I won't quit my day job.. don't worry!)

So Michael decided he wanted to be "Edward" for Halloween ( we are big Twilight fans in our house) "Edward" How do you do that?? anyway, I tried my best (again I have no intention of quiting my day job!)but I still think they both look so cute! ( is a mother thing)

so after freezing for 1\2 hs. waiting for the school parade to start, here we go!! the kids were so exited and I got front seats ( since we live right in front the school)

Here is my little kitty saying hello! Doesn't she look adorable??

NEW STUDENT

While I'm putting the kids to bed last night, Nicholle looked a little concerned, so I asked, What is wrong Nicholle?? ( I was not ready for her answer) -Mom?? What if the kids at school think I'm a new student?? with the new hair cut and all-

I'M GROWING UP DADDY!!

So against Max's wishes, Nicky got a hair cut!! In my defense, it was not my idea, Nicholle wanted to look like "Dora"

I can't denied that, not having to deal with a long hair with tons of knots every day... is not a good thing, but this was really what Nicky wanted.

While I was cutting her hair, she told her dad.." Daddy, don't be sad.. this is want I want .. I'm growing up and you need to accept that, sorry Daddy!- ( ouch, our little girl is growing up?? when did that happened?? ) I don't know what was harder for Max, that Nicky got a hair cut or the inevitable reality that his little girl, won't be little for ever... I guess that is every daddy's worst fear! Changes,changes, changes.. who knows what is next????