Thanksgiving 2011

We went to Grandma and Grandpa's for Thanksgiving and enjoyed the amazing weather. Rick, Mark, and I got to golf Thanksgiving morning. I have never done that before and felt REALLY guilty (I'm not just saying that). It was neat though because Maycee and Grandma got to spend some great time together having Grandma teach Maycee the secrets of becoming an amazing cook. Keep it up Maycee. It was a feast as usual and such yummy food. It was great to just spend time with family. Our kids love to golf at the driving range at night and then sneak down and retrieve all of their balls. It's our own little Easter Egg Hunt. Thanks Rick and MarLene for a wonderful weekend. We love you. It is days like this that really make you realize what's important in life.

Jubilee of Trees

The Jubilee was really special this year because our girls got to sing at it. Our neighbor Shae has really been working with Maycee on some Christmas songs and a song that she sang at the NICU called "Only Hope". She did such a great job and even let her little sisters steal the spotlight and sing Jingle Bells with her. What a sweet older sister :) It's amazing to see her get up there and do her stuff. I could never do that...I'm glad she is so confident. They even got to see Santa Claus. It was a great afternoon. Great Job!!

Mark's 40th Birthday

It was Mark's birthday on Wednesday. He did not want it to come, but come it did!!! We were pretty nice to him because I know mine will come eventually and revenge isn't that sweet....so I granted his request. I took him to Vegas for the night and pretended just for one night that he wasn't that old. LOL

He is such an amazing guy and a good dad. I put together a collage for him to remember how awesome he is and what a good, fun husband and Dad he has always been. There's been a lot of things happening in our family to make us realize that the memories that you've made and the love that you share is all you really have. And for that we are so grateful...Love you Mark

Gymnastics

Haylee hasn't had a meet for awhile so she was excited to show us her stuff. I can't believe how much she has improved. Her best event is her floor routine and the vault. She looks so cute out there in her shy/confident little way. We are so proud of our little gymnast.

McKynlee's Soccer

With all the chaos we figured we might as well add to it. McKynlee finally got to do soccer. She has been a cheerleader for her sisters and brother for years and it was finally her turn. She loved it. She mastered the "arm bar" after the second game and never looked back. Although she decided halfway through the season that she was done and didn't want to do it anymore she hung in there, showed up for the games, played and still smiled. Her team was really good and won most of their games. They were the pink lightning. Makes perfect sense right?

Tackle Football

Well, I know Braxton is only eight...but Mark is his Dad. So of course the first chance he got he had to sign up for tackle football. He did so good. He worked his butt off with 3 practices a week and a game on Saturday. He complained very little and showed up to every practice to get to work in the triple digit temperatures. They had a really good team and made it to the playoffs. We had a great time watching him in all his gear. What a trooper you are Brax. We are proud of you.

Cousins

So we were at Lexee's house and the girls were SSOOO excited to wear her clothes and her mom's boots. They were walking down the runway strutting their stuff and we were laughing our heads off. They are way to big for their britches.