A Favorite Day of the Year

Growing up, our families always went to get a Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. We are carrying on that tradition with our family, and we have had so much fun with the kids. They LOVE running around the tree lot and Jake loves trying to find "his perfect tree". This year we found a tree we all liked, it looked the right size, then when we got it home, it was so tiny! But it is perfect. Last year was Jake's turn to help put up the star, so this year Kenzie was excited to do it.
After all the happy and sad days this week(because we have had the extreme!) we are excited to move on to a fun Christmas season!

The Eye

I love scary movies. Any kind. So I was at Smith's Saturday night and had never rented from RedBox before, so I thought I would see what they had. Well I was trying to hurry because there was a long line, and saw this was PG-13 and a suspense movie so I grabbed it. It was SCARY. I don't have much else to say except more than a few times during the movie, BOTH Mike and I thought about turning it off because we were so creeped out and I wasn't sure I would sleep for a few days. But we had to see what would happen! I also didn't think it was a cheesy scary movie or predictable like some can be. Up until the very end we didn't know what was going to happen. It was really good and I recommened it for anyone who loves a scary flick.

Sleep.........

This is a blogging moment for me. I couldn't let the morning pass without blogging about this super cool moment in history. Jake has always been a terrible sleeper, and Kenzie has always been pretty good. But last night......I put Kenzie to bed at 8 and let Jake stay up until 9 when Mike got home. Usually going to bed at those times Jake will still get up about 5:30 and Kenzie about 7 or 7:30. Well they both woke up at EIGHT. Yes, EIGHT. The best part was they were both and still are so happy this morning. I am happy too! I am not feeling so great this morning so it was great to get ready and not have Kenzie in my makeup and Jake screaming for breakfast. YAY!

Slim Pickin's

I thought since I haven't posted anything on Slim Pickin's in 6 months, that it would be fun to put a few new things on there. Just 3 of our favorites!

A Pirate, A Bumblebee.......and a Golfer??

Halloween was fun. Jake was a pirate, Captain Jack of course and Kenzie was a bumblebee. They both were so excited to dress up. Kenzie LOVED her black and yellow tutu and Jake LOVED his pirate hat. They especially loved the candy they collected. Mom and dad do too!
Here is Jake with his co-conspirator, Batman ~ AKA Jaxson Burdette.Yes, I am a true pirate
Our sweet bee, picking m&m's off a pumpkin. How else do you get a kid to take pictures? Well, my kids anyway!
I love this picture! She loves to show us her "teeth".
We had to get a family golf trip in before the cold weather this week. We all drove out to Cedar Hills and Mike played nine while the kids and I enjoyed the cart. The kids especially liked all the leaves, mud and sand traps. Jake even has his own putter now, and LOVES to show Mike what he can do. Daddy and Jake........
Mommy and Jake........
A budding golfer ~ daddy's dream
A budding shopper ~ notice Mike's wallet. She is obsessed.......at the age of 2.
Daddy and his babies doing what he loves. The scenery was great, too! The kids thought the ride down the big hill was the best.
So good-bye summer. I know I've said that before but I think this might really be it. Soon we'll be on to winter activities like dressing in many layers like Ralphy's little brother on a Christmas Story, many Disney Movies, trips to the Aquarium with Karen and the kiddos, and well, just hanging out.