Cookie Exchange!

This was my 4th year at the cookie exchange! I made 10 dozen cookies and got 19 different kinds of cookies back.

Each person is judged on taste and presentation of the cookies you make and bring. There were 5 prizes. 1st and 2nd over all. 1st and 2nd in presentation and over all taste.

This is my display. The cookies are suppose to look like presents!
I got 2nd place in presentation!!!

This was the first year there were winners for presentation. My cookies were nothing special so I was not expecting to win. I was so excited!

In the past years I have always got Jen's opinion on the big event. So this year she came along with me and made yummy cookies and got 1st in presentation. Great minds think alike! I love the cookie exchange it is a great way to kick off the holidays!!!

New Baby Niece!

My little sister Terra had a baby girl yesterday! No name yet. She was only 5 lbs 13 oz. That is over 2 lbs pounds less than Morgan. (so to me she is really tiny) She is really sleepy and her oxygen level keeps going down so that is why she is on oxygen. (I think) She went to the hospital a 5 am and had her by 8 am! LUCKY!!!

She is so cute and we are so excited for Aunt Terra to be a Mommy. She'll do a great job. She's had lots of practice with 11 niece's and nephew's before her own.

CONGRATS!!!

Happy Birthday Brance!!!

Brance turned 5 on Monday! I can't believe he is that old. He was my longest labor. I was started at 7 in the morning on my due date.I was in full labor from about 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm when I finally got my epidural. I had him at 10:30 that night. He was the best baby. He is getting so big I can't believe it. He is so smart.(at least I think so) He is always trying his hardest and loves to play with his little sister and brother. He loves to go to the farm, play basket ball with his dad and he loves dinosaurs.

This is as far back as digital pic's go for us. I don't have a scanner so this is his youngest picture on the computer. We were in California at the San Diego Padre's game. He is about 9 months old. It was also my 2nd wedding anniversary.

I decided I would give him a party. There were 10 friends invited and they all came.

Grandma Amber gave him a pinata for the party!

It was a Dinosaur party. We played pin the bone in the dino's mouth, and made dino fossils.

I made these dino eggs out of a balloon newspaper and paper masha. I filled them with dino's, candy, stickers and play dough for each kid. It was really fun.

It was a big day, but lots of FUN! He didn't even open his presents from me and Dusty till right before bed time. We have never let him have toys guns, so you can see how excited he was to finally get one. We love Brance so much and are so excited for the years to come!

First Hair Cut!

I decided it was about time Jace got his first hair cut, since he is almost 17 months old. I wanted to take him to the salon. I have been busy and couldn't get to it so I did it myself. I cut Brance's hair so I figured I could do Jace's also.

His hair had a little bit of a curl to it in the back.

It was pretty long on top. It was really uneven.

He did a good job as long as I stayed away from his ears.

I must be concentrating really hard.

Morgan was getting in the way so I gave her the camera and she took about 20 pictures. She actually did a pretty good job.

What a sweet heart!

He looks so handsome.
I now know why it took me so long to do this... he looks so grown up, I hate it!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

I should have posted these by now...better late that never! We had a great Halloween this year. We have way to much candy!!!

My cute kids trick or treating!

Jace was a spider!


Brance was a basketball player!

Morgan was Snow White!



I am not a fan of carving pumpkins...but I did it any ways!


This is my sister Jennifer's kids and my brother Kasey's kids at Aunt Jens house trick-or-treating.

COUSINS!!!