First blog in weeks! nothing to report...

Well I wish I had an excuse for my lack of blogging. Usually its because you're crazy busy but to be honest, in the last couple weeks its the opposite. We haven't been doing anything and that has just included blogging. We had a great Thanksgiving, we went and saw Santa Claus (at the mall), my sister came out here and we went to see Twilight again (better the 2nd time), we had some friends over for Family Home Evening and now we're headed straight for the Christmas season. Its snowing outside pretty good today... first snow since I think around Halloween! I think I'd rather have it in the 50's like its been though. We've been able to enjoy the outdoors much longer than normal. A few of the girls in my ward and I were out with our strollers and the older kids were riding their bikes. We all laughed saying we were the stroller parade - and in December no less. Here are the kids when we took them to the mall. Unfortunately the camera wasn't picking up the light so all the pictures were dark but this one... and its blurry. Oh well, better luck next year.


Eli is already begging to go ride his sled down the hill at the park. Mind you there is only 1/4" of white stuff on the ground so far and my guess is that it'll be gone by this time tomorrow... This is going to be a seriously long winter. But I'm excited for Christmas at least. Erin is going to be out here and... Erin, Eli is already asking when you're going to get here. :) I feel like there is still so much to do!! I have to send some things - I really better get a move on and I have Christmas cards to mail (if you've moved - let me know). Eli is usually my easy one to buy for, but this year I just don't know what to get him! We got him some pajamas and a dinosaur, but I'm at a loss as to what else. I guess thats probably all he needs. I would like to shift it so that Santa brings only one toy so he doesn't expect a ton of things every year. He is young enough its probably a good time to start. Mommy and Daddy got Guitar Hero World Tour for Christmas... which we opened like 6 weeks ago. ;) Excuse our messy family room (and me in my pajamas). This is the family band - ok, so Eli is usually replaced with Chris but someone had to take a picture.

Eli playin' the drums

Nathan playing the drums too.