Duning it up!

 The day after Christmas you can always find us at the Dunes! We stayed until the day before  New Year's eve!  It was a windy few days and we all ended up with stupid colds but we had a blast!! I even went on a ride! It's been a few years since I have ridden because I'm either pregnant or  always taking care of babies! but this trip we just put Piper in her car seat, helmet and goggles and went out riding! She loved it and even fell a sleep! We love our dune group! So many wonderful family and friends! Such a great wk! We will be back very soon! and I'll definitely be riding again! Can't wait!

Our Merriest Christmas!

 Tradition as always! We lock the kids in our master bedroom for Christmas eve! No sneaking aloud! and before we see if Santa comes we all get ready for our day! Christmas ready! and take pics in ages/heights! My mom did this with me and my siblings every year so i have just kept the tradition alive! Just look at those excited sweetest faces!!!!

 Christmas is my most favorite time of year! Go big or go home! I love spoiling each of the kids with  their Christmas list surprises!! Sweet little Penny getting so big! She still loves all things toys!! Beach cruiser bike and giant Unicorn from Santa, Lol's, unicorns, crafts, American girl doll accessories, and she got her very first American girl Wellie Wisher!! I love how animated she is when opening her surprises! She makes my heart happy!!

 This boy!!!! He so animated too!! He loves toys too but also loves loves loves clothes, shoes and hats! He loved his new Crazy Cart and mini fold out sofa for gaming from Santa! He loves gaming so he got a bunch of xbox games and fortnite stuff!! He also got his  first bb gun!! Ranch use only! lol! He was beyond excited for all his surprises!

 This little one caught on  quick to the  opening presents this year! She was grabbing any present and just opening! lol The big kids showed her which ones were hers real fast! lol She was more serious when unwrapping! She would finish and go right to the next present to unwrap!  It was hard for momma to get  any expression out of her! lol She did however  love her babies and her ride on four wheeler and mini couch from Santa! She also loves her little walking unicorn and tries getting on it to ride!

We  had such a wonderful  Christmas morning together! no rushing just enjoyed the kids open all their presents! Loved every minute of it! The kids kept saying Best day ever! I couldn't agree more! Best Christmas day ever!

Then it was off to DeeDee's for her famous scones breakfast tradition! So yummy every time! She got all the kids dressed and had the kids put on a Live Nativity for us! So dang cute! The true meaning of Christmas! Cash was so proud to be a wise man! lol! Penny was an angel and Piper was a roaming sheep! Such a wonderful morning with family! For Christmas dinner we went to Chad's aunt and uncle Troy and Erin's house! We ate good there too! Prime rib, potatoes, deserts! So yummy! I guess  we were all pictured out, I spaced getting any pictures from dinner! ugh! Thank you for a lovely day!

Can't believe Christmas has come and gone! Time flies!

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve!!! We seriously have the best neighbors! My kids have been at their house everyday since all their grand kids have been arriving for Christmas! The Facer's have welcomed us in with open arms! and have taken on 3 more grand kids! We love you guys so much! We have had such a fun week  with all their kids and grand kids! Tonight for Christmas eve they had us over for dinner, and all their family traditions... present finding pjs and Christmas devotional! Such a wonderful night and week! My kids are going to be so sad when all  the Facer grand kids go back home! Thank you for treating us like one of yours! We love you all!!! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve on our way to church! Christmas is the season... Jesus is the reason! I love this saying! We hang it up next to our nativity decorations during the Christmas season! I'm so grateful for our Savior! And beyond blessed for my eternal family! Love these sweet little faces so much!! We were lucky enough to spend church at our dear friend's baptism on Sunday morning! We are so proud of Johnny and his decision to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! So many great blessing are in store for him and his sweet wife! 

For our Christmas eve-eve dinner we went to Chad's dad's! Such a wonderful night with family and such yummy food!! The kids swam! Yes in Vegas you swim on Christmas eve-eve! lol They were hot tubing it for hours!!! lol Thank you Jeff and Vicki for such a lovely night! Merry Christmas to all!

Santa!!

We finally got over to downtown Summerlin on the last night of their Christmas Parade! We loved it! Its a quick little parade with great music, dancers and snow! and of course Santa!!! He's our favorite part! Piper was way into to it this year! She kept pointing and waving and loved Santa! When she saw him she said "ho ho ho!" Such a fun night!

Sings like and Angel!

 

Tis the season for more singing for our Penny girl! She's truly an amazing girl! She was asked to sing in sacrament a Christmas song! She was so excited to do this! Not scared or afraid! Her confidence radiates her! She truly is a little angel! She wanted to wear her baptism dress to sing and sang "Little Jesus" from the primary song book beautifully! Thanks to the amazing Tiffany for playing while she sang! Penny brought a special spirit to sacrament and the tears filled my eyes as i sat watching and listening to my sweet baby girl sing like an angel! It makes my heart burst that she loves to sing and perform just as I did! I know grandma Penny is so proud and smiling down on her! We love you Penny! We are so proud of you and the sweet little spirit you have become! What will you perform next! We can't wait! and if anybody needs a little entertainer let me know! She would love to come sing for your next event/party/gathering!

Bulloch Christmas Party!

We love the annual Bulloch Christmas Party! It's always so wonderful to mingle and eat! lol but the best part of the night was when our little Penny put on the show! She sang 3 Christmas songs for our entertainment! She's truly a natural! She got right up and introduced each song before she sang it! Not afraid of the mic at all! She sang so beautifully! We were so proud of here! She's pitch perfect! Sings like and angel and even puts in a little extra showmanship into her performance! Love watching her perform!!! It's the best!! She sang "Santa Claus is coming to town", "When Christmas comes to town" from polar express movie and lastly she sang "Little Jesus." She was asked to sing "Little Jesus" in sacrament this coming Sunday! My heart is full! Love that she's carrying on the Singing talent! My mom/grandma Penny would be so proud!! 

Such a wonderful night!

Our Performing Queen!

  

It's been a busy month to say the least and this little Performer has killed it performing 3 different nights! Oh how we love Singer's Company! This is Penny's 5th year with the Singer's company! She loves Mrs Brittney, all her friends and performing! The top collage was Penny's first performance at the retirement home! The grandmas and grandpas loved it! She was a rock star!

 This collage and the one right below are from her 2nd performance at Bass Pro! She nailed it again! It was so  fun to have all my family and Grandma DeeDee come to watch Penny put on a show! She truly is so fun to watch! She really gets way into it! lol

 This collage above and the one below is from her 3rd performance the friends and family night! She was really performing here! lol I'm such a proud momma! She's just such a performer all animated and has such a beautiful voice too!! Love Love Love!

We love you little Miss Penny! Keep shining bright! You're our little performing star! Thanks to all our wonderful family that came out to watch her perform! She loves looking in the crowd and seeing you! and Thank you Mrs. Brittney for being such a wonderful teacher! We love ya!

Piper 23mons!

Why does my baby keep  growing!! Please stop Piper!!! lol Piper just turned 23mons! She's almost 2! Yikes! She think she's big and bossy! lol For the most part she rules the roost around here! but when I have to set her straight she does not like that! lol and you can see in the bottom pic of her pouting in her chair face down! lol Oh how we love her so much! She totally wants to be big and do what Penny and Cash are doing! She loves all foods, treats, and juices! Her happy time is when you give her a treat she will do a little happy dance! lol She loves to dress up and loves playing in Penny's room with all her tiny American Doll stuff always making messes! Her Smile with all those teeth! I can't just can't get enough! She's been loving the camera!! We sure love you Piper Rae! You're keeping us on our toes!

Polar Express Amazingness!

 We kicked off the Christmas Season going to the Polar Express! Oh how we love the Amazing Western Elite Christmas Experience! Hands down our favorite Christmas tradition! This year we got a special key to go see the hobbit house! Oh my how fun for the kids! The house was the size of the kids! The loved it! We all loved it! Such an amazing experience the whole night was! The kids were so excited to see Santa! He was so sweet! Gave them all a goodie bag, candy cane and stickers! Piper loved the tiny decorated houses while we stood in line for the train! Those were just her size! We can't wait to go again next year! Thank you Lynn and your entire family for putting on such a remarkable  wonderful night! A night our kids won't stop talking about!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours! We have so much to be grateful for! We spent the day with my dad and my sisters! So much fun! The was the 1st time us girls put on the Thanksgiving for our daddy! My sister's did most the cooking and it was an amazing thanksgiving feast! I was in charge of the honey baked ham and pies! As soon as the clock struck 5pm Eryka and I were off to shop till we drop! My most favorite part of thanksgiving! lol Shopping all the Black Friday Deals! lol

 Earlier in the month DeeDee put on an amazing Thanksgiving feast! All of her kids were there so we called it "early" Thanksgiving! lol Such a great day and the food is always so good! DeeDee sure knows how to cook! Yum!

Gingerbread Making Fun!

Getting into the Christmas spirit! My new neighbors are so amazing! It's our bff's parents! The Facers! and my kids just love them so much! They had family in town which meant I did not see my kids for days because they were playing with new friends and because it's Kip's parents that moved next door we get to see them so much too! We are just loving it! So during the Thanksgiving wk the kids had no school so they played and had sleep overs and played some more! Not stop for dyas! One of the nights they made Gingerbread houses! I don't usually do this with my kids because I'm not the craftiest and most creative and I hate messes! But oh my Penny and Cash loved it and theirs turned out so cute! My kids are already crying their new friends have gone back home to Cali! But great news they will be back to visit for Christmas! They can't wait to see them and play non stop! Such a great wk!

It's Sand Dune Time!

It's sand dune time! Oh how we love this time of year! We finally got out to the dunes for the weekend and we sure  had a blast! We camped with 6 different families from our ward! So many kids playing and we enjoyed talking and riding! Penny and Cash did not stop driving their mini razor! and little Piper did not stop riding in anyone razors! She would just sit in the mini razors or the big razors until they took her for a ride! Love it! Perfect weather! Great friends! Awesome fast rides! Love this place and these people!

Piper Rae 22mons!

Another month has come and gone! Our sweet little Piper is 22mons! She's full of life and a busy body! She knows what she wants and will get it if she screams real  loud! lol! She loves food, treats, her juice, her phone, babies, purses, her binky and blanket and everything that her big sister and big brother are doing! She loves going into Penny's room and making a mess! She just loves all of penny's tiniest toys! lol! She loves her momma always but has been loving her daddy way more! As soon as he gets home from work daddy is not aloud to put her down! lol She's learning more words and is just a little smarty pants! She thinks she knows how to do it all! lol She can be very stubborn! We sure love our baby even though she's growing to fast and not our tiny baby anymore! She just wants to be big and sure does her best keeping up with Penny and Cash!

Happy Halloween from the Incredibles!

 Happy Halloween from the Incredibles! What a fun year for these costumes! Penny's idea and we went with it! She's always planning what all 3 can wear to match! I love it! These 3 have my heart! I can't stand how dang cute they are! Best little Incredibles ever!

 Penny was the Best Violet!!!

 Cash was the Perfect Dash!

 Baby Piper the cutest Jack- Jack! The mask  was the best part and she kept it on pretty dang good too! lol

 On Halloween we were busy! The kids got to dress up at school! Penny had a Parade that was so fun to see her out there! She was excited to see us too! Cash had a fun party and got tons of prizes! 

For Trick or Treating we went up to Chad's aunt house! We had pizza, candy and relaxed all night! The big cousins took the kids around trick or treating and we got to sit and visit! Piper knew just what to do! She would put her little bucket out and say "treat" and then would say "tank tou"! Shes the sweetest!  It was a great night! We love making memories!

Our 10 year Tradition!

 I'm  all about traditions and going down to San Diego the same weekend every year for the last 10 years has been it! That's right 10 years we have been going down to the Zoo and now we have added in Knott's Berry Farm! We love this trip and look forward to it every year! The kids have so much fun! We just love watching them have fun too!

 The top 2 collages are form Knott's Berry Farm! So much fun! Penny was tall enough for the big rides for the first time! She loved them! Cash could go on a few of the big rides with an adult! Love it! I'm all about the rides!!! Love that my kids are getting taller to ride! Seriously such a blast!

 The bottom 3 collages are from the San Diego Zoo! We love to see the animals and all the new babies! Piper loved it! She was freaking out with excitement when she would see the animals move! It was so fun to see her reaction! Penny and Cash love the animals too! Penny's favorite was the Panda and Cash loved the Tiger and Lions! Piper loved them all!

Such beautiful weather with beautiful people having a beautiful time! Can't wait to get back making it 11yrs of tradition!

Pumpkin Patch for the WIN!

We have done so many fun fall things this past month! Cash's school had a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch! We normally hit up all pumpkin patches around town but we have had such a busy month that his school field trip was our first time this year and boy did Cash and Piper have a blast! This was Piper's first time on rides! You can see her expression in these pics she was loving it! These pics just capture her joy! I love it so much! They had such a blast and I had a blast watching them!!

Trunk or Treating!

We had such a blast at our ward truck or treat and chili cook off! Have No fear the Incredibles were there to save the day! Penny was off busy with her friends playing and trick or treating! She said she loved being big enough to walk with her friends! lol Cash and Piper helped me pass out the candy then daddy took them around to get their pumpkins full! We love our ward so much! We have made and built so many lasting friendships! They are our second family! Such a wonderful night!

Pumpkin Carving Fun!

We are loving this time of year! The kids had a blast carving pumpkins! Penny did hers all by her self for the 1st time! She's getting to big! She loves being creative and being crafty! Piper loved her tiny pumpkin so much! Cash had daddy's help but made sure he got to carve his name in the pumpkin! Such a fun night! Thank you Larkin family for hosting this fun night every year! Our favorite tradition!

Penny's 1st Solo Performance!

 Penny has been taking private voice lessons from Mrs Lila since the summer and has been working so hard on multiple songs! Her teacher tells me every wk she's a natural and just gets the music industry! Her teacher put together their fist showcase performance show for friends and family! This was Penny's 1st solo vocal performance! Penny rocked it up on stage! She sang and performed the song "Fabulous" from the movie High School Musical! She was so excited she got to wear a head mic! Brittany Spears style lol! She's a Star! Born performer! We were so proud of her up there singing and dancing her little heart out! She has no stage fright and was working that crowd! Just love my little performing star!

Penny's Fun School Fall Festival!

 

Have no fear! The Incredibles are here to save the day! Oh how we have so much Fun when it's Penny's school fall festival! Penny went as the perfect Violet! Cash as the best Dash and baby Piper as the cutest baby Jack-Jack! It is too much fun dressing them up! Once again it was Penny's idea for their costumes! She is always so creative and makes sure they all match in a theme! She's been doing this since Cash was born! They have always matched their costumes! I just love it so much! They had a blast at her school party! So many games, rides and candy! They burned through 150 tickets fast! Such a great night! Love this time of year!

Family Pic Time!

 

It's that time of year again! Family picture time and boy does it come around fast!

Of course the day I plan for pics a storm is going through town! lol it was nice that it cooled off but then I last minute changed the girls outfits so they wouldn't be cold! The wind picked up just as we were getting settled into our 1st pose! lol Mine and Penny's hair was going everywhere! My sister did such  great job catching these pics! Thank you so much Eryn and Joanna! It's hard work taking pics!

 

Why is it such a challenge to get everyone smiling! Penny was on! She's always on and camera ready! Cash is too busy just wanted to jump off the concrete doing tricks! and sassy Piper was not wanting to do anything we wanted her to do! It took a lot of behind the scenes to get that one to smile! lol but after all is said and done i think we got some good ones! We are so happy with them!

 Love my sweet beautiful Penny! Always such a helper to momma! and did I mention always camera ready! She turned 8 this year!

 Stud muffin right here! He's my busy all boy! He loves posing for the camera! GQ all the way! Cash turned 5 this year!

 

Baby Piper was all smiles as long as she could go where she wanted! lol So we just followed her around getting her to look at us and smile! She just turned 21mons!