MY GIRLS

Ashlynn being cute...she was trying to smile for these pictures, this is a first for her to actually attempt a real smile while I'm asking...so I snapped a couple pictures of her. She is 17 months right now, can't believe that!

She was really thinking about something

Whitney and Alex hanging out in their room

Beautiful Alex

Beautiful Whitney and her new guitar

CHRISTMAS 2010

Twas the night before Christmas, finally children are to bed and Santa visited. Stockings were filled and cookies were eaten...and mom could finally crawl up the stairs to catch a few zzzz's because four hours later the children were at her side letting her know that St. Nick had stopped by and they could no longer wait to open their gifts...

Kaden was pretty excited about one of his stocking stuffers...punching balloons...he said "how did Santa know...I really wanted these, and it's an eight pack!!!"

The big girls

Ashlynn was a total sleepy head

Whitney was excited to get the new eclipse soundtrack

Alex and Taylor Swift

Ashlynn figuring out opening presents

Note the roaring fire...love it!

Ashlynn playing with her baby princess Cinderella

Santa left a little note on the Christmas tree for Kaden, letting him know his gift was too big to fit under the tree and to look in the sun room. He was so excited...sadly his parents have never bought him a bike in his nine years and he hence he asked Santa for a bike with training wheels....Santa delivered. :)

Santa brought Whitney and Alex some money which they both spent in their own ways...Alex went shopping for clothes, perfume and jewelery. Whitney has been saving since her birthday to buy herself a guitar.

Santa brought the family a ping pong table...so let the games begin

PRE CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS EVE

Me and Ashlynn

Me and Enoch

Ashlynn having a little tantrum

There's my happy baby

Enoch playing on the piano with Ashlynn helping

The real pianist

Aslynn and Kaden getting some table decorations ready for Christmas Eve dinner...we had my parents, sister Kathryn, and the missionaries over for dinner.

Opening traditional Christmas Eve presents

Kaden and new pj's

Whitney...what pink?

Aunt Kathryn got her pj's over at our house and some new slippers

Me and Alex

Just me...still had hours to go before my night was thru

Kathryn and Alex

Kathryn, Whitney, Kaden and Alex in their new pj's

Kaden and sisters

Me and the kids

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AND SHORE ACRES

Kaden performed with his 3rd grade class and the other 3rd grade classes. They did a great job. Kaden was fun to watch as usual.

Shore Acres at Christmas time...this was our first year to go the gardens at Christmastime. They had used 300,000 lights in the park, it was spectacular.

My beautiful teens

Kaden giving the park a two thumbs up

Me, Ashlynn and Kaden

Enoch, Ashlynn and Kaden

Whitney performed with the 8th grade band from her middle school at Shore Acres, she does the percussions and drums.