Gingerbread House and fun visitors...

Here is our gorgeous Gingerbread house that we created. This is one of those things that is way more fun for kids than the adults that clean up! The girls loved it!! Ashlee (Bryn's birthmom) and her dad Mike were able to make a quick visit Saturday on their way through town. It was so nice to visit with them!

Christmas time is SO crazy but I love getting together with so many friends and family!!

Brynly's 1st Piano Recital

I was a little reluctant to put Bryn in piano this young, but after lots of convincing she started last May. She loves to play the piano for anyone that will listen and she gave a flawless performance of Silent Night at her recital. We are so proud of her! Good job Bryn!

Christmas Dresses

Grandma Dabell has a tradition of buying our girls Christmas Dresses...here they are modeling their beautiful dresses before church! Thanks Grandma we LOVE them!!

Nativity

At our Croft Christmas Party the kids did a cute nativity:
Brynly as Mary
All the kids
Mary again
Emry the angel
and a cute spectator!

Christmas Program

Brynly's class was selected to go do a Christmas program at Zion's Bank, thanks to Grandma Dabell! They sang three songs, and did a cute little skit called "When Santa Lost His Boots", and hung handmade ornaments on their Christmas tree. It was so cute and the kids did so well. Bryn was Mrs. Claus for the skit and she did a good job! The bank then gave their class $250!

This is Bryn with her teacher Mr. McKinney!

November

WOW!! November came and went so fast. We are busy with dance, piano, homework, and hunting! It is weird how I don't personally participate in any of those things but they make me busy! ☻ Here are a few of the highlights of November:

Lexy and Tessa had their first play date...I hope they are lucky to be as good of friends as their mom's are! Aren't they cute!

Another November highlight is that Lexy is now walking EVERYWHERE! She loves that she can go where ever she wants. She has also mastered the stairs.

WARNING:If you don't like to see dead animals avert your eyes for the next two pictures...
Trent got himself an Elk...

and lots and lots of ducks and geese. I added these pictures so he doesn't feel left out! :)

I just thought this was funny. Cute little Brynly practicing her recital piece Silent Night and apparently the goggles help! hehee

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving. We had dinner at Chad and Kathryn's and enjoyed our time together as a family. We even had a snow day!! Now we are off to December already!

Halloween

Our adorable Trick-or-Treaters!!


Fairy Princess
Kitty Cat
Flower

Another fun Halloween has come and gone AlReAdy!! I can't believe it!!

Pumpkins

Carving Pumpkins~

This and That

Our sweet little baby is getting more mobile and more busy! She takes steps here and there but isn't walking everywhere yet.
Brynly sold 26 cards for her school fundraiser and won 3rd place and got to go to a special bowling party for those kids who sold over 15. Yay Bryn! These were her bowling buddies:

Oh look, I do exist. I feel like my kids are going to wonder where I was their growing up years since I am usually behind the camera!

Grandma Dabell had a sleepover with Bryn and then they went to the Super Saturday activity.

Lexy's 1st Birthday!!!!!!

Our sweet baby turned one! I really can't believe it! Everyone says it, but it's so true that time flies!! She woke up to the balloon fairy surprise...

Great Grandma Dabell came to visit...

We had aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents come to celebrate with us!
Here is her cake... (Note to self: Don't ever try to decorate cakes with cream cheese frosting, it doesn't work!)
Lots of fun presents...
Eating her cake!

Things about Lexy:

-so sweet, cuddly, and happy

-LOVES Brynly, Emry irritates her

-eats everything

-has only been crawling for 7 weeks

-she loves to sleep, since around 3 1/2 months she wants to go to bed around 7 until 7:30 am.

-she is trying to give up having 2 naps a day

-she says mama, dada, baba, papa

-she waves, sticks out her tongue, throws kisses, gives 5, plays peek-a-boo

-she can go up and down the stairs

-she had 8 teeth by the time she was 8 months old

-gives kisses

-TOOK HER FIRST STEPS right before her birthday party started!!

We love Lexy so much and are so thankful to have her in our home!!!

Little Cabin Get-a-Way

Our little family went up to my grandparents cabin for the weekend. It was nice and relaxing! We watched movies, played games, drank hot chocolate by the fire accompanied by some yummy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins!

These two were lounging at the cabin for the weekend also, they were in absolutely no hurry to get out of the road.

We really enjoyed our time away together!

Brynly's Dance and Gymnastics Class

Brynly is in love...with DANCE!!

Emry Starts a Dance and Gymnastics Class

I am not going to lie, I am trying to channel some energy into some thing productive for this little sweetie!

Isn't she so stinkin' cute??? They do a half hour of dance and a half hour of gymnastics and she LOVES it!! After Emry went a couple weeks then Bryn begged to go so she is in the next level, pictures of her to come...