Jungle Ball

Grayson started playing basketball this month. His first game was probably the funniest thing I've ever seen. I was laughing so hard I was crying. Our first soccer game was pretty funny, and I didn't think it could be topped, but it was. My favorite part was the refs constantly yelling at the kids to dribble.

Grayson has a lot to learn. He does okay but doesn't have a lot of confidence.

It will be fun to see how much improvement there is over the season.

Oh Christmas Tree!

We were lucky again and were able to get a tree at Schuster Creek. I don't know what I'll do when we have a year with too much snow. It was a beautiful day and we found the perfect tree.

Grayson and Porter LOVED riding in the back of the truck around Schuster.

And here she is all dressed up.

Christmas Dresses

I helped my mom make the girls Christmas dresses this year. She did all the hard stuff. They are really pretty. Tami and I had the great idea of getting pictures before church on Sunday. My mom really wanted one of all the girls in their dresses. We got a few good shots but the shoot was a mess.

Kate kept jumping off the bench and running away

This was the only decent picture with four of the girls. Clarissa was done by this point.

I tried to get one with Grayson so that we would have something for our Christmas Cards. Kate wouldn't let that happen. I guess I'll have to come up with something else.

An Announcement!

No,I'm not having another baby.

I am a major Craft Blog Addict. (That's not my announcement either.)

I didn't want to send people back to my family blog to look at all my projects so I started my own craft blog. It's called At Second Street. Anyone that knows me well, will know that has reference to where we live without giving detail.

here's the link AT SECOND STREET

I didn't say anything at first because I'm kinda embarrassed about it and I've posted most of the same stuff here. I was recently featured by a few other bloggers and have decided to let my secret out. I would love to have my good friends behind me. So check it out and be a follower. If you want you can make fun of me, my family already does.

ALOHA!

We spent a fabulous week in Hawaii with Jared's family. We are all still struggling to return to real life. I know you feel really bad for us. Here are some of our highlights.

We spent the first half of the week at Turtle Bay. It was beautiful and very relaxing.

Grayson found this "popcorn ball"

Lydia making her own lei.

The kids loved the Polynesian Cultural Center.

best smoothies ever!

If your wondering how we survived with a two year old, here's how. Kate spent a good chunk of time watching videos on my iphone.

The whole group at the temple.

Hanuama Bay

We had the neatest experience at Hanauma Bay. Grayson learned to snorkel and did really well. It was so fun to go out with him and watch him. I think I spent more time watching him than looking at the fish. Also there were lots of sea turtles in the shallow waters. So everyone was able to get a good look.

We spent the last few nights at the Royal Hawaiian aka The Pink Hotel.

I LOVE this hotel

A Canoe Ride

On the last day to kill time before our flight we hiked to Manoa Falls. It's one of my favorite hikes. It's in a RainForest, the whole hike is one beautiful scene after another. We forgot how muddy it can be and were covered in mud the rest of the day since we had already checked out of the hotel. It was still worth it.

Kate fell asleep on the hike.

I don't have pictures but Utah State "just happened" to be playing Hawaii the Saturday we were leaving. Of course we all went and Cheered on the Aggies for the first three quarters before we had to leave to catch our plane.