We're grateful for....

Delicious Thanksgiving dinner!

Family!

Grandma's toys

Cousins!

Fall leaves!

Christmas decorations

Happy Birthday Emma!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Emma! We can't believe she is 12! Emma is a good student, loves soccer, taught herself how to french braid and do other hair dos, plays the violin, and loves to tumble. She is a joy in our home and she is a lot of Fun! We love you EMMA!

Emma had a movie themed party on Saturday. It was probably the easiest party we have ever had. They ate pizza, played a few games and watched Ramona and Beezus. I gave each girl a fake $10.00 bill to buy their concessions. They also had to use their money to buy a movie ticket. It turned out to be a fun party!

What's a movie party without a red carpet? I also lined up stars so that the girls could sign their names on their stars.

I attempted to make an icecream cake. It was a lot harder then I thought but it tasted pretty good. This is what it looked like before we lit the candles. The popcorn box caught on fire when Emma blew out the candles. Luckily we were able to blow out the flame and catch the whole thing on video.

The Chicks have arrived!

Our chicks arrived! They are so cute! Claire loves to sit on the stool and just stare at them.

They came just in time for the chicken coop that Josh has finished. Here are the pictures from the beginning to the end. Josh did such a great job! We are all very impressed with his work. My favorite part of the coop is the door that Josh built by hand. Take a look at the Lytle coop......

Happyt Birthday Luke!

Happy 14th Birthday Luke! Where has the time gone? Luke is still as energetic and creative as he was as a little boy! He is always creating and amazing us every week. We love you Monkey Boy! We can't wait to see what you create next.

You Decide 2010!

Last night we nominated our "candidates" for our dinner. With the election coming up I thought it would be fun to repeat what we did two years ago and do a" You Decide Election Dinner."

On the morning of the election, we each get a ballot and everyone votes. (For Claire, I will line up packages and she will point.) I will then count the votes and wait to announce the winners at dinner time. It will be fun to see their reactions and it will probably be a pretty mixed up dinner.