Teddy Bear Project and Santa

Luke, Emma, and Malissa had their school service project at school. The kids bring bears to the school to donate to the homeless shelter. Then they stand in long lines passing the bears along to give each one a hug. This was Luke's last year. I was lucky that he didn't complain when I took pictures of him. Claire loves to go to the school and join in the class parties. As you can see she gets a lot of attention from her siblings.

I went with my sister Emilee to see Santa for the second time. This was a much better Santa and I was actually allowed to take pictures. My cute nephew was dressed up in a Santa suit and did really well. Claire acted really shy and didn't want to look at Santa. I guess she does better having her siblings with her.

What a week!

Claire and Gregory decorated a gingerbread house
together. It was so cute to watch them get along so well.

They all made Christmas letters for their aunt Lindsay who

is at the M.T.C getting ready to go to Paris, France.

Claire wanted to sit and read with her grandpa. It was so

sweet.

Charlie and Claire love their grandma!

Emma and Claire went outside and blew bubbles.

It was so warm that day. Claire loved the bubbles,

she was laughing so hard.

We went and saw Santa! It was fun to see Claire's

reaction when she saw him come into the mall, she

was so excited!

The view of the temple at Temple Square was so amazing!

What a busy week! We started the week off decorating our new artificial tree. After fifteen years of buying a real tree we broke down and bought a tree that looks pretty real. It was a hard decision. But we are very glad that we don't have to water our tree and worry about pine needles making a mess.

Our chickens are getting big!

Our chickens are a month old. They are getting so big! Josh built the chicks a run in the back of the coop. They are now old enough to go back there. So far it has been fun to have the chickens. Claire especially loves to feed the chicks from her hand. It's cute to see that she is not afraid of them anymore.

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.