Thanksgiving Weekend

WOW we had a jam packed weekend! We had 2 Thanksgivings the first one was at grandma Christopherson and the second one was at G&G Hallenbergers. Lots of good food and family! Then Heidi threw me a shower on Saturday at my mother-in-laws house. Thanks for a great time and good food!

Elijah had to decorate a Turkey for school and this is what he came up with all on his own! GO BRONCOS!!!

Hallenberger grand kids(only a few of them)

Adeline was sooooo proud of her Christmas tree that she made. She carried it around showing everyone. Finally I told her she could eat it and you should have seen the look on her face. I don't think she knew she could eat it! Needless to say it was gone shortly after!

Hallenbergers doing their thing.

There I am in all my fatness! 2 weeks to go! Yes we are all prego in this pic!

Thanks for coming and for the gifts!

Adeline turns 2!!

It's true Adeline is TWO!!! She was soooo happy it was her birthday. Everyone would tell her happy birthday and she would get a HUGE smile on her face and start to sing the birthday song. Glad you had a great birthday big girl! We love you and are glad you are part of our family!

My mom sent a gift and we got it a couple days early and she kept asking, "My birthday? Open please?!" So she was excited to FINALLY be able to open her gift!

What we have been up too.....

So I made home aid rolls the other day that were SOOOOOO GOOD!! I am so proud of myself. They didn't last to long either!

I got into making a pie today and the kids wanted to paint....

Then they wanted to help me so I let them play with the extra dough...who knew that could entertain them for as long as it has!!

We went and got Elijah from school and he wanted to join in.

Halloween 2009

This year for Halloween Elijah wanted to be an Indian, Ian wanted to be a cowboy(thanks mom for making his costume...it ROCKED!!) and I had Adeline be a chicken. They were a hit if you could imagine! LOL. We started off by going to the ward trunk-or-treat then we headed off to a great neighborhood that is part of our ward. We ended up with three FULL buckets of candy and tired legs! Adeline was so cute to say trick-or-treat and thank you!

Addy liked to feel her costume because it was soooooft.

This is an older couple if you can believe it. Their front yard is plastered with pumpkins real and fake, Halloween music and good treats! This is only part of the pumpkins too! The kids love to go to the pumpkin house!

Y-Ball

Elijah wanted to play basketball this fall. It has been interesting to see him play in a team setting. He is really good at defense and likes to full court press(something they aren't supposed to do)He follows directions really well and doesn't hog the ball....He had 2 blocked shots, a steal, and one basket for his first game! Good job buddy!

Pumpkin Carving

This was our FHE activity the other night. The boys were sooooo excited to carve the pumpkin, such BIG talkers....they wouldn't even put their hands in the pumpkin. Well we got Elijah too once and that was it. So mommy had to come to the rescue. We have to make sure it is lit every night!

Out & About....Rock Climbing Class

It was soooo nice the other day I decided to take Ian and Adeline to the park for some lunch and good times. Ian's friend Brandon came along too. They had a great time and it was nice to get out of the house for awhile!

Ian wanted to take a rock climbing class this year. On the first day he climbed all the way to the top and rang the bell, of course I didn't have my camera(don't know what I was thinking)anyway, these pics are from his last day of class and he was NOT in the mood to climb to the top.....hopefully he will again when G&G Thomas come to visit! He had a great time and was the best behaved child there!

This is Ian telling me that he is NOT going to the top......no talking him into it!

I am out of clever titles.....

My mom sent a package with some clothes for Adeline and the baby in it and Addy couldn't have been more excited! She loved the jammies and HAD to put them on!

The kids got Halloween cards from G&G and they had some glitter on them. I didn't realize how many questions about glitter there was.....

I haven't seen one of these in a while...

Robert blow dried Addy's hair tonight and this was the result!

Out of the Mouth of my children...

Adeline didn't want to go to bed and she kept calling for daddy so I had Robert come up and she said NOOOOOO mommy....little game.
Mom: "So I said do you want daddy or not?"
Adeline: "Not."

Robert found some boots for hunting and they were on clearance for $5.00!!! He was soooo proud of his find he had to show them off to the kids. He was telling them that they were water resistant and so on and Elijah said, "So you can walk on water then?" LOL Robert said hopefully someday, but not yet!

Ian tells me the other night that he needs his own room because Elijah makes to many weird noises. I then told him that he makes some weird noises himself and sometimes snores. He of course denied that and went on about all the different and weird noises his brother makes. I told him he better get used to it.

I was talking with Adeline the other night about her little sister and asked her what we should name her. She said, "Apple juice." We are stuck for girl names this time around I like Abigail Johanna and Gwendlyn Marie but Robert isn't set on either of those.....do you have any names you would like to share?

More Stuffs

A couple Sundays ago the kids had a wrestling match with Robert....so much fun....for the kids.

Ian went on his first field trip with his preschool class to the Zoo.


I got lucky and got this shot...it was through the glass so it looks a little weird, but the kids love it!

LOL I have to laugh every time I see this picture. I had cleaned out the car, washed their car seat covers and just got done putting Adeline's back together and she wanted to sit in it. Well when it was time to put the seat back in the car she wasn't going for that! Not doing her hair yet sure adds to the feel on this pic, don't ya say?!
Adeline says, "Look mom I wash the baby!"

I haven't taken good pics of the kids in FOREVER so last night I bribed them with some ice cream and we were on our way. I got 5 shots taken and Ian got stung by a bee....seriously they were in a good mood too. Needless to say that was the shortest photo session I have ever had. We will have to try again in a different location! Can you tell where Ian got stung?!