Santa!

Fun in Suncadia for Dirk's 60th Birthday

The girls trying on my old clothes

Feel the beat....The Fresh Beat Band

Jane LOVES the Fresh Beat Band (a band/tv show geared towards preschoolers). When I heard they were coming to the Seattle area, I saw a great opportunity for some Mommy/Daughter bonding time. Since I watch the show with her a lot (we have 22 episodes saved on our DVR currently), I know all of the songs and had fun dancing and singing along with her. It was a blast :-)

Celebrating D&N's 60th

Both Dirk and Nedra turned/turn 60 this year, and we decided to celebrate by having a little dinner party for some of their friends and family. It was fun hearing their friends share stories about them. We are blessed to have them as parents! In the midst of preparing/serving the meal, we neglected to take many pictures, but I did snap a few on my phone. Laurel also got this cute one of the kids upstairs watching "Narnia" together during the party :-)

Halloween 2012

It's not even Halloween yet, and the kids have already dressed up several times (in several different costumes). Jane had a blast today wearing her mermaid costume to ballet and performing a little dance number for me.

Family Pics (minus 1 important person)

I signed us up for a mini (20 minute) photo session with the hopes of getting some good family shots. Then, after paying for the session I realized, oops, John will be on a business trip. We made the most of it and got a few sweet pictures of the kids and I. Here are a couple, and you will probably see more on our Christmas card!