winter recital

what a graceful dancer she has become. we just love watching her so much!! my favorite part this session was watching her little hands, she's been working on perfecting the ballerina hand....i totally remember doing that too when i was little:)

o' christmas tree...

 the idea of walking around outside in the crisp fresh air, with the scent of pine passing by my nose, singing christmas carols, talking about our day, working together to find the "perfect' christmas tree, sounds so ideal....then, i wake up and realize that my kids are fighting, my husband is anxious to get back to work, no one is having fun, and we've become the family that you feel bad for at these kind of places. yep. that happened;) alteast we have a the lovely tree!

cribbage

while the girls were playing at the grandparents, ryder found his place amongst all the older boys (dad, grandpa, and the uncles), he loved it. they tossed the footfall, talked "guy" talk, and played many rounds of cribbage….which, ryder caught on very quickly, and became the "cribbage champion of thanksgiving 2013"!!  i've asked him to teach me, and he said "ah, mom, i hate explaining things, it's just too tiring"…..ha, tell me about it ryder:)!!

we love our family!

we had such a lovely time visiting with the mangerson clan, for thanksgiving. quinn loved being around all the girls, and there's nothing better than a house full of little girls giggles:) we are just so thankful to have such an awesome family. love you all.