Closer to Christmas

One week she is swimming at Rachel's, the next week we have to have coats.

Getting our Christmas tree, wasn't much selection left but 'our tree guy' hooked us up with a half priced tree.

 We went to Celebration of Lights.

Autumn playing in the 'snow' at West Gate.Dang kid won't hold still for a picture, she runs away!

Great December day and a recital.

It's great living in Phoenix when you can have a beautiful December day to enjoy the warm weather and the zoo.Autumn had fun milking the cow. She told me that one kid kept trying to take her 'teet'.

She loves to play under the tree house, I was about the only mother that let her play in the mud and water.It would be worth it to get a membership just so she can play here. She also met a friend and even asked the girls if she could come back to the zoo and play again.

Autumn had her Christmas dance recital. 16 performances before hers and 21/2 hour wait made some hungry and tired toddlers. I don't think she heard the music because she didn't dance and they were on stage less than a minute. But she had fun playing with her fellow dancers.

Toys for Tots

The last two years for Thanksgiving weekend Rachel has decorated the Toys for Tots box at QT. Each store   decorates this size box and then it is voted on by the district manager, the winner gets $100.00. It has been fun watching and helping her and we would like to make it a tradition. Last year she won and then used some of the money to buy toys for the box. She didn't win this year but her boxes were cute and we had fun doing it.

 An Elf trying to carry a large present.

Last years winner.

Rachel helped Kyle with his stores box, a snowball fort with the QT characters from the Booger Juice bottle

More pictures

Here are some pictures of us having fun at Autumn's party.

 My sister Tracy and niece Courtney.

 Me, Karen and Jonny.

 Rachel.

 Jack and Kyle jumped too.

Autumn's 4th Birthday

I can't believe I let Autumn's Birthday come and go without a Happy Birthday post and post of the pictures. I made her cake and of course I had a hard time finding the figurine but now when I go into stores I see something all the time.

Last year she wouldn't let us have a party and this year she couldn't wait to have one. She had a Rapunzel (Tangled) party. But the Princess bounce house wasn't available so we had a Dora which was just as fun, even the grown ups joined in. I will have to post pics later, our computer stopped reading the drive.