Carson and Cara's Birthday Party
We decided to have the kids celebrate their Birthdays on the same day and same place. They don't mind and they have a lot of the same friends in common. They chose to celebrate at a place called "Crossfire Commandos". It had a spy theme to it. They let the kids jump in foam pits, ride the ziplines, and jump on the trampoline with a harness. They had a blast! I can't believe how quickly the past year has flown by. We're truly grateful for these two VERY BIG blessings we have in our lives.

Putting up the tree at the Rees Household.....Dad gets the tree and ornaments out of attic, Mom hangs lights (hate it-time for a prelit tree), Kids hang ornaments, we reminisce about old ornaments, Dad reads a Christmas story and Mom turns on the lights and takes a nap under the tree....HAHA~yep that sums up our Family Home Evening of putting up the tree!

We went with some church friends to the Memphis Zoo Lights. It was lots of fun and the weather was perfect. It definitely helped us get in the "moo"d for the Hoidays!

On December 1st we celebrated Cara's 6th Birthday. She'll celebrate her birthday with her friends this weekend. Cara definitely lights up our life. Lately she's become kind of a drama queen but amongst all of the dramatic performances she puts on we still love her to pieces. Here she is showing off her new outfits she got...gotta love Grandma's! Happy Birthday to

"SUPER ANN"

BEST SHOW I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME!

Thanksgiving 2009

(warning picture overload)

Dave's family came into town for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun and we had a great time. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner, shopped, got a little bit of Memphis Action in, and watched LOTS of football. Dave's brother Danny and his wife Amy weren't able to make it. Danny is overseas with the Navy but we were definitely thinking of them and missing them too.

Grandma and Grandpa with their 5 grand kids in front of the Christmas tree at the Peabody Hotel.

Chow time! This was the first year I cooked for more than 10 people and YES it was lots of work. But it was lots of fun cooking with my mother-in-law and sister-in-laws. Everything turned out super yummy!

Grandma and Grandpa took us on a Carriage ride downtown. Memphis is such an OLD city but there is a lot of history here. It's always fun to learn facts about the places you live. Cara loved the ride and was so excited that she got the Cinderella carriage.
Beale Street and the Peabody~WARNING!!!! When on Beale Street do not park your car in an uncovered parking lot, do not make a wrong turn on Crump Blvd., do not stop at the gas station in the ghetto, and always have your eyes open....we had a few scary moments, ones that had us all missing sweet, little Utah instantly.

We decided to eat at B.B. Kings which turned out to be a LONG, LONG wait but well worth it and the kids and Grandma loved dancing to the BLUES!

So of course having 5 brothers means there's lots of BIG TALK going on during games, but these brothers love to be around each other and they never take one another too serious! I love that about all of them. Take Dave's personality and times it by 5 and you have a room full of laughter.

Swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's hotel.

Crafts, Guitar Hero, Playstation, Football, and Eating pretty much sums up our week.

What a wonderful week we had. We definitely have MUCH to be THANKFUL for!

I'm a nut (click,click)-I'm a nut (click, click)-I'm a nutty, nutty, nutty, nutty, NUT!

My kids knew I was super busy trying to get ready for family to come into town...So these kiddos of mine helped rake up 11 bags of leaves...I knew I had kids for a reason haha!