Catching Up

So I guess we have some catching up to do! Let's see what's been happening since August...

We spent some time swimming at our friend's house while it was still warm out.

 Ben went hunting a few times. This time was for dove.

 While he was out of town I remodeled the girls bathroom.

 Jalapeno dove poppers...seriously yummy!

 I found these on my phone!

 We did a lot of home school!

 And enjoyed a lot of family time together!

 Ben's next hunting trip was for deer. His friend got one and Ben came home with chipmunks and squirrel.

 Not nearly as yummy as the dove poppers!

 Ben stayed home one day to help with home school

 During Fall break I had a special day date with Emma. She got a haircut then we ate yummy food...

 and read books...

 Then Charis & I had a day date together. We got pedicures...

 Went shopping...

 and had a great time together.

 That week we were supposed to go camping but it was snowing in the mountains.

 So we camped in our backyard.

 And ate breakfast outside.

 In October my sweet niece, Geneva, was born.

 Charis graduated to the next swim class.

 I celebrated my sweet friend Mindy's upcoming wedding.

 We had a special day with friends where we baked cookies and brought them to people we are thankful for.

 The girls took part in an American Girl cooking class at the library.

 The girls went on a school wide field trip.

 Where they both rock climbed for the first time.

 They loved it!

 For Halloween we had Ariel and Mary Poppins at our house.

 Then we had a cupcake baking competition with all their Halloween candy. Some were better than others.

 Charis played volleyball for the first time on her school team. They did so well and had a lot of fun doing it!

 In November, Grandma and Grandpa came to visit. We went to Rawhide.

 And Grandpa helped to install a new light in our kitchen.

 For my birthday we ate dinner at my favorite restaurant, Joe's Farm Grill.

 I went with Emma's class on a field trip to a farm.

 Mimi & Papa came to visit over Thanksgiving.

 The girls had spirit week at school. This was literary character day. Charis was Fern from Charlotte's Web and Emma was Pinkalicious.

 They also had decade day. Charis is from the 80's and Emma from the 1870's.

 We started reading our advent calendar on December 1st. I love these special times after dinner centered around God's word and learning about God's special gift of His Son sent to save us from our sins.

 I have seasons tickets to ASU Gammage with a great group of friends. This month we saw Evita.

 Christmas break came quickly as did sickness.

 Emma lost her first tooth. She swallowed it in a bagel!

 We made Christmas cookies.

 And learned how to sew.

 The girls made pjs for their dolls.

 Christmas is only 4 days away! We are excited to celebrated the birth of our Savior as a family. I will try to post pictures soon!