Oh Christmas Tree..grr..

After all is said and done...it looks beautiful...and so do the girls.


Simon really got into some trouble..he likes to help at grandmas house and at home with the lights..ornaments..tree skirt..pine needles..and lets just say anything he could get his hands on!

With great excitement!! We took the kids over the weekend to purchase a fresh cut Christmas Tree. To great dismay, once we got the tree picked out, tied to the car, home and inside, we needed to do some major cutting! Can I just tell you this tree stand you see pictured caused us much grief! The girls were so exicted to decorate the tree. I had taken them to pick out a few new ornaments...they had been waiting ALL day for Spencer to get home from rounds at the Hospital...they ended up waiting an additional 2 hours once we got the tree home to get it to stand up without falling over!! NO we are not brain dead when it comes to putting up a tree..but the individual who cut the bottom of our tree merely did not do an "A" job. It was quite comical actually...You should have seen me on the floor trying to cut a large branch...then Spencer doing the same...Ha Ha!! We did it though! The girls were so good and I think Simon only ate a few pine needles and maybe chewed a few ornaments ha ha (j/k).

Party in the House!

Ella celebrated her 5th Birthday in November!!

We had an animal party! A fun face painter and balloon artist came to celebrate with us and the kids really enjoyed it!

The boys!

Upon Ella's request, we went to Red Robin for a birthday dinner. Thanks Grammy for the fun yummy dinner!

Lots of balloon animals @ the Birthday Party! Ella requested a Monkey of course!

Molly requested a pink dog!

Molly wanted to have her face painted like a Witch. She has really been on a witch thing since before halloween.

Ella had her face painted as a princess

Travis, the TiGeR (Ella's cousin) was the first person to invite all the way down from Utah to her birthday party!

Monkey's all around...cake, balloon animal, face paint, and her outfit.

Chunky Monkey!

This is our cute Chunky Monkey! I could blog for days about my little Simon monster! He is just the cutest boy EVER! We just love him to pieces! My sister sent some fun hats down for us to use this fall/winter. I just couldn't pass up this photo...seriously isn't he the cutest!

Field Trip to the P Patch

The blow up slide was a big hit (after 20 minutes of talking Molly into trying it with Ella)

Train ride with the tractor.

(I got to ride in the lucky spot right next to Ella though I am not pictured)

The girls are lucky to have the same Preschool teacher this year (just different classes and days of the week). I was so happy that they did their field trip the same day!

Ella and Molly @ the PuMpKin PaTCh. We had a great time!

Where did little M go?

And.. she is off! Molly is very much into "pretend" with ther dolls and barbies. The other day miss M and I were playing baby dolls (while E was at preschool) and she told me she was taking her babies for a walk. I thought oh..she is pushing them in the pink doll stroller around the house like she normally does. Well, I was wrong. To my surprise...After not hearing her talk and play I found her (half way down the sidewalk) going for a walk with her babies! I didn't really think she was going outside!! yikes! If only they could stay this young forever! I really enjoy having a 3 year old in the house. She is just so logical sometimes :)

There is a first for...

We have had an exciting month!

In our home we have had a few exciting things happen...

Spencer is in his 3rd year of Medical School. He was able to scrub in on his first surgery this month. He is really enjoying this great dynamic in his hospital rotations this year.

I (Kimberly) successfully canned my first batch of home made SALSA! Whoop Whoop! and the great thing is...It even tastes good!

Ella got her first cavity...and her first filling. She wasn't too happy about getting her "tooth polished."

Molly has skillfully learned to write her name for the first time all by herself this month.

Simon is full of firsts!! He got his first tooth (he now has two)...rolled over for the first time and scooted for the first time all this month! And oh boy is he active! He can quickly make his way from one side of the room to the other! (usually to get something or someone he wants) Oh how we love him!

We have had a great month!

Hair styles

{Braids are in!}

{Curls are big!}

{Pony Tails are fun!}

BFF

Molly has a Best Friend...her name is Andi. These two girls are so cute together. They have much of the same interests...ALL GIRL!