Thanksgiving 2011

For Thanksgiving this year, Jason and I went to my parents' house. We had my three sisters and their families there too. We had a ton of great food...we all got stuffed. It was fun to see everyone and just spend time together. We did miss our brothers and their families!

The kids' tables.....

I worked hard to get my nephew, Ryan, to smile....

My first experience with Black Friday Shopping. Denise, Jenelle, Jason, and I went. It was crazy croweded. We went to Walmart, Target, and Kohl's. Denise and Jenelle got everything on their lists for 1/2 off and I picked up some things as well. It was fun.

Jason and I went down to Afton, WY on Friday to go Christmas Tree hunting with Jason's family. We got a beautiful tree. We were out in a blizzard but it was still fun.

We also made Gingerbread houses for Christmas that evening. It is a tradition. Jason and I bought a little "village" from Walmart this year to try something different. It turned out cute.

Our "village". I call it our "neighborhood" instead. Jason and I each did two houses. Jason added the melted Jolly Rancher pond in the middle.

Jason's cousins, Andrew and Jennifer, decided to make a Egyptian pyramid this year. It includes a mummy and buried treasure.

Jason and his dad were twins....

My hubby split his head open with the scope on rifle when we went shooting with Chris and Jenelle. He is still not sure how it happened and he says it didn't even hurt when it hit him. We guess is was the kick from the gun that bumped his head with the scope. I took him to the clinic and he had to get 6 stitches! He will now have a manly scar on his forehead. :)

Saturday evening my sisters, my mom, and I went to see "Breaking Dawn. Part 1". It was a good movie. My dad got us all shirts for the occasion. The men babysat and we had a good girls' night out!

Halloween

For Halloween this year Katie was a "pretty" vampire. So we got her the wig with red streaks and all! We even got Dakota a bat costume that she said was part of her costume. I had fun doing her make-up and she was pumped with the whole thing! We did the Stake Trunk or Treat on Saturday night which gave us a practice run on the make-up. We won a prize for being one of the best decorated trunks (thanks to my hubby). There were games and food in the gym and then the kids got candy from each trunk. Katie had a lot of fun at the "eat the donut on a string" game. It was funny. On Halloween I picked Katie up from school and we ran home to get her ready. Jason had class so wasn't able to come out until later. Lynette came with Katie and me to downtown Bozeman where Katie got to go to each store for candy. We took the dogs all dressed up too! They got a lot of attention. After downtown we headed to the mall where kids can go from store to store for candy. It was fun and warm inside! Jason joined us there and then we took Katie trick or treating around our neighborhood. She got a lot of candy and had a blast. Katie and I even forgot to eat dinner until we got home at about 8 that night! :) It was a fun and busy holiday!

This is a pumpkin that Katie designed, drew, and cut out by herself. I was pretty impressed!