Our Forever Family

November was a fun month!  After looking at how very little pictures I have though I realize I need to have my camera OUT so I use it more! One night the boys were telling me how they didn’t have any pajama pants in their drawer so I told them to go put on some of Dad’s since their clothes were in the washer.  They sure have some big pants to fill! The girls in their new Christmas dresses.  I let them wear them early since it seems winter is almost over after Christmas.  Might as well wear them all winter long!  And this was a special day because it was the Primary Program.  They did awesome with all of their parts memorized.  I got to sit up in the stands with my primary class (I teach Cameron’s class). Thanksgiving was just our little family this year.  I don’t think it will be our last Thanksgiving alone and so I have decided to embrace this and enjoy everything about just having us.  For instance.  How often do you get to have nice china on Thanksgiving with a huge crowd?  Pap

The boys had their first competition the weekend before Thanksgiving.  It was a good learning experience for both of them and they enjoyed it to.  Luckily Dad brought the ipad to entertain between matches.  They are both wearing blue.   Jason won his first match and lost his last 2.  Everyone got a medal at that age and so by the time the 3rd match rolled around all he could think about was that.  He did great and loved it.  I was proud of him.  It was hard watching kids crying and not wanting to wrestle with the parents pushing them out on the mat.  I was glad Jason did not cry because I know I would have cried for him! Cameron lost both of his and was out.  He was a lot more aggressive on the 2nd match than the 1st.  He definitely learned a lot about what wrestling is here and hopefully that will carry over in his practices.  After the 2nd match I asked him why he was more aggressive and he said that he pretended that he was wrestling Melanie and was really mad at her.  Whatever wo

The boys have started wrestling.  They are really enjoying it although they did not want to do it before their first practice.  Jason was especially nervous.  But now that they are in practices it is a lot of fun for them.  It is only a couple of miles up the road where they practice and so it is very convenient.  I don’t have to take all the kids with me just to drop them off.  Cameron has practice every day and Jason has practice 1 day a week. This was Jason’s first match.  He didn’t care that he got pinned more than 3 times, he was just loving being a part of it all!

The kids had a great Halloween!!  We have the BEST trick-or-treating neighborhood and the kids got a lot of goodies.  I pushed Jenna in the stroller and she got out at each house to get her candy.  She new exactly what to do and wasn’t shy at all!  The weather was perfect!  I wore flip flops and a short sleeve shirt.  Halloween is always a guessing game of how the weather will turn out.  So it was fun to be able to see the costumes without the coats! Cameron- Napolean Dynamite, Melanie- Rose Vampire, Jason-Boxer, Alyssa- Strawberry Shortcake, Jenna- Ladybug