Gingerbread Houses

 
 
 
 
This isn't tradition, but it was so much fun to do together that it is definitely on our list of Christmas traditions. The kids love to pick the treats off when they are being good. I hot-glued the graham crackers together to form the house, then the rest was done with bags of frosting piped to the house and stuck with pieces of candy.

The annual Christmas Tree hunt

 
 
 
 
As every year from the beginning of time...okay, maybe ever since Kyle can remember, the whole Bevan clan travels to Tooele to hunt for the family Christmas tree. This year was a huge success. We found the best tree ever! The kids had fun, and afterward we gathered outside the old cabin and drank hot chocolate and visited with the family. When all the trees were collected as well as the family members, we drove to Kyle's Uncle Bruce's house and had yummy soup and visited some more. We just can't get enough of the family!

Thanksgiving with family and friends

 
 
This Thanksgiving was definitely one of the best! Our party was bigger with the addition of our good friends and next door neighbors, the Wills. The food was good, the company was great, and having family here that I haven't seen in months was exceptional. I love the Holidays because I see my family a lot more.

Gingerbread Festival

 
 
 

Kyle's brother and his family invited us to go to the Thanksgiving Point's Gingerbread Festival with them. It was really fun for the kids. They got their face painted, got to look at the hundreds of gingerbread houses on display, watch some dance recitals, and end with some warm hot chocolate and a gingerbread cookie that they were able to decorate themselves. Thanks for inviting us Amos and Brooke!

Happy 6 Kayla!

I can't believe my Kayla is 6 years old! How time flies when it seems that only yesterday I was rocking her to sleep with her little thumb poked in her little mouth. Kayla has made great strides in her short 6 years. This year we bumped her into 1st grade and skipped Kindergarten. At first I thought I was making a huge mistake, but watching her grow and having a huge thirst for knowledge is reassuring to me that we made a good choice. I love you Kayla!

A Busy Halloween!

The month of October was really busy for us and not all that bad either. I tried my hand at sewing Kayla's Halloween costume by myself, and she came out looking like Dorothy herself! We also added a new member of our family this month by getting a cat. For me to remember when we added her to our family, we named her Trixie (you know, it's Halloween sounding). I'm doing okay after being continuously made fun of for the choice of name. And lastly, Halloween Eve we carved our spooky pumpkins and put them out for display. What a fun month!

Dancing Princess

My Erica has to be the best dancer for a three-year-old. It brings me so much joy to see her dancing. The first day of class she arrived twirling and leaping all over the place and hasn't stopped since. Erica will perform her first dance recital this Saturday. I hope she doesn't come down with a case of stage fright.