Monday, November 28, 2011

Halliburton Family Photo Shoot

This year we decided to get some updated pictures of the cousins.  We did pics of all 3 girls together years ago, but not any recently. Well it turned into a big family photo shoot and it was wonderful!  Cody's parents, sister Stephanie and her daughter Trista and our little family were all there.  It is no secret that I LOVE pictures!!  I love posed pictures of all of my beautiful family!  It was fun to get a few big family shots when we have had these kids/grandkids around for almost 8years!  These pics will be family keepsakes for years to come.  Here's a sample of some of the photos.






















It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

The tree is up!  Everyone knows Christmas is not my favorite holiday.  I really have no idea how my family talked me into putting the tree up the day after Thanksgiving, but somehow, it happened!  Cody and the girls LOVE Christmas.  It may be rubbing off on me a little bit, but not much!  I like the actual thought of Christmas, I just really don't like the commercialism of it all.  But regardless, we decorated the tree and the house while watching The Christmas Story like we do every year.  We got a new tree this year, and it's beautiful and covered in Christmas Story, Denver Broncos and family ornaments.  Shopping is almost done, cards are ordered.  Now just to enjoy December and all of the traditions and festivities!







Ya, she didn't help much...

Giving Thanks 2011

As usual, we had more than one Thanksgiving celebration this year!  We went to my aunt Jean and uncle Rick's house on the Sunday before Thanksgiving to celebrate with our extended family.  It was fun to be able to spend an afternoon with my parents, both sets of grandparents, aunt and uncle, brother, SIL, niece, and my beautiful babies.  We had lots of good conversation, good food, baseball and football!  On actual Thanksgiving day, I had to work so Marmmett and Cody worked on making the feast so it would be ready for when I got home from work.  As luck would have it, I got off work early so we were able to eat at a reasonable hour and then have time to plan our black Friday shopping!  :)  GG and Joe were able to come for the feast as well, and it was delicious!  Marm and Cody definitely outdid themselves as usual!  So much to give thanks for this year for sure.  My family is amazing, we have great jobs, smart, beautiful kids, our reasonably good health, wonderful friends, and so many more countless blessings.  I hope to be able to spend more time this year reflecting on the things I am thankful for daily, instead of just once a year.  

Avery, Kodie and Alexis

Alexis had every single person there play catch with her the entire time!

She LOVES softball

Best cousin friends

My parents and their grandkids

My stud husband posing for the camera

GG and Joe and their great grandkids

Grandma Jean and Grandpa Bob with their great grandkids

My turkeys on turkey day

The kids table feast


The head chef and the assistant

Wishbone!


Lexi won!

Avery turned hers into a gun


Here's to many many more years of thanks and friends and family!

Halloween 2011

I love, love, love Halloween!  It is seriously my favorite holiday and favorite time of the year!  We had a ton of fun carving pumpkins, going to the festivities at the girl's schools, and of course Trick or Treating!


Lexi cleaning out the guts!


Miss Ree carving hers!  (We were trying out the Halloween makeup!)




Psycho!

Hard at work!
The finished product!
Avery's school party :)


Lexi ready for the Literary parade at her school dressed as Bad Kitty


Bad Kitty and Mrs. Wheat

Ready for Trick or Treat!


Our candy handerouters!




Haha!  Joey with the broom!

Counting the loot and being silly sallys
Happy Halloween!!