Lucas had a birthday! (like a month ago)

We had the best day at The Enchanted Island at Encanto Park. Lucas and several friends of his got to go on all the rides we could squeeze in. He was fearless as always and happy to be spending the day with his pals. After the rides we had a picnic lunch and cupcakes for dessert!

Whitney, L and Bri

BFF's

Only THIS face could ever get me to go on THIS ride. Reminded me of the teacups @ Disney and I HATE the teacups!

Emmy!!

So I looked over and thought this was a homeless man in the middle of the amusement park, but no, it was just my Dad.

Gabriel, Janelle and Emmy

Porter, Lucas and Mya

The rest of the gang eating lunch

Happy Birthday sweetest boy!

December

-Date night with Jaycie-

Sonic for dinner (her choice). She thought it was SUCH a treat to eat at the tables instead of in the car. It was really really cold so she brought a quilt from home. She said none of her jackets went with the outfit.

Gettin' our nails done

When I asked her to go on a date with me that night she hurried into the bath, put on a fancy outfit (heels and all) and asked me for a side pony. She asked me why I wasn't more fancy.

-Park day with Gucas-

We had Mya for the day so we picked up some lunch and met Bobba at the park. The weather was beautiful and the trees were raining leaves.

-Lichlyter Christmas Shindig -

Every year my side of the family gets together at Aunt Linda's for dinner, carols and a gift exchange. We are a HUGE group and it's always fun to catch up with the cousins.

The men in my life

Me and Ab

Love these guys

-Just my cute kids -

-Eclipse -

Jaycie made us promise that we'd wake her up to see the eclipse. We laid out back on the lawn chairs. It was pretty cloudy, but still really neat to watch.

If any of you were wondering, this is what I look like @ 1am

- Temple Lights -

We met the Frosts at Rosa's then headed to the temple to see the lights. This hat is definitely not my most stylish, I know, but it kept my head warm.

Jayce and Porter

-Christmas morning-

Christmas Tree Bread is a recipe that Elliot's mom used to make when he was little.

Warming up by the fire

- Christmas @ my Mom and Dad's -

After delivering sack lunches to the homeless downtown we headed to Bobba's for more food and gifts.

Jaycie is really into drawing lately and was excited about her Wii U Draw

Elliot and Mr. Noah

-Christmas Cardinals Game-

We ended the day at the Cardinals stadium where they had an amazing win.

My Dad, my mom and my sister Stephanie.

They hardly ever open up the top. It was perfect!

Stone Soup with Mya

My sweet niece invited me to her school to have 'stone soup' and watch a little program they had prepared. It was so fun to see her with her friends and to have that one-on-one time with her. The soup was quite delicious but portions were pretty skimpy. Everyone got one stone (meatball) so I cut ours up in tiny pieces so we could savor it!

We also had rolls, cider and pie for dessert...

They sang several songs that I hadn't heard before. Mya did such a good job and I'm so proud to be her Aunt!

Thanks for the fun day Mya Mia! I sure love you.