Coming to a Christmas card near you.

You probably couldn't tell that this was pure torture on everyone. But I really wanted to make this year's Christmas card special, so hope you all will enjoy them.

Sometimes Michael goes to timeout when he's upset with me, and that's just fine with us.

Brandon a.k.a. Dr. Bone (as in trombone)

Someone got a hold of the camera and snapped a ton of pics, we weren't sure who did it until we came to the last picture, (this one). A little incriminating don't you think?

I loved this birthday cupcake a friend made for me. Ellie liked it too.

October has been a fun and busy month. Uncle Bob came for a visit and brought the kids lots of candy and Halloween fun with him. For Halloween, Brandon was.. Hershey man?, Matthew was Link from Legend of Zelda, Ellie was a BYU cheerleader, and Michael was a chicken. Michael hated his costume but forgot all about it when he realized "treat or treat" = "candy please".

sand dunes

We went out to the dunes the other night.

The kids felt like they were in a giant sand-

box. They had so much fun.

Ellie

Ellie had fun in gymnastics this summer, she also spent a lot of time having tea parties with friends.

Michael

Michael turned terrible two this summer!

Matthew

Matt played soccer this summer. He had a great time learning the game.

Brandon's mud run

Brandon is in cross country this year and kicked off the season with a mud run. Brandon got quite the work-out, a 5k that took him up sand dunes and through a creek and under obstacles in the mud. It was a lot of fun to watch!