Family Pictures

It's that time of year again! I think they turned out pretty cute. Maybe you can guess what we picked for our Christmas card.....

btw, we have moved and have a new address. I'm trying to get out whatever I'm doing for a christmas card this year (combo of snail mail, email, and hand delivery) early, but if you beat me to the punch, please email me for my new address. Not sure if my forwarding service is still working. And I hate missing Christmas cards! :-)

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone. We had so much fun, and not much time for blogging. So I'll catch up!
Jayne's preschool had an adorable program and Thanksgiving feast. She was an indian princess. She also brought home her pilgrim outfit she made. So cute!

The kids were out of school for the week, so what did we do? . . .

We hit the beach
And Disneyland, of course!

I know we're not original, but we sure did have fun. We also did quite a bit of baking and getting ready for Thanksgiving and family pictures. A great week. Looking forward to Christmas!

Cutest little guy in his new jacket

Jason's mom got Ryan this adorable jacket for his bday but it was very big for him and hasn't been cold. Well, it finally got a little cold so I was quick to bust out his new jacket. It's like a real lettermans jacket (and looks almost like jason's from high school). He also got these styl'in new pants that he finally fits into. Looks like a little stud muffin to me! Thanks Grandma Judy!

New Skirt

I made this skirt for Jayne last night while Jason was at his softball game. Didn't take very long, especially since I didn't know exactly what I was doing. I followed an online tutorial. I have more pics and the link on babyjaynes. Jayne loved it. I think I'm going to make her another today :-)

Free Books!

I LOVE free stuff! Especially books. They are so expensive. A few of these look really awesome and I might buy. Enjoy!

As a part of his doctoral studies, John Hilton III is "studying what happens when books are made available for free." He worked with "Deseret Book and they have made 8 of their books available for free." They can all be downloaded at http://deseretbook.com/free. Several of the books are ones you might be interested in. The books are:

LDS/Deseret book ~ books that you can download for free.

Deseret Book has made 8 of their books available for FREE DOWNLOAD at deseretbook.com/free.

The books are:

1. Please Pass the Scripture (by me).
2. What I Wish I Would Have Known When I Was Single (by John Bytheway).
3. Women at the Well (by Richard and Jeni Holzapfel).
4. Digging Deeper (by Robert Eaton).
5. 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know (by Brent Top and Bruce Chadwick).
6. Growing Up: Gospel Answers About Maturation and Sex (by Brad Wilcox).
7. Saving Kristen (by Jack Weyland). (fiction)
8. The Hidden Path (by C.B. Andersen). (fiction).

Weekend to Scottsdale

We had a quick but fun trip to Scottsdale, AZ for the weekend. Some golf, some USC Football, good food, and great company, it was a wonderful weekend!

Yes, it appears Jayne is destined to be a cheer leader. This was at her 5 year old cousin's soccer game. She wouldn't give up that sign for anything and loved cheering for him. :-)

USC won but it was a little stressful. Kids LOVED going to the game! It was their first away game :-)
This picture was taken by a Sports Illustrated photographer and made it onto the SI website!! We got the notice and I copied the picture here. Pretty fun. Jayne and her cousins do look adorable! Fight on!

Happy Halloween!

Had a little pumpkin carving family night! Pumpkins, hot chocolate, cookies, and a fire in the fireplace! I think we're ready for Halloween! . . .

My not so little Lion

Barbie Island Princess

Almost all the Orange County cousins ready for trick or treating fun!

We had a really fun little gathering at our house. Great food, great company, great trick or treating, not so great USC score, but had fun watching the game together on Tivo after trick or treating. A great night!


I'm posting my decorating pictures and recipe for chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes I made for the night on my baby jayne's blog.