CHRISTMAS HELP WANTED!

With the holidays quickly approaching, I have been thinking a lot about how we do things and our traditions. While my kids are still young, I feel like it's still easy to change or add to the way we do things. I am just wondering if anyone has any fun traditions or things they do? Also, I was talking with a friend about Christmas and what Santa brings. Does Santa bring all your Christmas presents or just one big one and parents do the rest? This is a shout out to my "peeps". I am wanting to hear from you! I would love to know how you do Christmas and what fun traditions you have.

Maybe For Your Birthday

We were at Costco a couple of days ago and I saw a crockpot that I wanted. I told Kamree that I really liked the crockpot and wanted to buy it. Kamree said: "Well, not right now, maybe for your birthday." Hmmm, I think she's heard that line before.

Halloween Fun!

Parker and Kamree had lots going on this Halloween. Here are a few fun pics to re-cap our Halloween fun.Kamree had a Halloween party at her dance class. They danced to "Thriller" and had fun treats!
Parker had a party at his preschool. These are some of his favorite friends. Aren't they cute in their costumes?
We also went to a party with cousin Ellie at Aunt Ashlee's work. We had such a fun time. There was trick-or-treating, bobbing for apples and fun little games. Parker and Kamree also got their faces painted.


Here is a picture on Halloween night, right before trick-or-treating. Kamree was Cinderella of course, Parker was Peter Pan and Easton was a cute little frog. They went trick-or-treating through the neighborhood and had a great time. I stayed home with Easton and handed out candy to the few trick-or-treaters we got. I had way too much candy left over and Brandon suggested we keep it as part of our food storage (cause you can totally survive on skittles and milky way bars). I need to get rid of it soon or it will go to storage on my thighs and hips! One other fun thing Brandon and I did a couple of weeks ago was go to a Halloween party with some friends and had a great time. Good friends, good food, fun games and lots of laughs. We love this time of year and can't wait till it comes again!

Carving Pumpins

The FHE before Halloween we carved pumpkins. This is always a fun, yet messy and time-consuming activity but the kiddos LOVE it! They loved taking out the seeds and the funny feeling of the pumpkin "guts" as Parker likes to call them.



Of course we had to let Easton in on the action too! I didn't get any pictures of the finished product but we ended up with a bat, a ghost and a princess crown.

More of Kamre is Three!

The day after Kamree's birthday we had a party with my family. Kamree got this Princess chair for her birthday from Uncle Ty. She loves it!

Blowing out the candles on her princess cake (with a little help from Parker of course)
We were a little camera happy getting pictures of Kamree with all the family. Here she is with Grandma and Grandpa . She loves spending time with her grandparents.
I love this picture of her with my grandparents, Kamree's great-grandparents. Also known as Grandma and Grandpa 2.
Kamree with my brothers, Trev and Ty. They love to play and are such fun uncles!
Kamree with Aunt Jill and Uncle A. She loves them both and can't wait till they have their baby.
We also went to dinner at Applebee's with Brandon's family. They sang to Kamree and brought out free dessert which she shared with her cute cousin Ellie and Parker. Brandon's parents were also here from St.George for Kamree's birthday. Kamree loves spending time with them and all of her family.

Kamree is three!

Kamree turned 3 on October 18th! She celebrated by having a princess birthday party with her favorite friends. The highlight of the party was having the "real" Cinderella come.

Kamree had such an amazing time at her party and kept talking about it for days. The girls all came wearing princess dress-up. When her friends first came, they decorated pink princess crowns for the girls and blue hats for the boys. She didn't know that Cinderella was coming and she was so surprised when she knocked on the door. Cinerella played games, told stories, sang "happy birthday" and took pictures. Most of the girls were a little afraid of her but not Kamree. Everywhere she went Kamree had to be right by her side. When she left Kamree asked me if she was riding a carriage or flying a plane back to her castle. We ate cupcakes with pink frosting and little Cinderellas on them and then opened presents. It was so much fun for her and I was so thankful my mom and sister were there to help out. I couldn't have done it without them. Although very fun, parties are a lot of work! Very worth it though. Later that night we let Kamree choose where to go to dinner and we ended up at Winger's. She had a very fun birthday! I asked Kamree to tell me about some of her favorite things at age 3 so here goes:
Favorite food: Spaghetti and vanilla ice cream
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite book: A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Favorite t.v shows: Little Einstein and Curious George
Favorite Movie: One guess...Cinderella of course!
Favorite Animal: Penguin
Favorite Song: I Am A Child Of God and Popcorn Popping
Favorite things to do: Dance, twirl, sing, dress-up in Cinderella dress-up and play with Parker

I can't believe that Kamree is three. She has grown up so much the past few months. She is a very lovey and cuddly girl and always has a kiss or hug ready to give. She is also ready to give you a compliment or quick to say "I love you". As you can tell she loves princesses and is always singing and dancing around the house. She really does love Parker and looks up to him a lot. She has been through a lot with her mole getting removed and her surgeries and has handled it all so amazingly. I think Heavenly Father knew that she had the Spirit and personality that could handle this obstacle. She constantly amazes us and keeps us laughing and on our toes. Kamree, we love you so much and are so grateful and happy you are a part of our eternal family!