Catch-up Time

A lot has happened in the past few weeks, so here is an entry to catch up on the doings and goings of our little family.

1) I had a birthday and the girls made me a cake to celebrate. I love this picture. Not because of me (with no make-up on by the way), but my girls and I (not many pictures of just us, since I am usually behind the lens). It captures pure happiness from all of us.

2) The Sunday after my birthday, Hannah decided to fall off her stool and cut open her head. I was hugging her and rubbing her head and thought to myself "man, she is sweaty" and then I looked at my hand and it wasn't sweat. Thank heavens I knew that the head bleeds a lot, because there was a whole lotta of blood. So, off to the urgent care and an hour later she came home with a staple in her head. And a little trauma to Hannah.

3) We went to Salt Lake City for the Thanksgiving holiday. It was great to be with family. Some highlights of the trip:

* picking out a tree and decorating it with nana and papa and the family. Hannah loved seeing the ornaments with her dad on them as a child.

* Hannah picking leaves anytime we went outside and then bringing them in the house and decorating the christmas tree with them.

* For Thanksgiving dinner my kids eating only the rolls.

* decorating gingerbread houses as a family. Hannah had a blast and Ella loved eating the chimney (hence no chimney on our house).

* Celebrating an aunt and uncles birthday and best part of all playing with the cousins!