Mmm...Pie!

It just wouldn't be a great Thanksgiving without pie for breakfast the next day.

So yes, it was a wonderful Thanksgiving. We spent the day with Kyle's parents and the kids were spoiled. Ethan started with going shooting with his daddy and "Pop" in the desert. We squeezed in a super yummy Thanksgiving feast prepared almost entirely by my very talented mother-in-law and also included a Lucky Charm appetizer for the kids. Then it was back to the desert for more shooting (but this time Lisie joined the boys, pig-tails and all).

The next day was spent at this awesome park that the cousins met up at. They had these great bike "ramps" that even Kyle and I had a blast on!

We went back for more the next day (and I'm sure it won't be the last time).

Aunt Leslie's House

Now that I've been on Facebook and have reunited with so many of the Rees cousin back in St. Louis, I've had a flood of childhood memories. Some of my favorites are the times we spent meeting with all of the cousins at my Grandma Rees' on Sunday afternoon. Now that I have my own kids I love that they will have similar memories, both at their Grandma McEuen (G's house) and since my parents aren't available (on a mission in Romania) they also have Aunt Leslie's house. I was reminded of those days when I saw these pictures. My kids LOVE to go to Aunt Leslie's house- I'm not sure if the feelings are mutual, but they keep inviting us back. Thanks Aunt Leslie for the Sunday afternoons that my kids will always remember.

Nick just loves all the attention- can't you tell?

Picture Perfect Sunday

It was a gorgeous overcast day. In Arizona you really appreciate a little cloud coverage. Unfortunately the kids were starving and so we only had time for a couple of shots- it's too bad, we could have actually had our Christmas cards done early for a change.

Happy Halloween!

Elyse, Licity, Ethan

Nick, Elyse, Licity, Maci, Ethan

This year was a really fun HALLOWEEN, thanks to Leslie and her fabulous neighborhood! I'll admit that we did lose Licity for a little while (like 20 minutes), but when we found her the large group that had formed around her starting clapping. We were told that she didn't freak out- she just felt special with everyone looking at her (that's just like Licity). Ethan loved the haunted house that a neighbor had built and went through like five times. Maci really loved collecting candy, but hated keeping on a costume. She ended up wearing a princess skirt with some random butterfly wings- luckily she's cute in just about anything (but not worth forcing any pictures).

The never ending Arizona Summer

I don't always notice the long hot summers, but it was just too hot today. I'm pretty sure I say that every October. Luckily it cools off at night (finally) so we are trying to take advantage of that.
Now that Maci has fallen off the swing, she hangs on for dear life and loves to go high like her friends. (Yes, she has friends- because she thinks she's 3 going on 16...) Lis has learned how to pump her legs- Wee, go Lisie!!
This is Ethan's "basketball outfit"- even though I might have mentioned once or twice that it doesn't match.

Lisie got her hair done

I'm not the type to take Licity to get her hair done- I should, but I'm not. We even do our own haircuts at this house. So anyway, Licity went in to this cute little boutique and they offered to do her hair- PRINCESS STYLE. I have never seen her sit so still, (and I'm sure she never will again) so I wanted to document it. Unfortunately I couldn't get very good pictures of the fancy do with the sparkles and the big poofs but you get the idea.

Classic

This is just Priceless. I had to post it-

Ethan was so concerned that the toothfairy wouldn't take a "dirty" tooth. So I thought he should right a note. He is so funny. His notes are becoming a real highlight in our house.