Christmas

We were all thoroughly spoiled with gifts, time with family, and treats from friends and neighbors.

Te-Has

We (just Curtis & me) took a little trip down south. It was warm (see the palm trees!) and we got to sleep uninterupted by a certain two-year old(yay for small things!) While there we purchased this beauty:

Just kidding about the car, but doesn't Curtis look good next to it!

Birthday #2

Well, we knew it was going to happen, but it still seemed to come all too soon. Sophia celebrated her second birthday. We made sure she got to enjoy it. Activities included going swimming at the YMCA where we went down the big slide at least 5 or 6 times and picking Curtis up early from work so we could go see Tangled. Sophia loved it all and we actually stayed the entire movie at the theater! Quite an accomplishment for this little girl. It was a great day to spend together, celebrating as a family.

Thanks for the balloons Grandma & Grandpa!

Ripping into presents--she was really great at that this year!

Cheesin' it up with her princesses!

Veteran's Day

We took the opportunity to go to a nearby parade to celebrate Veteran's Day in honor of the veteran we call Dad and Husband. It was pretty sweet with all the bells and whistles, including two F-16's flying over the parade route.

C-squared

Codi & Chris got married! Yay!
The happy couple:

Dad=entertainer of the day

What a real family picture of ours would look like:

Cute cousins:

My two favorites:

Halloween

Sophia was a purple fairy for Halloween. She loved walking up to homes for trick-or-treating, but didn't want them to put it into her bucket so much as put it into her hand. She said trick-or-treat a few times, but LOVED to excitedly shout HAPPY HALLOWEEN!





P.S. Can you tell who was too busy having fun to hold still for photos?

Pumpkin Patch

I anticipated Sophia LOVING our local pumpkin patch, and she did, but for a completely different reason than I imagined. There were kittens everywhere and she was in love! She chased them anywhere, including into the corn maze!