We brought out the camera when MJ started getting fussy and tired of the game.
She loves seeing herself.
Everyone wanted to get some pictures
Then Mackenzie was getting tired of everyone using the camera so...
She whacked Damon in the face, hahaha!
And then she started screaming again. Thanks Damon!!
PSA: Do not try and reheat hand warmers in the microwave that you found at the football game. They do explode. Just ask Kyler and Damon and my poor microwave.
I often find Mackenzie climbing into the dog crate. It is seriously like having 2 babies around our house.
Our Christmas tree didn't stand a chance this year with a baby and a puppy. This particular day I found both Mackenzie and Acey wrapped in the lights. This was not the first, nor would it be the last time I found them both in the lights.
She wasn't having fun after she couldn't escape anymore.
Not a great picture, but Acey was stuck too.
Stretch Armstrong!
Mackenzie climbing into the crib Gtanddaddy made me.
You can always find Acey laying in the sun. She loves it there.
The kids still thought it was really funny to watch Mackenzie 'drive'
Acey is learning to fetch. She does so much better when the kids are asleep!!
She really is a smart dog. It's been fun to watch her learn new things.
She is also learning to stay. She tries really hard learning patients; it's a hard lesson to learn.
Bentley has been cracking us up with her eyebrows lately. The others are pretty funny talking about brain freezes too.
I love decorating for Christmas and having our house be full of reminders of Christ. I like spreading it out through the house, and really wanted a new tree this year. However, I'm really glad I didn't get one. Between the dog and MJ, our tree is not looking so great. I relinquished all control of the tree to the kids this year. They seem happy with it, and I know that I can wait one more year to get the tree that I really want.
This girl was so busy trying to touch everything.
This is how most of her pictures turned out.
Seriously almost all of them!
I guess it runs in the family.
Bentley isn't much better, haha.
Better than before.
Kyler was almost too cool for the tree this year.
However the girls were really into it.
It was serious business.
Look how much concentration she had!
If you look close you can find all 5 of them.
Papa made some letters for our stockings, and I love them.
Radley tired to put up every single ornament we have.
Papa also made me some new ornaments for my tree, and I love them. He made me 55 names of Christ. I thought my list was pretty full. I knew I missed a few, but then I saw a book that had 150 names of Christ. I guess I was a little off, haha. Next year when I get a bigger and better tree I will put them all up.
Wellington now has a Chamber of Commerce, and they have been doing a lot of new activities. They did a new lighting of the square downtown and asked the kids at the elementary to sing some songs they have been learning at school. There was also a Santa in the museum, lots of hot chocolate, a hayride and a few other musical numbers. The kids seemed to have a good time and it was nice to get together with the community. Plus, the kids love seeing their friends outside of school. We also had some friends come to visit. The Barlows used to live in Childress, but Preston got into PA school causing them to move to Utah. They decided they wanted to move back here, so Kenney told them to talk to the administrator at the hospital. Apparently things went well because they offered him a contract. Hopefully the contract negotiations go well and we could have some real friends by August!! They have a daughter only a few months younger than Bentley and a little boy that was born this summer. We're excited to get them here!
Hopefully these girls will be BFFs all the time when Rafe's family moves here. They got along so well and loved playing with one another.
LOVEing their hot chocolate.
He's a good Papa
All the kids braving the cold to come sing.
Bentley was being a stinker, but MJ was all smiles.
Going for a hayride.
Somehow Damon got on the first round without the others.
The kids all seemed to really know the songs.
Radley was pretty funny singing this one. It's blurry when I zoomed in, but if you look close you can find him screaming his little heart out (he's on the end).
Mackenzie's favorite part of the night was when Dad let her 'drive' the 2 blocks home! She had a blast! The boys thought it was pretty funny too!
We had some fun visitors at the end of November. The Payne's came a few days before Thanksgiving, and the Barney's came a few days after. The kids loved it! It was fun having all of them in our house and spending time with us. I didn't get many pictures, oops!
All of the kids have loved doing this!
Having fun around the fire pit with cousins.
Yes, this is their natural state!
A few shirts were burned during this adventure.
Can't believe she's so big!!
We also had a visit from the Barney's, and someone was smitten by baby Henry!
Such a happy baby.
The boys taught Mackenzie a new trick and thought it was hilarious!
Playing with Mom.
She loves playing like the big kids.
The kids thought it was pretty funny watching her walk around with the shopping cart, as she was learning to walk.
