Happy Turkey Day

We had Thanksgiving dinner in Hyrum this year. The food was great! I made my favorite Green Bean Supreme, Pretzel Salad, and both Oatmeal and Hershey pies. We played Tetris, Crazy Rummy, and Pit. The kids played all day and were so excited to watch "Shrek the Third." I would also like to remind everyone that both the Packers and the Cowboys won their Thanksgiving Day games. WooHoo!

This is all that was left after we stuffed our faces.

I think we could have used at least one more pie.

One brave soul is ready for bed. We needed our beauty sleep in order to face the madness that lay ahead for us. Lyla and I drove to Layton Thanksgiving night with Aunt Mary Ann. We were up early to dive into the insanity of "Black Friday." We had the best time! Target is always our favorite place to go and that is why we spent two hours there. We also stopped at the mall, and Toys R Us. Lyla was a great shopper and was actually pretty happy all day even though I made her get up at 6:30 a.m. I am already excited for next year!

Battle Wounds

Lyla had her six-month check-up last week. She now weighs 16 lbs. 10 oz. and is 26 1/2 in. long. That puts her in the 50 percentile for weight and 75 percentile for height. It's looking like we might have a basketball player on our hands. Watch out WNBA, here she comes! Colby's just excited because he might get an above-average height child. As you can see, she had shots too including her first round of the flu shot. Milee also got a flu shot and has reminded us daily that she is never doing that again. She made sure to be extra careful when getting dressed not to touch the bandage, and wouldn't let me take it off. She announced she was finally all better when Wiley Coyote fell off in the bathtub.

Nerd Herd

The employees of Hell's Basement A.K.A. Advent Creative, located at 666 North Main, decided it was appropriate to throw a Halloween bash. Colby and I went as nerds. Afterward, the girls were feeling left out and wanted to be a part of our Nerd Herd. Colby put the glasses on Lyla and we realized the she is a mini-me of Drew Carey. Milee has the meanest nerd-face around. You'd better be careful with this one, she has the quickest pocket-protector draw in the west.

Halloween

The girls were so cute for Halloween. Milee was an Aggie football girl complete with corn rows and shoulder pads. We had a good laugh about the balloon shoulder pads that kept slipping down to just the right spot. Milee turned out to be a trick-or-treat junkie. Even though the USU Aggie football team has been pushed around this season, I know one Aggie who can hold her own. When one of the big kids knocked her off the curb, Milee told her straight up, "watch where you're going, GIRL!" She could have gone all night had we not made her stop. About half-way through the evening she got tired of ringing the doorbell and say the standard "trick-or-treat" and went with plain old "boo" instead. Lyla was the cutest witch I've ever seen. She didn't even fight the hat. Even though she didn't get to go trick-or-treating, she still had an important job of monitoring the candy flow at Aunt Mary Ann's.

Grandma Sib surprised the girls with matching pajamas. They needed something snuggly to climb into after a gruesome night of trick-or-treating.

Gardner Village

Milee, Lyla, and I, along with Grandma Jani, Aunt Kari, and cousins, went to Gardner Village to see "The Witches." The girls had a great time posing for pictures with all the silly witches. We had plenty of time to walk around since we had an hour and a half wait for lunch. Jokingly, we asked ourselves why we attempt to go anywhere with three crazy girls and two babies. If you've ever experienced the princess luncheon at Disneyland, you'd ask yourself the same question. Next year we decided to stop at Wendy's first.