Thanks for Thanksgiving

This year we went to Phoenix for Thanksgiving. The boys had so much fun in the pool that they would wake up in the morning get in as soon as they could talk someone into going with them. The weather was wonderful, we ate Thanksgiving dinner outside. Chareese and Richard received their endowments while we were there and we were also able to see lots of friends and family. It was great.

The whole clan in the hot tub

Hanging out on the couch after a long day of fun

Shelley, Richard, Briggs, Rob

Richard, Lindsey, Rob

Alisa, Danika, Brooke

Two little fishes...Briggs and Parker

Owen, Bailey, and Briggs, coloring in their Christmas Coloring books

The kids in their Christmas PJ's

Ali and her 2nd cousin Paisley, hard to believe they are only 9 days apart

The boys trying to break Ali into loving the water as much as they do

One of Owen's favorite things...getting thrown up in the air and landing in the pool

Briggs with Uncle Rowland, likes being thrown too

Ali and Uncle Richard

Grandpa Bob and Briggs

Swimming in the middle of November... Only in AZ

Sweet little Ali Kat

AHHH!! Sharks in the water!!!

Fearless Owen

Briggs!?!?!

Where did the Fall go??

Okay, now that we have made it through the holidays (and then some) I will try to get updated with all our events that have gone on the last few months...

The beginning of November Rob had to go to Ashville, NC for work. Ashville is a little mountain town (Referred to as the Park City of the South) about an hour and a half away. Rob had a two bedroom suite, so the kids and I decided to tag along for one of the nights...




The boys and the neighbors playing in the leaves...

The free-loaders

Briggs and Ali are smelling something, but Owen doesn't seem to mind


The "Hot Tub" Don't worry they are all wearing their swimming-suits and Rob is wearing his sweater!

These two can always find entertainment, even under a
hotel night stand




Ali, is not sure what she thinks about it


A hotel, a hide away bed, and sleeping bags...
What could be better!!!

Ali's Blessing

Ali was blessed on Nov. 1st. I had the idea to take my wedding dress and have it made into a blessing dress. Seeing that I will never wear it again, I thought at least I would be able to get some good use out of it. A lady in our ward was willing to take on the LARGE project and lets just day she did a fabulous job. My dad and Pat came out for the blessing and Cousin Matt, Carrie and their family came down from Charlotte for the day. It was nice to have family here for the event.

The After

The Before

Our sweet little Alexandria

The layers and layers of dress

We are a happy family

hAllOwEEn

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. Even with all the rain, we still had plenty of candy and not enough sleep. This is Rob's favorite holiday and I think after you view the pictures we will understand why....

Rob Jack-o-lantern, he always goes the extra mile with these...This year instead of candles/propane, he used flares.
Sorry Briggs, somehow I missed taking a picture of your "puking pumpkin" However you did a wonderful job!!

Ali at Trunk or Treat at Church

Our neighbor Lizzie and Owen at Trunk or Treat. We kept loosing Owen, only to find him hiding in random corners of the church eating his stash

Pumpkin Carving... Yes men, that would be a power tool

Monkey see Monkey do

What...You have never seen a shark cowboy before???

We had all our neighbors over for chili and other goodies...It rained all day and night, so we ended up eating in the garage

TRICK OR TREAT

Spending the day Down Town

One of our family's favorite things to do is go down town. If you have visited us, you probably already know that, because there is a good chance we took you there. They have great restaurants and a great park. Very family friendly.

In remembrance of Micheal Jackson (may he RIP) Rob hangs Briggs over the Bridge

Ali slept the whole afternoon

Trouble and More Trouble

Happy Family

Briggs and Owen, rolling down the big hill

Alexandria at 1 Month

Here are some pictures of Ali at one month old. One of the great parts about having a baby, is we get lots of visitors. Grandma Jocko came and stayed for a week, Paige and Glen, Grandma Shelley and Grandpa Bob, and Grandpa and Grandma Burton. It was nice to have the extra hands around. The only problem was, I did not take any pictures of Ali with anyone. Even though Ali is the easiest baby, I did not realize what a difference 3 kids would be.

Little Red Ridinghood

It rained the whole time Grandma Shelley and Grandpa Bob were in town, so one day we went to Jump Zone (inflatable toys) to get some energy out!

Briggs going down the pirate slide

Our sweet little girl