Family Pictures - November 30, 2014

Sunday - November 30th

We met my family at Wheeler Farm to take some pictures.  It was fun to see them.  I haven't seen my family in a really long time.  Of course, not everybody was able to make it, but it was nice to see the ones that did.  We just walked around and took pictures for a while.  Then, slowly, everybody had to leave. 

Kari has a fun app where she played around with some of the pictures.  Here are the ones she sent to me.  I think they are fun.

  When we finished, Linda, Dad, Missy, Shelley and I went to Italian Village for some dinner.  I love that place!  After dinner, Missy, Dad, and Shelley went home and Linda and I went took the few children we had with us and went to Temple Square to see the lights.  It was a fun night.

 Mathew and Brinley were having too much fun running around and seeing everything.  It was hard to get them to stop for a picture.  That's why there are so many pictures with just Alissa in them.  She was the one who stayed close to me while we walked through and saw all the lights.

 I took a lot of selfies because I wanted to get just one that I thought I looked good in.  I failed.  I look absolutely horrible in all of these.  Linda and Alissa look good though.  The pictures started with just Alissa and I in them, then Linda thought she'd be funny and photo bomb us.  It was funny.  I'm glad she joined in the picture taking fun.

 After the temple, we went to Missy's house to wait for Roger and Parker to pick us up and take us home.  Missy and Mikal are making a really cool area in their garage look like a 50's diner.  These are pictures of some of the cool things they have in there already.

More Hats

Monday - November 24, 2014

All I've been doing is crocheting.  The kids come home from school, then they go out and play with their friends and I crochet.

 Tuesday - November 25, 2014

 Wednesday - November 26, 2014

 Thursday - November 27, 2014

PreThanksgiving Dinner - November 23, 2014

Sunday - November 23rd

Roger's work gives him a large turkey each Thanksgiving.  Since, we pretty much always, go to someone else's house for Thanksgiving, we decided to start a tradition of having a preThanksgiving dinner, so we can enjoy a little family time and the turkey from Roger's work.  Back in 2012, we had family come to our house for Thanksgiving.  Before that, it was Thanksgiving 2002 that we had family come to our place.  So, if things keep up the way they are going, we don't have to worry about having a Thanksgiving at our house until 2022. 

I told Alissa to take some pictures of our fun, while I finished getting dinner ready.

 Before we ate, I took a few pictures.  I really like this new tradition.  we did it for the first time last year.  I love having our small little family Thanksgiving dinner each year.

A Late Birthday Gift - November 21, 2014

Friday - November 21, 2014

My friend, Tammy Beverly said that she wanted to take me out for my birthday.  We have been trying to get together for the last two weeks to make this happen.  Today we were finally able to do it.  She said she wanted to take me out to eat and just have a little day out.  It was such a nice day.  she took me to get my hair done first.  I've been wanting to cut my hair for a while now.  My hair was all the way down to my bum and I was do for a good hair cut.  The stylist was hesitant to cut it so short like I asked.  I wanted it cut to my chin.  She kept asking if I was sure.  I assured her that my hair grows really fast.  I cut my hair every 3 to 4 years.  Every time, I let it grow really long, then I get bored with my long hair and chop it all off.  This cycle has been going on since I was 20.  Anyways, so here's my hair on the floor after being chopped off.  I love my new hair cut.  I love short hair, because it is so easy to wash, style, and take care of.  I'm very happy with my new haircut!

 I feel bad that I didn't think to take a before and after picture of my hair.  I don't love pictures of me, so it doesn't occur to me to turn the camera on myself very often.

After we got our hair done, we went out to eat at the Fire House.  I love that restaurant!  The food was really yummy.  After that, we headed to Walmart to go shopping.  Tammy bought me some clothes.  It was such a fun day.  I loved it!  I feel bad that I'm not a better friend.  I've never done anything like that for any of my friends.  That was the nicest thing ever.  I loved our day today! 

Here is the hat that I crocheted today.

 Saturday - November 22nd

Here is the hat that I had to work on today.  I'm getting a little tired, and I have a few more days to do all of the hats that I need to finish, so I only did one hat today and yesterday.  I'm really going to have to buckle done soon and whip up as many hats as I can in a few days to get this all done.

Decorating For Christmas - November 19, 2014

Wednesday - November 19th

I couldn't wait to decorate for Christmas this year.  I tried hard to hold out until after Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't do it.  I've been watching Christmas movies while I've been crocheting and It just doesn't feel right without the Christmas tree set up.  So, we did it.  We put up our Christmas decorations today.  I love Christmas time!

 Brinley was tired and fell asleep quickly after we finished decorating.  I love picture of my little ones sleeping.  They are so cute and peaceful.

 Alissa finished her final sewing project in school today.  She is so talented.  She did an excellent job.  Also, Parker and I went shopping today while the girls were at school.  We went to buy a few things to help us decorate for Christmas tonight.  While we were at the store, we saw this fun little massager and some really nice back scratchers.  I couldn't resist getting them for us.  Alissa is showing the camera our new massager.

 Thursday - November 20th

Alissa's friend, Jamie came over early this morning so that I could do her hair before school.  I think it turned out really cute.  All I did was the braid.  She did everything else.  She fixed the top part of her hair and she added the bow.  I took a picture, so she could see how it looked.

Alissa's Hat - November 18, 2014

Tuesday - November 18th

I feel like all I do anymore is crochet.  Everyday it's crochet, crochet, crochet.  I'm surprised that I'm not tired of it yet.  The thing I'm starting to tire of is not being able to do my own thing and crochet whatever hat I feel like.  All the crocheting I do is to fill orders.  I keep seeing really cute hats that I want to try, but I can't until I fill all of these orders.  I love all of these orders, because, all of the money I make from my hats is going to pay for our Christmas this year.  So, the more the merrier.  Here are some more pictures of the hats I've been working on.

 Alissa has caught the crocheting bug also.  She spent the day working on her owl hat.  She is getting so good at crocheting.

 Brinley, as always, was being goofy.  She makes me laugh all the time.

 Here's our handsomest little guy, Parker.  He cannot get enough of his Minecraft.  He loves to watch Minecraft YouTube videos to get ideas for when he plays the game.  Parker is so creative when he plays that game.  I'm always so surprised and impressed by the things he comes up with.

 Here is Alissa's finished owl hat!  She did an excellent job!

More Hats - November 17, 2014

Monday - November 17th

Our Little Artists - November 16, 2014

Sunday - November 16th

Alissa pulled out her wooden birdhouse and paint that she got for her birthday.  She did a really good job painting it.  Parker and Brinley wanted to do some painting also.  Luckily, Parker got a lot of paint in his art kit from his school.  We also have a lot of boxes from all the books that Parker's school sent.  So, Brinley and Parker decided to paint some of the boxes using Parker's paint.

 I made a cat hat tonight.  I really don't like it.  Hopefully the person who ordered it will enjoy it.

More Hats - November 15, 2014

Saturday - November 15, 2014

I am a crocheting machine!  I spend all of my free time crocheting, trying to fill all these orders for my hats.  I am so surprised by how many orders I have gotten.  I crocheted and wore a lot of different hats to the bus stop last year and nobody said a word, except for the kids at the bus stop.  I gave a lot of hats away last year.  Here are the hats I finished today.

Another Snowy Morning and More Hats - November 14, 2014

Friday - November 14th

Parker walked with us to the bus stop again today.  We love being out in the snow.  I really wish there was more of it.  I really want to have a super snow filled winter.  The snow just makes everything look so beautiful and it is so much fun to play in.  Parker looks really funny wearing his Christmas hat over his ski mask.

 Here are the hats I made today.  I like the monkey hats.  I think they turned out really cute.

Alissa got to have her friend, Malaiyah over for a sleep over tonight.  They were being super goofy and they tried on my hats to make sure I made them the right size.

Snow! - November 13, 2014

Thursday - November 13th

We finally got some snow!  I made a new hat that I love.  I love this turkey hat.  I think it is so cute.  Brinley likes it also, so she decided to wear it to school.  She was super excited to go out in the snow, so she decided to wait outside for a little while, before it was time to walk to the bus stop.

 Parker got ready and walked to the bus stop with us.  We are so excited to finally have some snow.

 Parker wanted to stay out and play a little longer after we got back from the bus stop.

 I am so surprised at how many orders I have gotten for my hats.  Here are the two hats I finished today.