tye's wrestling....

tye is doing wrestling again this year. this is his 5th year in this sport, and he gets better and better each year. grandpa j is the greatest coach he could have, he's taught him lots of stuff! tye gets frustrated when he loses, but i encourage him and tell him that he cant win every match! we've videoed a lot of matches this year, and i hope to use it as a teaching tool for him. he does really well and i enjoy watching him in this sport more than any other!

jaja's basketball....

jalair loves to play basketball! she did the 'little hoopsters' again this year, and is only the 2nd girl on the team! she's a good team player, loves to pass the ball to the boys that can make baskets! i love to watch her, she'll be waiting for a ball to get to her, look at the crowd & smile, then act worried when the ball passes by her....she's hilarious! here are some pics of her playing hard!

decorating the christmas tree!

placing each ornament just right!

so i had to replace half the lights on our christmas tree this year, it was a pain, but worth it! i did it while my kids were with their dad for thanksgiving. i didnt decorate it though, waited for the kids to do that! they did an awesome job this year, its the first year i dont have to redecorate it after they go to bed! here are the results.....

i think they did a great job!

happy thanksgiving

i am a day late, but hope that all my friends and family had a great thanksgiving! i enjoyed my time with my family, i was sad that my kids weren't with me though! next year.....

i'm counting down to the big snow storm that's going to whiten the state until february or march! it feels weird to have my christmas tree and lights up, but 45-50 degree weather outside!

i did some 'black friday' shopping today. missie and i got up and were to toys-r-us by 1:45am, we were 2nd in line! i got all i wanted for my kids, so that made it all worth it! it really stinks that i had to work today though, i had been up for 8 1/2 hours before i even clocked in! oh well, i'm sure i could sneak to the back for a nap if i need to! :)

iron county report.....

tye's big 4th grade social studies 'project' was on Iron County. he chose to do a poster. we looked up the info online, then he decided what to print to put on the poster.....he did very well! we havent got the 'grade' yet, but im sure he did great! he wanted a shiny poster, but this was as close to shiny as i could find! good job tye!!

my trip to Hawaii!!

ok, so i had the BEST time visiting megan and carson in hawaii for 4 days last weekend! i got there thursday afternoon and left early tuesday morning. we spent lots of time at the beach, in the sun & ocean, visited the Dole Plantation, did a lot of driving to see the whole island, visited the Polynesian Cultural Center and enjoyed every minute of it! i cant wait to take my kids with me next year sometime! here are some of the pics i got!

Happy Halloween!!

the witch and geisha girl! the sumo wrestlers!

what a cute cute bunch!!

my rodeo clown!! my little witch the clown and witch

me and my witch me and my rodeo clown!!

we had a fun Halloween night! it started at Grandma Jones' work for the 'fall social', then we went to our wards Trunk or Treat, then we went to Grandma & Grandpa J's house and the kids walked around the neighborhood with Ryan, Missie's husband {thanks ryan}, and then my kids went with their dad.....so YES, we have TOO MUCH candy at our house now, if i'd let her, ja would finish it off in a few days!