Incredible Pizza

We wanted to have a day of fun with the kiddos before we got to busy with Christmas. My mom and I scored some CHEAP passes to Incredible Pizza that had to be used before New Years so Clint took the day off work, we checked all the kids out of school and headed over there with the fam.

They have a yummy pizza/dessert buffet that was able to fill my kiddos up, as well the adults:) After stuffing our mouths we went to the arcade to play all the games we could. They had so many games. There was laser tag, mini bowling, miniature golf, go carts and bumper cars as well.

My kids loved this one. You watched a movie and the chair would bounce, vibrate, move during it. They were all giggling:)

Blakley and Bentley had fun on the three horse carousel. They were little friends. They both had to ride each horse one time. Funny kids!

The guys took the kids on the go-carts.

Tanner was tall enough to ride one by himself.

Mr. Big Stuff

After watching the guys go, the girls wanted to take them out for a spin. They were a BLAST!

I think the adults had just as much fun as the kids:)

The guys had a race of their own.

Check out the awesome bumper cars! When you bumped into each other they would spin out of control. They boys LOVED them:)

All in all it was a GREAT day....even Blakley thought so:)

The boys finished the day off with seeing

Santa's coming to our town!

Santa once again has come in style to visit us.

First class ticket on a big red fire engine!

Every year, our city has Santa come to the city hall for the lighting of the Christmas decorations. They have activities for the kids, hay rides and lots of treats! We look forward to it every year.

Tanner was the first to sit on his lap and give his long list of what he wants:)

Carter and Brooks couldn't wait to see him.

Blakley loved Mrs. Claus and got right up on her lap. She didn't care much for Santa:)

Proud Papa and Grandma

Benson was so happy till he actually got close to Santa, then he was hysterical. Poor kid!

After visiting with Santa, we got to sit around the fire with our friends drinking hot chocolate and eating scones. YUM:)

Christmas Picture Time!

My family needed some updated pictures for our Christmas cards.

My cute friend, Tori, took them for us.

I think they turned out GREAT!

Thanks Tori!

We Love you!

Happy Holidays!

Carterism

(this picture has nothing really to do with this post, but make me want summer back)

This is the conversation that went on in the back of my car last night!

Carter: Guess what, Troy?

Troy: What?

Carter: We went to Grandma Beb's (Bev) house today.

(Her house has been vacant since she passed away.)

Troy: So (they are so nice to each other, ha)

Carter: And guess what?

Troy: What?

Carter: There are still people living there.

Troy: No way! Who?

Carter: They're called Spirits.....Yeah but they don't like to work so we cleaned the snow off of the driveway for them.

Troy lost a tooth!

He did it!

He lost his first tooth!

And the Tooth Fairy gave him $2.00 for it.

Must have been one special tooth!

Thankful

This year, we had Thanksgiving dinner at our house.

We were LUCKY enough to have our families with us to celebrate this holiday.

Ahhhh cute!

Love these girlies!

The little boys thought it was pretty cool to have a table all to themselves. Big Stuff Guys!

Say Cheez!

CHEEZ!

Rob and his 3 SWEET girls!

My sweet dad helped us by making the gravy.

And boy was it YUMMY!

Lela and Grandma Terra

What a NUT!

Sure love him though!!

After going through my pictures, I realized that we forgot to take pictures of so many people and I am sorry.

We love you forgotten ones:)

I love how Thanksgiving reminds us all of what we have to be thankful for.

I am THANKFUL for:

my family

my loving hubby

four adorable kids

Clint's job

my mom and dad

my mother-in-law

our house

my siblings and wives

my nieces and nephews

especially my 3 special nieces

my wonderful friends

my life

our health

my Heavenly Father for giving me all of this

oh so thankful!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Pilgrim or Indian

Carter's kindergarten class had their Thanksgiving Day program at school. They have been working hard on their songs, their dances and their speaking parts. They even learned sign language with a couple of the songs.

Carter's part: "I'm grateful for my family."

The second half of the program, he got to dress up as a Indian. And what a cute little Indian he was:)

Good Job Buddy!

We loved watching you perform:)