The kids have become master fort builders this month. Forts in the living room, their bedrooms, the play room....pretty much everywhere. It's been kind of fun to see what kind of stuff they come up with.
Jon and I got to go out on a little date to a BYU football game...my first time going to a BYU game! Even though they lost, it was still fun to get out and cheer them on.
We did a big bedroom switcharoo last week. Jon's parents generously offered us an extra bed that they aren't using, so we put the two girls in a room together and Matthew has his own room. We were worried about Ellie getting used to having Emma in there, but it's been a smooth transition. And bedtime is SO much easier now that Emma and Matthew can't stay up talking for hours! (Pictures coming after we finish getting the rooms all switched around how we want them)
We had a great Thanksgiving this year. We got up bright and early and headed to the city to run a 5k as a family. This is something I hope becomes tradition. Emma did pretty good. She ran/walked the 1st and 3rd mile. She took a break for the second mile and sat in the stroller with the other 2 kids (that was quite a sight I'm sure!). The kids loved doing the race, and kept saying that they hoped we would win. :)
After our big race (that we definitely didn't win), we packed up and went to spend the next 2 days with Jon's family. We love that we have family close enough to share holidays with. It was a fun day with lots of yummy food, good company, and not much else. We watched The Amazing Spiderman and hung out, and it was so nice to have nothing to do!
On Saturday we went to Pinnacles with most of Jon's family. It is a national park, with hikes and caves and rock formations...really a cool place. We set out on what was supposed to be an easy hike. We started out, excited for this fun adventure. We explored a couple really cool caves and hiked along some really neat trails and then the excitement started to wear off really quickly. Five hours and a few scrapes and bruises later, we wearily finished our hike. We were completely exhausted! Mental note for next time....go explore the caves, but skip the hike, especially if we have kids with us!
We finished the month by pulling out our meager Christmas decorations and getting all ready for Christmas. We really don't have much in the way of Christmas decor, but it's enough to make it feel cozy and Christmasy.
I just really love this picture of Matthew...a lot. When Matthew saw the completed tree, he gasped and exclaimed, "it's our wonderful, cute, teeny Christmas tree!"
Ellie and Audrey- the cutest little BFF's ever
These next few are from a little family date to Fentons after a temple trip
