{Bambi and Thumper are for real}

{Merry Christmas}

Dear Friends and Family

Some highlights of our busy year...

Noah {2} is walking and talking and trying to keep with his older sibs...still with his bright blue eyes...

Lexis {4} is busy with preschool and dance class. She recently competed in her first state beauty pageant and has a blast!

Deveon {6} Our first grader was a tiger in his kinder circus and is now preparing to get his first stripe in karate.

Dalen {7} Our second grader is almost a green belt in karate. He was cast as the town crier in the play 'Cinderella.'

Dalen and Deveon also ran in two 1/2 mile races this year.

I ran my first 5k this year and Josh took me to S.F. to see the musical Wicked. My Princess Prittys business has seen a few craft fairs this year and was the focus of a photography class.

Josh spent most of the year training for his first marathon. In September he ran in Disney's 1/2 marathon and then in November he ran the full marathon {26.2 miles} along the American River.

We wish you all a great Christmas and a prosperous 2010

A few of our favorite things

{Places our Elf, 'Frissbeay' has been}

• Curtains
• Dalen and Deveon's room on the shelf
• Lexi and Noah's room in the blinds
• On a candle up high
• In a candle holder
• High window seals
• Laundry room window
• On our kitchen clock

{Christmas Caroling}

• The Stoeckle's brought us goodies and sang a couple songs
• Our ward's Young Women came and sang us some carols
• A group of kids from primary and their parents came and sang to us and then invited us to join in the last couple of houses on their route...
• Took the cubscouts to a nursing home and sang some carols...it was cute how the elderly would sing along wtih the scouts...

{Christmas Wishes}

• Dalen- remote control toys, art supplies, DS games, and fighting toys {like army men}, Harry Potter movies
• Deveon-army men, remote control toys, movies
• Lexis-Baby animals w/ Bottles, Dinosaurs, make-up, jammies w feet
• Noah-Trains, trucks and cars and everything that the other kids get ;)

There's an Elf on our Shelf

Blog-hopping one day I cam accross this family tradition and fell in love...Meet Frissbea, yes Frissbea. He is our own family elf. He watches over us each day and each night he flies home to Santa to report whose been naughty or nice. The next morning very early he flies back and finds a new spot to sit quietly all day to watch again. My kids were so excited to hear that we had finally been chosen to have an elf selected for a family. All we had to do was name him and promise to never touch him {as the magic will go away if touched}

Welcome OUr New Elf

FRISSBEA

After it quieted down the first night, I think he thought all the kids were sleeping {but Deveon was still awake} and he flew out of his box and nestled himself up high on our Christmas Tree...

He's so cute!

{My baby is 2}

Noah turned 2 on December 4th...we had a few little friends over to celebrate this occasion on Sunday the 6th... We played a few 'icy' games and then ate some 'chilly' cake from Coldstones...Mmmmint Chocolate Chip...Then we headed over to a stake center to see the Nativity's on display...and I still can't believe my baby is two...

Yearly Photo Shoot

{Some Favorites...}

{Our Yearly Picture Contest}

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Vote for your favorite portrait...;)

{Thankful Hearts}

When Asked What 3 Things We Were Most Thankful For...

Joshua} Me - Family -Purpose

Lauren} Family - Health - Technology

Dalen} Our Beautiful World - Parents - Food

Deveon} Light - Food - Army Men

Lexis} Brothers - Preschool - Flowers

Noah with the help of his brothers} Daddy - Papa - Christmas Decorations

We hope you all had a

Wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend.