pumpkin patch/halloween

This year my mom, Tana, Tara, the girls and me decided we would go to the pumpkin patch. Madison and Ainsely loved it. They thought it was pretty cool that they got to go pick out their own pumkins and loved the different things they were able to do. After the pumpkin patch we went back to my house and the guys were they and we all carved pumpkins and ate soup!
Madison got to go to her Halloween party at school this year, and she thought that was so cool. She got to wear her costume. All the preschool classes got to do a little parade and walk up through the halls and get candy. Then we went back and had a Halloween party in the classroom.
For Halloween this year Madison dressed up as Bell off of beauty and the beast, and Ainsley was a little witch! They both were so cute and had so much and got very spoiled. We went out to Malta and went to a few houses and then came back to Rupert and went to chases grandparents and also to his parents and his sister!

Elf on a Shelf

This year we decided to do Elf on the shelf. Our little elf was named jingle. It was so much fun to watch the girls try to find Jingle in the mornings. They sure loved him! and was sad to see him go.. some different things that jingled did was: toilet papered the Christmas tree, had a marshmallow fight, un decorated the Christmas tree, wrote on the mirror, brought each of the girls a Christmas movie, played board game and puzzles, and helped with laundry.
I also decided that on Christmas eve the girls would go through their toys they had then and get rid of some that they didn't play with anymore and jingle would take them  with him back to the north pole for some other kids that might need toys. The girls loved this idea they thought that was a great idea!
Saying goodbye to jingle was hard for both girls.. they got to hold and hug jingle so that made it a little better!!

Christmas 2014

Christmas this year was amazing!! Christmas morning we got up and the girls opened their stocking and one present. They both got new boots for Christmas!!
We then headed out to Malta and ate breakfast with my side of the family and celebrated Christmas there.
We then got ready and headed up to Almo to celebrate more with my mom side of the family.
Then that evening we went back to our house and chases parents and sister and brother in law came over and we celebrated Christmas with them.
IT was a very long day but a great one.  I love being able to spend time with family and being able to see them! Everyone got very spoiled especially the girls! 

Rock creek Lights

I talked chase into going up and seeing the lights at Rock Creek. They were amazing just as always. The girls had a great time. They even got to feed the camel a carrot this year!

Moving Cows

Last fall Madison got to help grandpa Kenny move his cows up to the feedlot! She had so much fun!

We then got to go back out and help him move them home.. she was such a big girl helped a lot.. she loves riding!!

Bowling

We decided we would go bowling to celebrate chase and Av (Casey daughter) birthday this year! We all had a great time! The girls loved it and are already asking to go back!!

Alumni volleyball

I had the chance to play on the alumni volleyball game during Raft River homecoming. It was so much fun. We played odd years vs. even years. I was on the odd years team and we won!! The ladies that were on the Odd year team was Dale Ward, Hailie Boden, Sierra Cooper, Holly Ottley, Sydney Hitt, me, Trisha Erickson, Kassie Ottley, Wynter Holtman, and Dani Sayler. The ladies on the Even year team was: Tana Christiansen, Tara Hutchsion, Lacy Thomas, Holly Scott, Tonya Zollinger, Hailey Henslee, Kari James, Chelsey Loughmiller, Juliann Loughmiller, and Bailey Telford. I am so glad I got he opportunity to play with all these awesome ladies hope to be able to do it again next year!!