decorating the tree

this year, the girls had fun decorating the christmas tree with us.  i let my control freak perfectionist self {mostly} go out the window and didn't move all of the ornaments around.

 

the girls added the balloons as ornaments too.

they didn't stay on too long before they had to come off :)

little man slept through the whole thing...

the fourth

the fourth was a bit different this year from the last couple of years.

since it was right in the middle of the week and that's the only day we had off, we decided to stick around here and do our own thing.

the mister was a little skeptical of going to the parade.

me on the other hand - well that's what we did growing up and i wanted the girls to have that experience too.

they loved seeing the horses and i think overall enjoyed it.

we took the girls later in the day to see 'brave.'

good movie and the girls behaved through the whole thing!

then we headed down to if to hang out with connel & laura for a bbq and some fireworks.

the bbq chicken skewers were to.die.for.

so yummy.  i may or may not have eaten too many.

we ended the night with sparklers and then the fireworks - the girls were only slightly interested in the fireworks, but had a fun time running around with their glow-stick wands.

 

i'm so grateful for those who have sacrificed so much for my freedom!

memorial day

we headed to lava for memorial day this year.

it rained the entire time.

well, almost the entire time - a couple hours doesn't really count.

during the couple hours that it didn't rain, we headed to the hot springs.

and so did everyone else that was there for the weekend.

however it was great to get away for a couple of days and spend time with the family.

i love that we live closer now and can go more often!

now if only i can remember to take pictures the next time we go.