Our First Tree

Saturday we put up our very first Christmas Tree. I had such a hard time trying to decide what to decorate it with. I think it turned out pretty good though. Donovan had fun helping though he had to leave before it was finished. He is excited to come back and see the finished product.

Happy birthday to me!!!!

Look what Ken got me for my birthday this year..... HA HA HA, just kidding. Ken was just showing my brother the gun he bought on deployment while we had the camera out. But Ken bought my present earlier than the day of my birthday and so he just couldn't wait to give it to me :) He used the excuse that I needed to open it while we had Donovan so I agreed. I was so excited, he got me a big new fancy camera!!!!!!! I love it!! He is the best husband ever!!

Old Friends, New Moon

Stacie and Brandi and I went to see New Moon tonight. It was super fun and I loved the movie!! WAY better than the first one. We sat in the parking lot laughing for ages after. Good times girls thanks!!! The best part was when the Mall security walked over to the car to tell us to leave.... and I warned them that someone was coming but Stacie and Brandi screamed bloody murder. It was hilarious. Stacie was scratching at the door trying to lock it and Brandi was fumbling in the driver's seat trying to remember how to drive. Hysterical!!!!! Love you guys :)

November Birthdays

Last weekend we went to my parents to celebrate the November birthdays which are Alaster, my cousin Robyn, her fiance Adam, Chloe and ME!!! Since there are so many of us we buy gifts for the children up until 18 then you only get gifts on the big birthdays. Lucky for me that is this year!!! Everyone pitched it and bought me a new light for my dinning room. It is so cute I love it!!! Chloe decided she would wait for her gift from me and we would go shopping together so she could pick something out. This weekend we went to Rue 21 to find her a new outfit. We found some really cute things but they were having some kind of coupon sale that we didn't know about and the store was PACKED!!!! The line to pay was ridiculous!! They only had 2 registers and the lines wrapped around the whole store. We waited forever. But we had fun and Chloe got a cute new outfit for her birthday :)

Great Gap

Donovan's front tooth has been hanging on by a thread for a while now. He said to me the other day that he really hopes that it falls out before Christmas so he can say... All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth! Well he got his wish yesterday at school. He was so excited too because if you lose your tooth at school you get a sticker which says Lost Tooth Club and a tooth necklace to keep your tooth safe in. He was super happy!!

Unexpected Wall

When we first bought our house, my oldest brother Colin and his wife Donell were over checking it out. The basement has a bedroom and bathroom finished but the rest is all open concrete. Donell commented how silly it was that they didn't put a wall and door up to close off the unfinished portion. I agreed and we talked about how nice it would be and that it wouldn't really take much to do. I hate that you can see my laundry if you open the basement door. But it ended there and I thought nothing more of it since. Well, we invited Colin and his family over for dinner last night and when they arrived Donell said that Colin is going to measure for the wall. I was shocked! I wasn't sure I had even mentioned to Ken that I wanted a wall there. But Colin and Donell are working on finishing their basement before Christmas. Colin just finished framing his house (and enjoys it! I think he's crazy) and Donell figured while he had all the equipment needed, he could come over and do ours as well. So in a matter of a few hours we decided to build a wall!!!! We went to the store this morning and bought the studs and Colin came over and the boys got to work. It didn't take very long and we have a framed wall! So exciting :)

Recording

Saturday we were over at my brother Jake's and KHP were working on the recording of their first song. I only had my phone with me so the pictures aren't the best. Jake has a pretty sweet recording studio going on in his basement and it was fun to see the process. Jason, the drummer was working on getting the drums recorded just right. Kristian is working on the vocals tonight so hopefully they will have a song finished soon. I can't wait :) Love you KHP!!!!

Double Bogey

My brother's band, KHP, were asked to play at Bogey's Friday and Saturday night to start off the Halloween festivities. They did an awesome job and it was a fun show. They did some of their old stuff which they haven't played for a while which was awesome along with all their new stuff. They rocked it !! And man the crazies were out both nights!!! I had fun people watching. Friday night after the show Ken and I went to his soldier buddy's house for a Halloween party. It was tons of fun and we stayed out way to late. Ken and I aren't into dressing up but we made an attempt this year and it was pretty fun. Friday night Ken was a devil and I was an angel. I don't have pictures of this but it was just a headband so nothing fancy. Then Saturday Ken was the devil again and I was a pirate. I am amazed every year how girls feel Halloween is a free pass to whore it up. I saw way more than I wanted to!!! And Ken almost got me to whore it up a little.... almost. I couldn't do it, and I am a good girl so it wasn't really whoring at all. Oh well :) Ken's parents came to Bogey's Saturday night and we played pool. It was a lot of fun. My parents and my Auntie Julie and Uncle Dave came as well. Kristian wore his Mad Tatter Hat and Brian the bassist was Mario :)