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Christmas Is Coming

I can't believe how fast Christmas is coming. It's time to leave the house, go shopping with, it seems like, everyone in the world. Sometimes I just want to give up and never leave home because of the frustrations that come with holiday shopping.  But I have a way to get something done with one less trip out into the cold.
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The Rest of Last Week

Mara started the Itty Bitty Bruin Preschool at Mountain View on the 27th.

She was so excited and loves going!

Jaina has started to really grab things and she's discovered the toys on the walker. I wish I took video of this because she was making the funniest noises trying to get this dolphin in her mouth :)

I've been doing more sewing!!!  It's always fun to get my machine out and make new things.

Mara had a cute purple bag that I bought at Target in their Dollar Spot. So of course it was very cheaply made. She was using it as a scripture bag for church and it started falling apart, so I took a seam ripper to it and used it as a pattern for a new bag.   So we went on a shopping trip to Hobby Lobby and she picked out her own fabric and here is the finished product:

I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I almost want to make one for me too!

I also bought a new pattern that makes 3 different dresses and a shirt in sizes 6-12 months to 8 years. (It's a Portobellopixie pattern named Claire) I totally LOVE it and made matching dresses for my girls. It was a really easy pattern to follow and I even made 2 for Jaina (6-12 & 12-18).  I already have my eye on some fabric at Hobby Lobby for more dresses!

I was also able to use my new serger for the first time while making the dresses. I love it!!

Xander lost his first tooth a few months ago. The second one has been loose since then, but the adult tooth came up behind it before it came out. So we've been wiggling it a bunch in hopes that it would come out.  Well on Sunday, the 31st, I wiggled it a little too hard and it sort of popped, but didn't come out. This was in the morning, and by the time he went to bed that night he let Pat really pull it!

I'm so relieved that it's finally out, it's been driving me crazy!

His adult tooth has already come forward fast and he looks great!!!

And the last fun thing of last week:

Jaina had discovered her feet and loves to hold them!!  Now if we can only get her to roll from her back to belly.   She's become very fast at getting to her back when you put her on her tummy. She'll become more mobile little by little :)

Halloween Time

Look at my cute little fairy!!!

  Last Monday, the 25th, Xander had a Halloween program at his school. They sang songs and performed a poem/story, Xander even got to be a narrator!  I recorded the whole thing, so this is one of the only pictures I have (my sis took it).

After his program we came home for the

4th Annual Ramey Family Halloween Party.

Here's Pat and his Princess Leia.

 Tinker Bell

 Our clan!!  Tink, Dragonoid Bakugan, and Leia!

 The kids! Conli & Sawyer didn't want to wear their costumes so they put on some dress up clothes.

Commander Cody, Tink, Tiana, Dragonoid, Leia & Tiana!

 Karri made these yummy cupcakes and put spiders on the top :)

 There was pin the nose on the pumpkin!

The party was alot of fun, as always!

On Friday the 29th, the kids wore their costumes to school and had a parade where the parents could come and watch!  It was fun to see all the different costumes. My favorite was a boy dressed as a blue lego!

 On Saturday the 30th, we ventured out to FYE to see Uncle JD.  Aunt Karri came along with us too.

I love JD's shirt!  Underneath the Trick or Treat it has a glow in the dark Smell My Feet!!

 Then we went to visit Grandma Joan :)

 Then it was time for the REAL Trick or Treating!  Too bad it was a downpour!  We all had umbrellas and only went to a few houses on our street before we were too wet.

Even Jaina came out with us.

 The we headed on over to Grandma & Grandpa Tolman's house for dinner and more trick or treating.

Pat, his brother Morri, & sister Lana took the kids out 3 times that night!  They loved every minute of it.  At least by that time the rain had stopped :)

It was a great Halloween!! 

Now I just need to stop eating all the candy.

Our Little Wookie

I LOVE Jaina's "I Speak Wookie" shirt, and I finally got her on video making her 'wookie' sound.

October Fun and Xander's 7th Birthday

 To start out this post here's a fun pic of our little girl.  Mara decided to put her sunglasses on Jaina and it was pretty cute!

Xander's Birthday was on the 16th and Grandma & Grandpa were going to be gone, so Grandma brought over his gifts early.  He got a Bakugan shirt, new pants and a bunch of books!!!

 What an awesome Grandma!!!!

 Since his birthday was over Fall Break, Pat got the days off of work and we were able to spend time as a family.  This was the morning of the 14th.  I love this pic of all my kiddies in their PJ's.

 We headed up to Salt Lake and went to the Clark Planetarium located in the Gateway Mall.  It was free to get in and loads of fun!

 This was a scale that would tell you how much you would weigh on different planets. The kids loved this one.

 They have little places that look like the moon:

 And Mars:

This was a fun contraption that Xander couldn't take his eyes off of, and really I couldn't either :)

 Playing around in the gift shop.

 Oddly, the gift shop was FULL of Harry Potter stuff. These are Luna's glasses!  I love them! Too bad we didn't buy them :(

 Me and my Birthday Boy!

 Mara and Pat playing in their water area.  She loves to play outside but is nervous running through sprinklers, so of course she made Pat go with her in the water feature.

On Friday the 15th, we went up to Park City with Morri & Liza family. Didn't take any pictures of that because all we really did was shop, but it was fun!  We headed home after lunch and packed up to go to the Cabin for the night.   We took my mom and nephew Max with us.  When we got there we watched 'How to Train Your Dragon'.  LOVE that movie!

It was cold there, so I made sure to get Jaina all bundled up.  I was given this hat as a gift for her and she looked so cute in it :) 

 The next day was Xander's actual birthday. So we brought his gifts with us.  A case for his Bakugan, a Power Miners Lego set, and a Ben 10 bionicle.

 While Jaina slept Pat took the kids on a walk and of course, nets are always an accessory in the wilderness.

 Around lunch, Brent & Lisa family came down to hang out too.  It was so nice being down there.  This was the last time for the season.  We'll be back in May!!

(we got this picture on the first try!!!)

  My 3 sweeties!

 Sunday night we had Xander's birthday celebration.  As always, my sister Karri made the cake.  He requested Bakugan this year.

 My mom has made pillowcases for all the grandkids and Xander had to wait all year to get his.

(his birthday is the last one of the year)

 He was very spoiled.  He got more Bakugan, 6-7 more books, cool lego guys, a Phineas & Ferb DVD and some cash :)

I love how all the kids gather together to see all the presents :)

 My niece Sawyer LOVES Jaina.  She is always talking to her and needing to know where she is. It's so cute!  And she's going to get a little sister in January :)

 After cake, we got out my mom's costume box and these lovely beauties were hiding in it.

(I've got a picture of Xander wearing these from a few years ago, I'll find it and post later)

 Xander got this years costume from Karri. It's a Dragonoid Bakugan, and Mara found the witch hat and apron in the box.  She is still trying to decided what to be this year.

 But Jaina is going to dress up like her namesakes mother: Princess Leia.

Well I'm not all the way caught up, but I'm alot closer that I was yesterday.

Happy blogging!