Kyra started ballet with her cousin Emily--aren't they so cute?!
October: For Halloween Mark was Iron Man, Kyra was Aurora, and Darci was Minnie Mouse. Darci has been a huge fan of Minnie since we went to Disneyland, Kyra loves all the princesses, and Mark loves any super hero or comic book character. I love helping them dress up, and we all love trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. We had a couple family parties and got some pictures with all the cousins:
I had to add this one of Darci! (she really was excited to be Minnie)
November: We hosted Thanksgiving with most of my family (about 40 people) here at our house. It was great just providing the home and having everyone else bring all the delicious food! I love get-togethers!
Isn't Mark adorable? I'm so thankful for my kids! :)
December: Dave got his BLACK BELT in jiu-jitsu! He's been training and working toward this for about 15 years!!! You're awesome Dave, we're so proud of you.
Every year the kids write a letter to Santa. They let him know that they've been good (just in case he missed that part) and then continue to tell him what they would like since they were so good! Mark takes it pretty seriously! They usually get letters back within a couple weeks! (Thank you UPS) We all love this tradition.
