movie time

Heidi and I read the book "Wonder" together and I wanted to take her to see the movie when it came out.  None of the girls have ever been to a movie so it was really fun to take them for the first time!  Jeff even let them get popcorn.  They thought it was so much fun!

jingle bell 5k

 We signed up to do a 5k at the beginning of the month.  Sadly we had a cold snap that weekend and it was so, so cold!  It was so cold that our three girls were the only kids who showed up to do the fun run! 

Due to the weather, the childcare I thought I had worked out, fell through so that meant that all 3 girls would be doing the race with me.  I was going to switch and do the mile and Jeff was doing the 5k.  When we got to the 1/2 mile mark to turn around, Heidi wanted to keep going so we ended up doing the whole 5k!  Savanna and Caimbree were in the stroller and Heidi was a serious champ and walked and ran by my side!  It was a super hard, super steep course and our stroller has seen better days, but we did it!  We were frozen solid but honestly, I was so proud of my girls.  They didn't complain once! I love them all sooo much and I'm glad I got to experience the race with them!

heidi's first grade picture

We finally for Heidi's school pictures back!  Love this picture and love this sweet, smart, responsible, loving girl.  I can't believe how fast she is growing up. 

around the house

 I love the little reminders around our house that we have three beautiful little girls around.  We had an elf come this year again and it has been so fun each morning watch the girls find him.  Savanna in particular always has Mistletoe on her mind and loves to find him.  She has a hard time keeping his location secret while her sisters look for him!

 Recently, Heidi has become really interested in football.  I think it's mostly because she loves having something to share with her dad.  She drew this picture and I thought it was the cutest thing.  She loves the Titans, but she roots for the Redskins with her dad when they play.  She and Jeff have nicknames for the teams they don't like.  It's fun to hear them talk about football together.

 During the month of November we made our thankful tree and wrote blessings we were thankful for throughout the month.  When I was taking down the leaves to put up Christmas, I found this one from Heidi and it made me giggle. 

 Heidi is having the best year at school and we just love her teacher!  She came home with this darling gift and I can't wait to display it each year and watch how much she grows.

Savanna has recently been leaving us notes on our pillows and around the house.  I get so happy when I see one of her little notes!

christmas in downtown dickson

 I can't say enough good things about our town.  We seriously love it so, so much.  It is the perfect size...not too small, not too big, close to the city and we have made the greatest friends!  One of our very favorite Christmas traditions is heading downtown for free carriage rides, train rides, a live nativity, and meandering through the fun shops.  It is also a blast because you run into so many people you know and now that the girls have lots of friends from school, they love getting out and hoping for a chance to bump into their buddies. It was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season!

dancing in downtown dickson

 This year the girls got to do a little dance performance during the Christmas in downtown Dickson.  We were all so excited to see them perform.  It was Caimbree's first time to perform.  I wasn't sure what to expect, but she did amazing!!  She was absolutely adorable.  Heidi and Savanna also got to dance and they did awesome!  They are getting so good and we love watching them perform.  It was such a fun night!

baking cookies, decorating, and playing with dad

 The other day I was making cookies for a relief society activity.  I put the dough in the fridge and left the room for a minute.  When I came back, I saw that Caimbree had helped herself to the beater!  It made me laugh so hard. Girlfriend loves her sweets!

We finished decorating for Christmas and we all love how festive the house looks. 

When Jeff comes home, he is so good about giving the girls lots of dad attention and the girls absolutely live the minute he walks through the door.  I love watching them play together...it's always entertaining...even if someone generally ends up hurt haha.  Great dads are the best!