CHRISTMAS TREES..........

Christmas tree hunting!! Something Brooks looks forward to every year. We started years ago when we would go with my Grandma and Grandpa Evans and my aunts and uncles.We went with Brett and Kristi a few times also. But the past couple of years, Branson has been in a soccer tournament the day after Thanksgiving and that is when they all go. So Brooks and Justin started going on Thanksgiving day at 5:30am! The brother-in-laws decided that it would be fun, so they all went.

Justin and Brooks learned from their last years experience that it would be smart to take a 4-wheeler!.......Justin and Brooks' backs were so sore for a long time last year from hauling our tree all the way back to the truck!! I don't know what it is about boys and chainsaws, but they get really excited and can't wait to use it:)

I think that they were all a little tired seeing how 2 of them in this picture were up all night playing x-box because they got a little crazy with the camera!! haha.......Aaron was there with them but didn't bring very good shoes for the snow, so I thought that he was taking these pictures............BUT when I found out that they set the camera on the 4-wheeler and set the timer, I about peed my pants laughing so hard!!!! They had alot of fun and plan to go again next year!!!!!

I will post pics of the 15.5 tree that stands very tall in my house!!! To bad I can't say the same for Justin and Kasse's tree.......they got it all decorated and walked away for a minute.........came back and the tree had fallen over!!! They ended up going with a fake tree this year!!

BRONCOS GAME!

For the past 3 years, Brooks has taken Branson to Denver to go to a Broncos game. This is some of his Christmas present. They stay with Brooks' brother and his family who live in Colorado Springs. These are pictures of him accepting a dare to jump out of the hot tub and run around the snowy yard!! They left on a Thursday and the game wasn't until Sunday, so they got to just hang out with cousins and have a good time!

Here are the boys getting ready to go to the game!

Branson and his funny looking Broncos hat! Usually they go right after Christmas, but this year they went right before Thanksgiving and Branson said that the weather wasn't as cold as it usually is!!

The big Broncos head in the top corner is what the players run through before the game starts! This is a fun tradition that the boys do together and I want to thank Hillary for letting them come and stay at their house and have nerf gun wars all day!!! Eventhough they are the pickiest eaters ever.......haha! Well next time just make it easier on yourself and hand them a box of cereal!.....Hillary made them crepes one morning and they both just sat and looked at it and said that they didn't like crepes! (DORKS) But she made them try them and they ended up liking them.......See what I deal with everyday??? haha!

Im glad that my boys can get away and have some fun together!! Love you guys!

SHE CAN BE SO SWEET!!

Well the boys left yesterday afternoon for Denver......they are staying at Joel and Hillary's house and going to the Broncos game! So I decided to let the girls stay home from school since it was a short day and we decorated their Christmas trees in their rooms and went to Pirate Pizza. We had to drop Chantry off at the temple to meet her Activity days group there, so we were walking around the temple grounds waiting and Meah asked if she could go up the stairs. She kept trying to blow this whistle that she won at Pirate Pizza and I kept telling her that she couldn't blow it because we were at Jesus' house. So when she walked up the stairs, she yelled down.."Mom is Jesus home?" How cute is that??? and then she hurried down the stairs and said..."I don't want to see Jesus!" It was so funny and cute! I then had a good little chat with her about Jesus and who he is and why it wouldn't be scary to see him:) I just thought it was so funny that she wanted to knock at those big doors!!!

BUS ACCIDENT!!!

This is a picture of the truck that hit Branson's bus on Friday the 13th!!! That morning Sairee came in and handed me the phone and said that Branson was on it......I thought that he had forgotten something. Well he was calling from his friends cell phone telling me that their bus had been hit by a truck! He said that he was fine and was excited that he might miss 1st period......of course!! But 3 girls were taken by ambulance, so Im sure all of the kids were a little shaken up! I was so thankful that day that Branson and all of the other kids were ok.....the kid that hit them was texting!!! 2 girls checked out with some bruises and bumps, and 1 girl did fracture her ankle:(.......but for the most part they were pretty lucky....love ya bud!!

BrAnSoN iS a DeAcOn.........

Holy Cow these two are so handsome!!! This is right before we left to church and Branson recieved his Faith in God award and he did such a great job sharing his testimony! He was so funny, he said that it was the scariest thing he has ever done. But I loved that his friends were all sitting below at the sacrament table and making faces at him!

We came to our house afterwards and had a great meal. Brooks did such a great job when he ordained Branson a Deacon. I feel so blessed to have a husband that honors his priesthood and I feel like I could ask him for a blessing for me or one of the kids anytime. I couldn't believe when he walked in the house wearing a suit! Don't worry, it is a funny story. HE FOUND THE SUIT IN HIS MOM'S HALLOWEEN DRESS UP BOX! It was Buds favorite suit and now it is Brooksby's! He just cracks me up!

This is Grandpa Stafford feeding Sairee some whip cream out of a can!

Brooks and I have the best family ever, all of the ones that live pretty close make it to everything! But Randi and his brother Joel live in Denver so they can't make it to everything and we miss them and their families when they aren't with us! My grandparents are so awesome because they try to get to everything! Im so glad they were able to make it! Brooks is the one who invited them, I didn't want them to feel like they had to come down, but Im so glad he called them and Im so glad they were here!

Thanks to all of our family for making this such a special day and helping with all of the food, couldn't do it without you!!! Love you all!

HALLOWEEN NIGHT........

I have been waiting to post Halloween because I wanted to put the pictures of Brooks and I at our party the night before.......but I haven't got them yet. We went as Popeye and Oliveoil!! But on Halloween night Brooks decided to be a grandma......that is why I am Oliveoil with no popeye!!

Branson just wanted a mask to scare people this year....Chantry was an SC football player....Sairee was a Diva......and Meah was a witch!!

Brooks took the younger kids while I stayed and handed out candy.....400 pieces of candy!!!! The older kids had a great time hanging out with their friends.....Hope you all had a great Halloween also!!

PARTY TIME......FOR BRANSON

This was the morning of Branson's 12th birthday........every year when it is one of their birthday's, I make them a pancake for breakfast in the shape of how old they are. It was fun this year because Branson goes to school so much earlier then the girls now, so it was just him and I and we got to have a fun little chat without his sisters bugging him! Notice in the bottom left corner, he has a huge smile on his face because he got an ITouch for his birthday. We told him we would pay half......and after receiving all of the money from his friends, he had enough!

All he wanted to do for his birthday was have a bunch of boys over to the intermediate school and play dodgeball! Brooks got the ok from the principal and they all had a blast.....I couldn't get them to leave, they played for 4 hours!! Well they had a slight break for pizza but I had to force them!!! They had a great time and he has such great friends!!

Branson excited about the $$$$!! He had more at home that we forgot to bring to the party that 2 friends brought by.....the boys had cupcakes on their way out! It was such a busy day that day between dance rehersal's, soccer, and football, I was glad that Lins could help me out with the cupcakes!!

This is Sunday, the day before his birthday......Of course Nana made an AWESOME cake! It was HUGE......Jess also helped with it!!When we were all finished I took some around the neighborhood!!

I can't believe how big he is getting:( We are so blessed to have his little spirit in our home! He is a great big brother and I love having him around!(most of the time.. haha) He has made some good decisions already in his life and I hope that he continues to be a great boy!!

WE LOVE YOU BUDDY!!!