Thanksgiving & Mike's Birthday

Thanksgiving was pretty low key for us this year. We invited two elderly people from our ward to join us, but they either cancelled on us or declined the offer. The gentleman that declined, Brother Boe, serves in our library and the kids all love him because he hands out mints. Anyway, we took him dinner after we cleaned up and the kids were super excited. However, on the way home Ivy threw up on herself and all over her car seat...so I guess it was a good thing people didn't come. Mike likes to tease me that it's a Bainbridge family tradition to have someone sick or throwing up on major holidays. Lol.

Mike's birthday was also celebrated this weekend. He spent most of the day preparing for his talk, but stopped mid-day to open his presents. I had promised him that I wouldn't buy him anything because we bought him a new 60" TV for a birthday/Christmas present, but I couldn't have him not open anything. How lame would that be? Anyway, while he was writing his talk Emily and I went out and bought him a puzzle, and a drone that was on sale for an awesome price. For dinner he felt like a hamburger so we went to Red Robin, then home for brownies and candles. 

Overall it was a great weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Major Snow Fall

We got our first snow that stuck last night. The little girls were so excited to go and play in it. So instead of doing homework like I should have, I bundled everyone up and we went sledding, built a snowman, knocked it over, and then came in for hot cocoa with whipped cream, sprinkles, and mini marshmallows. While I should have been studying... this was way better and much more needed. I feel like I neglect the girls a ton because of school, so I think I'm going to change my major, because family is more important to me.

 

 

 

 

 

October 2015

October seemed to fly by. We continued to have soccer games on the weekends. Ruby and Mordecai are both really good at soccer, when they want to be, and had awesome coaches this year.

On the 17th, before soccer games, we hit up a pumpkin patch as a family. We picked out 4 pumpkins, then hit up the kid activities. The kids enjoyed the bounces house, corn maze, and farm animals (Ruby didn't enjoy the animals...she has her moms nose). From their we hit up McDonald's for lunch and then off to soccer.

We of course celebrated Ivy's 3rd birthday on the 23rd. In the morning she had a friend birthday party with 7 friends that came over for breakfast and cake and ice cream. The girls just played while the moms chatted and it was tons of fun. Then later that night for dinner we took the kids out to Red Robin to celebrate as a family. After dinner we came home and had Ivy open her presents. She loved her musical card, money and outfit from the grandparents. From us her favorite toy must have been her "puter" computer. We sure love her and glad she was feisty enough to hold on so we could have her.

The 28th we carved pumpkins as a family. It's tradition to listen to Halloween music, have treats, and have fun. This year we tried making pumpkin seeds...the kids liked a few and then we're done, so I don't think I'll go through the trouble of making them again. 

We also had our ward trunk-or-treat on the 30th, which the young men and young women were in charge of, which meant me being in charge of and just sending out assignments. The kids loved it! We had chili, hot dogs, salad, cornbread, and pumpkin desserts. The youth headed up carnival games and then we went out of trunk-or-treating. Emily & I were a babies, Mordecai was Darth Vader, Ruby was a fairy and Ivy was a mermaid princess.

The next night was of course Halloween. For dinner we had our traditional jack-o-lantern shaped pizza from papa murphy's. The weather was nice enough to all go out. We were out for an hour before Ruby and Ivy were done, and then Mike took Emily and Mordecai for about another 45 minutes. Halloween Ruby and Ivy swapped costumes. 

October was fun, busy, and really fast! Between all the activities I still had school and my first anatomy and physiology exam in there too, plus mutual, piano lessons, and kids homework. Life with a family is hard, busy, full of ups and downs but great and so worth it!!!