My Sugar Plum Fairies

Macey and Heidi had a magical night at The Nutcracker! The were mesmerized the entire 2 1/2 hours, and of course they were the most beautiful little ladies there. Here are some pictures of them getting ready and a couple at the ballet.

Christmas with Rick and Doe

We had Christmas with Rick and Doe on Sunday night (Scott's dad and step-mom), and we all had a great time. Scott's brother Tim and his fiancee Clover were able to come down from Flagstaff for the festivities. We had our traditional Christmas story reenactment, the girls love dressing up as angels and shepherds every year. The kids opened some presents, and I don't think I will ever forget the look on Marley's face when she opened up her first present, a little dog that moves and barks and has a little purse to carry it in. She was just so excited to have a special toy that is all hers, and she carried that little puppy around all night.

On Tuesday night, Macey and Heidi are going to The Nutcracker with Rick and Doe. They are so excited! We went and picked out beautiful Christmas dresses and shoes, and I cannot wait to get them all dolled up to go to their first ballet. I will definitely post pictures of them all dressed up.

Santa

We took the kids to go see Santa last night, and we were quite a spectacle! Trying to manage 5 kids, 3 of who are 1 years old, in a line for 1 1/2 hours is probably more entertaining to watch than to do. I even saw a little boy counting our kids, and I thought, "We are one of THOSE families now! HAHAHA!" Of course Macey and Heidi were so excited to see Santa and tell him what they want for Christmas, but we weren't sure how the little ones would do. Jenna didn't cry, but she had a rather confused look on her face. Ryan and Marley wanted nothing to do with Santa, they were screaming! After they took the picture, everyone in the line clapped, it was hilarious.

White Christmas

This is the most amazing version of White Christmas I have ever heard. It is sung by my older sister, the fabulous Summer Brighton.

I love Christmas!

I cannot believe that it is almost Christmas! This year has gone by so fast. Scott took all 4 girls to get a Christmas tree yesterday while I stayed home with our little man because he wasn't feeling very good. We decorated it last night. I love doing this stuff with the girls, and I can't wait until the little ones are old enough to understand (and not pull the ornaments and lights off the tree!). My mom gave me the most beautiful ornaments I have ever seen. They are all different shapes (candy, bows, flowers, ice cream cones, berries, gingerbread houses) that look like they are dipped in sugar. Here are a couple pictures, although the camera doesn't do them justice.




And here are pictures of the tree hunting and decorating.









And of course, pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Back to school!

I am finally going back to school tonight. I ended up taking 4 weeks off for my surgery and Scott's illness, it will be nice to get back. I miss my friends and giving facial treatments! I apologize to those of you who had to cancel or reschedule your appointments to do my absence, but I am back now, so let's get you in! I'm dying to do wonderful things for your skin!

Everything is great here. Everyone is feeling good, we had a good birthday party for Macey and Heidi on Saturday, and I am 29 now! I feel too young to be 29 and have 5 children. I know that 29 is young, but in a year I will be 30, and that is weird.

I cannot believe how good I feel with these hormone pellets. I haven't felt this "balanced" in a long time. No headaches, hot flashes, night sweats, and let me tell you, those testosterone pellets really make a difference! I will spare you any details, but I will say that Scott is a happy man. :)

Here are some pictures of the girls' birthdays, Thanksgiving, and the birthday party. Enjoy looking at all the cute faces!