Christmas!

Santa brought us a new tent and sleeping bags! He set it up right in the middle of the family room!

The kids played with all their new stuff inside it the entire day!




Tommy's favorite present this year--all his hot wheels, and hot wheels wall track! (Finally got him in Elmo!)



(And, yes, they will be sleeping in the tent tonight!!)

Christmas Eve

New PJ's


Tommy refused to put on his Elmo jammies (even though he loves El-mo-mo)

Putting out cookies and milk. I am loving Tommy's cheesy smile lately!

Santa/Tooth Fairy

Ava's front tooth was hanging by a just a bit all week long. She refused to eat anything hard so it wouldn't fall out. She wanted to lose it on Christmas eve so Santa and the Tooth Fairy would visit on the same night! Her plan worked!

Getting Ready for Christmas

Amazing how much love flows when every move is being reported back to Santa by Reggie (the elf)!

Making sugar cookies!

My kids wanted to earn some money to buy each other gifts. They washed and vacuumed both cars, babysat Tommy, made dinner one night, swept the front and back walks, and were nice to each other all day one day!
Here Isabelle is fixing the salad for dinner night. :)

Isabelle Piano Recital

Santa

Ava was the only one interested in seeing Santa this year, and even she wouldn't sit on his lap!

School Christmas Choir Concert--Isabelle

Ava and friends rockin out in the aisle!

School Christmas Choir Concert--Ava

Dance Recital

Isabelle and Ava took dance from Lotta Pizzaz this year and did a great job at their recital.
Ava

Isabelle

Thanksgiving 2011

We spent Thanksgiving with the Smith's in Prescott this year (sorry no pics). Making corn cookies to take with us. :)

Hunsaker Annual Bizarre Food Night

On the menu Halloween night:
Bones n blood
Candy corn pizza
Eyeball and worm jello
spiderwebs

Delicious!

The Christmas Story - 2011 LDS First Presidency Christmas Devotional

Boo Bash!

We live in a fun neighborhood. The other night the community had a boo bash! Fun to meet some people from the development and fun stuff to do--there was a hay ride, pony rides, a chili cook-off, a DJ and dancing, photo booth, kettle corn, roasted almonds (yum!), costume parade....
Tommy's favorite thing was the pony ride! He kept 'neigh'ing, and screamed as we left because he did NOT want to leave the 'horsh'es!
How much fun is he having!!

How much fun is SHE having! (Hey, she ditched the trunk-or-treat...a little pony ride didn't kill her--not sure 'bout the pony though!) :)


Tom got in on the excitement! Dressed up as Bruce Lee--he even danced to Kung Fu Fighters people! (Granted he was pulled up on stage and forced...)

Trunk-or-Treat 2011

The mad hatter!


Pink Elf. (The pink elf opted to forego the trunk-or-treat this year in order to attend her very FIRST dance! Sniff, sniff--yes, I am shedding some tears!)


Cutest bat ever!!


Eating the loot!


Candyless, but happy nonetheless!

I was able to snap a quick shot of her leaving the dance with my phone!

Random

Tommy is loved!

I may or may not have given Tommy a dumb and dumber haircut. (No pic included--I love him too much for that. Not so much to fix the cut right away, but enough not to show it!) (Okay--there is a slight chance I am too embarrassed to show my hair cutting skills!)
The reason behind his hair cut!

Uno fiends!

Tommy revolted against the high chair--until he saw his sister in it! Now, even that won't work!