Happy New Year's Eve

We are home tonight. I hurt my back yesterday so I am laid out till I can get to my Chiro (2 days from now.) We have our usual spread of finger foods on the table so we can pick at whatever we want all night. Tersa has gone to the New Year's Dance and will join Mardi and some other kids at the Brewer's afterward for breakfast. Mardi will stay at Brewer's all evening. (Usually the Schotts do breakfast but they have family in town this year.) We just put the baby down and plan on doing movies till the countdown. Let the fun begin!!

2012 Ornaments

 Every year I get ornaments for the girls. Years ago I started looking for ornaments that represented something they had done that year or something else that made the year stand out. This year we went to Colorado for a Lorenc/Larson Family Reunion. Dad has the grandkids call him pops and he gives them tootsie pops when they see him. So, I made these ornaments for this year.

Sand and Water table

The sand in the table is a hit so far. Water will have to wait until it gets warmer. I bought a 50 lb. bag of sand for it, hopefully that will last a while since we are talking about a two year old that doesn't really understand about keeping the sand in the table. Adding water in the Spring will be fun!

Christmas Morning 2012

 Shar got a web slinger, Anarya got a "pad" (hopefully she won't insist on having Joel's so much now) and a stuffed dog, Joel got a dress coat, Tersa got a Justin Beiber doll (that is never coming out of it's package and will be sold at a later date for lots of money) and high heeled boots, Mardi got a Hunger Games throw blanket, Tuesdi got an inversion table and Keddi got a jewelry organizer.

It's a Very Wilson Christmas

We decided to do Christmas with Wilson's on Christmas Eve. We came at around 6:00 with stuff to set out for dinner and everyone just hung out and ate when we felt like it. At some point we called everyone together to do gifts. My girls always appreciate what Mandy picks out for them, but it seemed that the kids were all especially excited about what they got.

Gingerbread houses

I found the cutest little pan that has six cupcake size houses on it. Instead of doing a really large gingerbread house for one neighbor this year, I made several little villages for several neighbors.

 Tersa was babysitting so she decorated when she got home, but I'd put the camera away already. 

 The baby even got to help when she got up from her nap. But little two year old fingers get more all over themselves than they can get onto the house, so she "helped" with a whole 7 candies or so.

 For the Acuna's- decorated by Mom and Anarya

For Carter's Grandparents and the lady who lives at the corner- decorated by Shinara 

 For Jessica and Keith- decorated by Mardi

 For Ron, Laurie and Piper- decorated by Keddi

For the Robinette's- decorated by Tersa

Keddi's 1st Band Concert

Now concert season includes a visit to the Jr. High again. Keddi and Tersa had concerts the same night. The Young Women were going to that so Joel and I took the little girls to Keddi's concert. (Mardi's concert was two days later.)

Keddi said she really enjoyed doing the concert. Mr. Nakoba said she is doing really well and he anticipates that she will go directly into Advanced band next year instead of intermediate. She has really taken to the clarinet and I have been surprised at how well she plays.

Tree Decorating

Usually we wait until the first FHE of December to decorate our tree but this year I was a little anxious. (I don't know why). My High School friend Karen Yankee was in town for her annual visit to Vegas and so she was here to help out. See her up in the top right corner.

Thanksgiving Day

It has been our tradition for the last few years to attend a football game with members of our ward. In the past, Tersa played too but this year it was just men and boys. (The years that Tersa played were poor showing years.) They had lots of players this year and it is deemed a "serious" game so girls don't get to play.

Mardi has always hung out on the sidelines with friends and this year, Tersa took pictures.

The rest of our Thanksgiving was spent at home with just us. We enjoyed a laid back day.

Halloween 2012

 Tersa didn't dress up this year. Both she and Mardi thought they had plans but they fell through so both girls ended up being home for the night. We took Anarya out for the first time. She had a ball and when we tried to take her home after going up our street and back, she pitched a fit!! So we took her down another street. She was not happy to be home after that either, but she was getting tired of walking and her bucket was getting too heavy for her to carry.

Silverado Trunk or Treat

 

Anarya was a peacock last year too but I kept it in tact so that she could wear it again. I got this bunch of feathers for her hair this year. The boy she is with is Jackson Schott. She loves him and he visits with her every Sunday at church. This was her first year to Trunk or Trick or Treat and she got the hang of it after a few cars. She was so small though and I had to direct her amongst the other children. We joined with the Stonegate ward. (That's the ward that got some of our members.) So Keddi and Sage got to see Emily Welch (the mad hatter). 

 Bree, Abby and Mardi are BAM and they made t-shirts for their costumes this year. Even though not all of the Richardson's came for Tersa was sure glad to see Krista! Tersa bought amber colored contacts to add to her cat costume, but they didn't really have the affect she thought they would. Oh well.

Black Widow

 We love our Superheros! And this one took some doing. Black leather like jackets are not easy to find and they are expensive! Thank you Amazon!! She LOVED the red hair dye and was willing to sleep on a sleeping bag on her floor so as not to stain anything important. But, we dyed the bottoms of a few socks. (I had no idea how much of it had flaked onto the floor when we'd combed through it.)

She was bummed not to have any guns, but neither the ward party nor her school were going to be too happy about guns. Fingers had to do.

SpiderMAN

  Masks are discouraged at Trunk or Treat activities at church. So, I asked Shar if she wanted her painted. OF COURSE! It turned out well, but all through the Trunk or Treat, she was called Spider-girl. HUH?!?!? Why would she be spider-girl when she can be SpiderMAN? 

(She loved the muscles in this costume SOOOO much. She kept hitting herself on the chest. At the activity she told Bro. Hill to feel them. He took her arm and she indicated the pectoral muscles. He declined.)

All Lit Up

Keddi's

Anarya's

Mardi's

Tersa's

Shinara's

Completed Pumpkins