The kids coaxed Jaron into smearing a cupcake all over his face. I have about 30 pictures like this one but hearing the giggles coming from the bathroom made me smile this night.
We made the kids take a few of their older pictures down from their 'picture wall' so I had to document it before they did. I still love this wall and the pictures have already started slowing down but I love seeing this wall and every single person that comes into our home comments about our wall.
After 3 1/2 years I was released as Primary President of our ward. I knew it was coming. It was a little sad but mostly relieved. It was such a stressful calling and non stop at all times. I am ready to just be a regular member of our ward. Just so I can remember we had 136 primary kids and 30 nursery kids when I was released. I have LOVED working with my presidency and we all got along so so well. I loved seeing the kids each week and the cute things they say, how excited they are when they see me around the neighborhood or at school. However, some parents and some teachers make things so difficult. I know they mean well but it's hard. I'll be happy not stressing about who will and won't be at church to teach on Sunday and getting text messages each Sunday morning telling me who isn't going to be there. Parents that have specific requests about classes, teachers, friends and the special baptism requests. I won't miss it but it's been amazing at the same time. I have been in primary in one calling or another since Siena and Aria were Sunbeams so I will miss seeing my kids in primary but they're probably ready to be rid of me. haha.
Thanksgiving was great, we were all at my parents. It was a fun day. We played Left Right Center which is now our new tradition. We did a grandkids and then an adult game and had so much fun.
We went with the Pace's to see the lights turn on at The Riverwoods. We played dodgeball with them and some of their friends right before and had such a fun time. My kids loved it, I was exhausted and sore the next day.
I think the dinner backfired because at 9pm that night Siena started throwing up and threw up every 20 minutes until midnight. I felt so bad, she was so sick and miserable. Luckily they were all pretty good after that, just some sore aches and sore arms.
The 2nd shot was harder than the 1st for Siena. She absolutely flipped out, screaming, kicking, elbowing me when I tried to hold her down. She tried to run out of the room. Ugh, she is so freaked out by the shot, there is no reasoning with her at all. Ashlee, after cleaning her arm 4 or 5 times finally we got ahold of her arm and put it in. Ugh...but after that no one had that many issues. I think they all had low grade fevers that night but I gave them ibuprofen for about 24 hours and they were good after that. Just glad Siena didn't throw up again. I still am not sure if the throw up on the first round was from the shot, another illness or what.
I'm happy they're fully vaccinated now especially with this new Omicron variant that is pushing numbers up. Shane and I also got our 3rd shot (booster) so I feel like we are protected as much as we can as a family.
We put up our Christmas tree the week of Thanksgiving.
On Black Friday Shane and I bought our Christmas gift to each other and we got a 70 inch tv for the basement. I love having a tv down there so when the kids are watching something upstairs I can watch downstairs or if I want to watch something loud when the kids are asleep I can go down there and turn it up or yell and scream watching a game.
I took this picture from our bedroom window because this is my all time favorite time of the day here. It's when the sun is going down in the west so it's all shaded where we are but the mountains in the east are still all lit up. It is so pretty and I love when I look at the window and see this view. I love Highland and living here, it's so pretty.
