Lack of a better word "proud"

I am so proud of my little guys! They had their first wrestiling tournament this past weekend.

They had so much fun. Cason came home with a silver medal, WooHoo! Pretty good for his first time around. Cael fought hard but fell a little short. But he was a joy to watch. He wrestled with a smile on his face. I guess I just wasnt sure what they were going to think and do.

We will take them to another one in a couple of weeks. Go Twinners!

One thing is for sure though, and I am sure we will run into it a lot, it is hard to see one winning and the other sad that he didn't win.

Cason is on the left and Cael on the right.

Also proud of the Young Women!

What an great group of girls.

This past week we had our New Beginnings. It went so well for it being our first time around toghether. The girls did a skit, with the help of Aunt Lyn and Jaycie. It was so cute! We are missing one girl in the photo but here are the rest of them that were in the skit.

We decided it would be fun to take a picture of the rest of us. We did have a few girls go home before we took it though. So sorry to those we missed.

All in all it was a crazy busy and fun weekend. I am truely lucky to have my kids and am lucky to be able to be a part of great young women. I am lucky to have truely great women to serve with. And a husband that is talented and willing to help me.

Cara's Big Bend Dance

Well Brent got me the Flip Camera. He thought I could use it to blog with, so here it goes. Cara was asked to dance at last nights Big Bend half time. I couldnt go because of YW and the twins had wrestling(thanks Uncle Jeff for taking them). So Brent took the camera with him to try it out. Plus I really wanted to be there, and wanted to see it. Anyways here is the video. I get a little sick watching it on here. Hope you guys dont. LOL. Cara is the second from the left. I think it was easier to just watch it on the camera it's self. Hopefully we get better at it.

Christmas Traditions

So here are a couple of our family traditions. We went to our Ward Christmas party. The kids got to talk to Santa and report. All but Austin. I guess he is getting to old.

So this is Courtney with Santa.
Cason and Santa

Cael's turn

Cara


Then every year we get the kids Christmas pj's. Seems to also be a tradition to get them to big. HAHAHA! That would be my fault. Almost seems like if you want the shirt to fit, the pants have to be to big. On the up side they get to wear them for awhile.

Also we put a Santa key out every year so that Santa can get into our house. This year I asked Austin to hang the key.

Next we leave some cookies, carrots and milk out for Santa and the deer.

Courtney made the plate look so nice.

Lastly I just wanted to share a few more pictures from Christmas. I just love the funny face one of Cara. Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you all enjoyed your time with your family and friends.

On a side note. I am happy that my kids are getting old enough to really ponder the true meaning of Christmas. It was a great way to end the day with a family prayer where Cason said how thankful he was for Jesus Birthday.

The Christmas Spirit

The Christmas Spirit (click on The Christmas Spirit to view)

So I have been stressing because I havent came up with something for the Christmas Lesson in Young Womens. I was online today and found this short message. Wanted to share it. Loved stepping back and remember why we are doing it all.

Happy Birthday Twinners!

Cason- Is our loving artist. He loves to draw. He loved playing soccer this past fall and looks forward to playing baseball in the spring. He also enjoys dance class with all his friends. Always good for a hug. We love Cason.
Cael- He is so funny. Always laughing and bringing joy in the home. He loved soccer and is also going to play baseball in the spring. He also loves to stand on his head. He is even pretty good at spinning on his head. We love Cael.

I can remember the day they were born like it was last month. They came into the world in a crazy way and I cant say it hasn't been just as exciting to have them in our home. We are so blessed to have them healthy. Happy 6th Birthday Cason and Cael!

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