Tayden's Christmas

Tayden was hard to shop for this year because all he wants is games for his different gaming systems but I tried to mix it up a little bit with some other stuff. He was super excited for his Ipod Nano. He also got a basketball hoop for his room, some games, some stuff for his gun, an Ipod docking station/player, etc. What a cute boy.

Ambree's Christmas

This year Ambree was teetering between wanting big girl presents and little girl presents. She wanted a flat iron, but also a skateboard, zhu zhu pets, pillow pet etc. She is so much fun and especially loved her doll wardrobe that her grandma gave her. I'm glad she doesn't want to grow up TOO quickly.

Ashton's Christmas

Ashton was so much fun at Christmas. He was so excited! This year for Christmas he got Optimus Prime (it had to be the orange red blue Optimus Prime), a sand/snow digger, a scooter, Legos, an Erector set, pirate ship, a Nintendo DS and a frog Pillow pet. What a little cutie, and yes, he is wearing his swim shirt.

Ashton's Preschool Christmas Party

Ashton had breakfast with Santa for Preschool. He is still a little leary of Santa so he talked his friend Gage into sitting on his lap with him. They had a great time making placemats, sitting on Santa's lap, and eating breakfast. Fun times!

Random Christmas Photos

Here a few random pictures of the family at Christmas time. The boys made an awesome snow fort out back and a snow cave out front. These are also their Christmas outfits, and the family doing the nativity. (I was the narrator and the photo taker.)

Ambree's Basketball

Ambree finished up basketball season and did terrific! She was the lead scorer on her team and has no inhibition whatsoever. I am a little sad that my one girl has ditched dance for sports, but I am also happy to see her succeed in sports. She is #42 in the photos.

Treehouse Field Trip

Yesterday Ashton and I went on a date to his field trip. It was fun just spending time with him, and following him around at the things he wanted to do. They added a new western exhibit which Ashton just loved. Luckily, he wore his cowboy boots to the field trip! I have struggled with him lately, but have found that the reason is that he is just like me. He is very shy and afraid to try new things. Hopefully I can help him grow up and not have these same issues as an adult.

"Mink" and Dave's Wedding

My sister Monique got married on Tuesday. Everything was really pretty and they look very happy together. She got married in her friends basement (which is a HUGE mansion) so it felt more like a reception center. Monique is now the mother to her 3 year Chloe, and a 17 year Katie. She is not a "Klomp" anymore. Her new last name is Halterman. Congratulations Mink!

AJ and Laura's Halloween Party

My brother AJ and his wife Laura threw an awesome Halloween party! Halloween is Laura's favorite holiday, and it was also in celebration of my brother's 26th birthday. My kids said it was the best party EVER! The played fun games and went to great efforts to make it fun for the kids AND adults. It was also fun to see everyone all dressed up. Dad was the abominable snowman, mom was an over the top spurs fan, Laura was an old lady that lost her dog, my brother was a 3 musketeer, and Scott and I dressed up as Sonny and Cher,Mink was a chicken and Chloe was "igger". They were a little late so they weren't in the group picture. Thanks guys for a fun evening!

Halloween costumes

This year for Halloween the kids dressed up as:
Tayden- Hannah Montana. He tried to chicken out of this at the last minute but didn't have any other options. He felt much better after he got to school and realized that 3 other boys had dressed as girls as well. For Halloween night Tayden changed his mind and was Ricky Bobby. It is a standing joke between our friends.
Ambree- Goth Girl. She wanted to be something scary this year, so we tried to make her cute/scary. She's cute regardless!
Ashton- Woody/Bullseye. You can't see from the pictures but he also had a Bullseye costume which is horse that looks like he's riding it. On Halloween night, however, for trick or treating he decided to wear his Batman costume from last year. I was also able to go to the school dressed as a Zombie for Tayden's Halloween party. It was a lot of fun watching him in his element.

Field Trip to the Corn Maze

Ashton and I were able to go on a field trip to the corn maze with his preschool class. We had a lot of fun but it was freezing cold! He got to go through the corn maze, pick a pumpkin, and then eat sack lunches. Fun times!

More soccer!

Ashton has now started soccer and is loving it! It does make our schedules a little busier, but after years of watching big brother and big sister, he knows exactly what to do. His team is the Yellow Lions and his dad is his coach. He is really aggressive, sometimes too agressive, but he is having a great time and we are loving cheering him on!