...we'll see how successful I am.
We MUST start with Kenna's birthday! My little lady is SIX years old. SIX! And boy was she ever excited for her big day. She'd been counting down since Allie's birthday. She decided that she wanted to decorate her cake this year. So here she is (with her lovely assistant, of course) designing the perfect six-year-old chocolate birthday cake:
And of course when it's your special day, mom tries really really hard to just smile and say "Oh my- a gallon of pink and multi-colored sprinkles looks absolutely delicious! It's a masterpiece!"
And PLEASE take note of the missing tooth. She lost her very first tooth over Thanksgiving weekend and it was quite an accomplishment for Miss Kenna. She had been waiting and waiting to lose her first tooth. When it finally got wiggly enough, she dug her fingers right in there and yanked that sucker right out! The look of accomplishment on her face was priceless. The first visit from the Tooth Fairy was a huge success. She was a little concerned the Tooth Fairy wouldn't know where she was- so being the incredibly intelligent mom that I am- I simply sent the Tooth Fairy (aka Dad) a text. A TEXT! Can you believe that? When I was a kid that would have been science fiction. The Tooth Fairy sent a text back that she knew just where to go. Kenna was beyond excited. Thankfully her 4 quarters were found safe and sound under her pillow at Grandma's the following morning. Kenna was beyond thrilled! And I must say playing Tooth Fairy for the first time had a bit of a thrill for mom and dad, too.The first weekend of December, Jacob and I took a little overnighter with some friends down to Vegas for the National Finals Rodeo. It has kind of become a tradition. It was a lot of fun. Well, minus the part of Jacob dealing with Vegas traffic. Next time I'll be sure to pop him a sedative. But, despite the navigation woes, we had a great time. None of the pics are really worth posting, so you can just imagine us in Vegas, having fun.
The girls have been enjoying the snow. Really enjoying the snow. There was a day I enjoyed snow this much:
...But for now I'll just be perfectly content taking the pictures!
Then we hooked up the sleds to the Ranger and pulled them around the field. Ty got in on the action too. This little guy is just so lovably contagious! In my mind I'm thinking of Randy in A Christmas Story: "I can't put my arms down!"
And last but not least: Our ward did an activity called "Holywood Squares" patterned after the game show "Hollywood Squares." There was quite the assortment of "stars" who all had a Gospel-centered theme. Jacob and I were Sonny and Cher D Gospel. It really was hilarious and ended up being a really fun activity. They did it first as a YM/YW activity, then we were able to do it again as an adult activity. The best part was our hideous costumes. Much to Jacob's dismay (he LOVES dressing up and acting), I am posting this picture on the blog. So for your viewing pleasure:
And just for the record, we blew the real Sonny and Cher out of the water!
