12's

Didn't everyone get a 12/12/12 at 12:12 picture? 

We did and because we were on vacation, we were able to get all 6 of us in the picture!

Visit with Santa

Thankfully M still wants to sit on Santa's lap.

My older ones think that it is so "babyish" to see Santa. Thankfully their daddy asked them to please do it for mom :)

Since our friends were also there, I asked if they all would go see Santa. Again, there was some resistance by the boys, but they finally agreed since they were doing it together with their friends  :)

Grand Prize - Pumpkin Decorating Contest 2012

Guess who won Grand Prize for their pumpkins at the the fair?

M (who is 6!) won Grand prize in the student division and surprisingly, I won in the adult division!

Mine is the bee and M's is the Charlie Peanut's Great Pumpkin Patch

M's Interview

Little Miss M was interviewed on the local news tonight regarding her NPF Recipe contest entry. Thankfully E took pictures of her being interviewd...thanks E for thinking about doing that so we could capture it on film too!

She was so cute...and funny....and brave for doing it! I will cherish this little moment and her cute little 6 yr old self  forever :)

The Pumpkins 2012

S's pumpkin this year for the Pumpkin Decorating contest at the NPF is....

A pirate!

M's is .....

the Great Pumpkin Patch Charlie "Peanut"

B's is....

Afro Circus from Madagascar 3

E's is....

Duck Dynasty

They all did such a great job...we will see who wins on Friday!

It's Painting Time!

We are working on the pumpkins for the pumpkin decorating contest at the NPF. Any guesses what they will be this year???

World of Coke 2012

Ready to go in!

We don't often get a family picture so I was thrilled to get this one. Their were several employees in the foyer who volunteered to take our family picture! How great is that!

M with one of the characters from the movie they showed.

B with the famous Coke Polar Bear.

There was this cool wall of surveillance before entering the vault where the secret formula is held. We had fun playing with the cameras!

In front of the vault where the secret formula is held.

I took a family picture using the mirrored ceiling! So fun!

The highlight of the day had to be the tasting of all the Cokes around the world.

Scot found one that was not to tasty! hhaha

M loving all the US coke combinations.

Awesome Coke Pop Art

Ready for the the 3-D movie

Just chillin'

Part of the Bottling System...it was so cool to watch!

They gave us a bottle of coke to take home. These were actually bottled there at the World of Coke.

I am so glad we got the chance to go...we had such a nice fun,family day!

The Frog Story

Yesterday, as we were loading up to go to co-op, somehow a frog got in the car. I have a child who is TERRIFIED of frogs, so you can only imagine the mass hysteria that went along with that. There was some refusal by her and another sibling to get in the car with a loose frog. After 10 minutes of looking for the frog and not being able to find it, I finally declared that they would just have to deal with it and ride with a frog or stay home from co-op by themselves. They reluctantly got in. 

Fast forward to today...we get in the car and look what we find on our dashboard...a crispy fried frog! 

M's Graduation Pictures

I thought I would post a few of my favorite pictures from M's graduation photo shoot. She is such a natural in front of the camera that it makes my job so much easier :) Love this girl!

Forever Friends

I just had to capture this picture of M with her "Belle".

She plays with, talks to, and takes care of Belle as if she is real. It is the cutest thing!

He missed me

Scot had to be away this last week. When he came home, he brought me these gorgeous roses! I think he missed me :)