November

Well, as I look back at November it was really not too exciting of a month at our house. We did get to attend a baby blessing for my brothers cute little Jacob. He is such a sweetie. We tried to do some quick pictures as a family which didn't turn out as well as I would have expected, but some pretty dang cute kiddos.



Brookelyn with her new braces! Yeah! She is going to have beautiful teeth before we know it.

Camden had a fun sleepover with some cousins. These boys have so much fun together. They love the time they get to spend with each other. I really had to laugh that they were all intent on playing their DS games as they were settling in for bed. Pretty funny.
Camden played his first season of real Jr. Jazz this year. The season started out great with some great wins. Some changes to the dynamics of the team made the last few games a bit of a different story. But all in all, he loved playing with his buddies and is learning to enjoy the game of basketball.

Bike Ride

Before we know it Winter will be hear so we thought we better head out for a family bike outing. We chose to ride the Snowbasin Gondola up to the top and work our way down on the bike trails. The girls were not to thrilled with this idea but did their best to stick it out (I guess that was the only down the mountain). I think the ride was a little more technically challenging than they were hoping for. Camden is a trooper and loves to be out doing pretty much anything. We did find some amazing views of the Ogden Valley. I really don't love the first photo of me, but the views are worth posting it. Hopefully we haven't scared the girls off from some more bike rides coming up this spring.

Halloween

Oh yes! It's always fun when we get to carve the pumpkins. The kids always love it at first but soon get tired of cleaning the yuck out of the pumpkins, so I guess that is where Mom and Dad's come in. So here are some photos of the work in progress as well as the final masterpieces. I would not claim to be the most creative and artistic people.








So now that the pumpkins are carved we better figure out some costumes for these kids and it never fails that Blake and I end up needing a costume too. So this year Brynnley and her cousin Megan dressed up as 50s diner girls. They were pretty cute and had a good time taking the little ones out trick or treating. Brookelyn was Elvis Presley with her friend who was Michael Jackson. I guess the theme was dead rock and roll stars. Camden was the nerd of all nerds and a pretty dang cute one. The kids all braved the rain on Halloween which made for a cold wet night. They didn't last as long as they have in the past, but still got a pretty good haul on the treats. And yes we all survived another Halloween!

Family Photos & Braces off

So the Watkins Family decided it was time to update the family photo. That's always fun to find a day that works for everyone and then get all the outfits coordinating. Ok, maybe I care about this kind of stuff too much. So we lined up the photographer, picked the day and the color scheme and then comes the rain! Ughh! Really you don't understand how hard it has been to pull this off. I think we all said a little prayer and hoped the weather would cooperate and what do you know just as the time came for our scheduled time with the photographer the rain stopped and the sun came out a bit. Besides the fact that we have a ton of little ones (boys especially) who really like to goof off, the pictures turned out quite well.






Just days before the family photo, Brynnley was able to get her braces off. That's always an exciting day for any young girl. She looks so much older and mature without the braces, and what a pretty smile! Here she is also hanging out with one of her favorite people, Megan! What good friends/cousins these girls are. I love how they love each other.