HAPPY BIRTHDAY KACIE!!! (yesterday!)

Sorry Kac this is the only picture I could find FAST with you in it! We hope you had a SUPER FUN birthday yesterday and all your wishes came true!! We love you!

Happy Birthday Cooper!! (Yesterday!)

Cooper turned 14 yesterday! I can't believe he is old enough to go to the stake dances already~scary! He also found out he made the 8th grade basketball team the day before his b-day!! WAY TO GO COOP! We love you tons!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCE!!!

I wish I had a bigger picture!~but I like this one!

Today is my friend Francie's birthday!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCE! I hope you have a SUPER FUN day today and all your birthday wishes come true~and I hope that Rich comes through for you!! Thank you for being such an AWESOME friend to me all of these years!! We've been through a lot together and I KNOW I couldn't of made it without you!!

Less and Less of the McCulloughs...

Curtis, Madison and I have been losing weight like CRAZY!!! WE have been on a new diet that is totally working and WE LOVE IT!! My parents are both on it as well! We just need a little more time and we will be at our goal weight, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT~!!! Curtis is down 25 lbs (and looks AWESOME I might add), Madison is down about 20 lbs (She looks great) and I am the slowest loser at about 15 lbs (but at least I went down a pant size!)!! My Mom has lost 20 lbs (and looks so good!) and Dad is at 30 ( I think he and Curtis are the most noticeable)~and counting!!! It's so easy and fits into our crazy lifestyle!! We will keep everyone posted as we go along and include pictures too! Curtis has done so well and is actually asking me if I mind if he goes RUNNING~HECK NO I DON'T MIND!! He is also playing basketball again and I have noticed that he even walks through the house faster then he used to!! (weird, but I noticed! LOL)~We all feel so much better and have a ton more energy too! So stay tuned!!! Pictures to come..........

Winter Formal Night...

BYE MOM~ YOU CAN GO IN THE HOUSE NOW MOM!

These are backwards again (start at the bottom)~

Pretty girl!

Madison and Jake getting ready to go shake their grove thing at the dance!

Silly kids!

Lauren Bennett and Jake Rowley were in their group~we fed them a FORMAL dinner and then off to the dance they went! Madison wanted to have TINFOIL dinners but we nixed that plan fast and explained to her that for a formal dance we have a formal dinner! That girl!!>???!@#$%^&*()!!

~Madison asked Jake Jarvis to go with her~
They have been friends for a long time! Nice boy!

Nevermind~DAD, Saves the night!

Let me help you put your buttoneer on!

Tess will be your server tonight for your Winter Formal Dinner!

Polar Express~CHECK, List to Santa~CHECK, Ice Skating~CHECK!.... WHEW!!!

Every year, it's a family tradition for us to go and ride the Polar Express. The kids love it!~this is also where we sit on Santa's lap and give him our list! The kids like to go ice skating while we are there too! (If you want to see this post in the right order then start at the bottom!)

ps I just figured out why my pictures are SO DARK~my camera was set on nightime still from the Broken bug window night! DANG IT! Do we look tired OR WHAT????????

Animals in a cage!
Jaxon just asked me why do we go around and around?????? That cracked me up! I LOVE Jaxon's questions they are always so practical and SUCH GREAT QUESTIONS!!! He is soooooo funny!
Jaxon tried out this device that looks like a walker. It helped him "feel" like he was skating all by himself! (kind of made me think what it would be like to have your little guy have to use one of these just to be able to walk~that would be soooo sad!)


Sometimes I would look over and see Jaxon taking a break by pulling off to the side and sitting on the middle bar of the "helper" (I'm sure it has an official name~but I don't know what it is!)



Sometimes one of the brothers or sisters would come up and give Jaxon a few faster pushes around the rink!





He was sooooooo proud of himself! and sooooo dang cute!


Tess had skating down last year~but had to get used to it again this year. She was a pro again by the time we left!



All the goobs

This was where I stayed while the rest of them had fun! I was (and still am) fighting a cold!

Even Cooper got in a little action on the "helper," thanks to Madison!



Big brother watching over his little brother!





The kids always take such good care of each other! They love to hang out together!

Cooper hopped right on Mrs. Claus' lap~he's so snugly and lovable like that!


All of us after "the ride"

We had seats way up in the front of the train and every time the lady would walk away while we were singing Christmas songs Cooper would grab the mic and sing into it~she LOVED my kids! LOL!

Everyone getting into the Christmas spirit!

Hot chocolate time!


More singing!~yes, that is singing!


Singing!

JAXON STILL BELIEVES!!!

AWESOME Jax, a big silver bell!! (I use these for their Christmas ornaments for the year after I tie a red ribbon on it!)

After Santa gave Cooper his bell he got right up and gave Santa a BIG hug! (I missed the hug (with the camera) but got before and after! ARGH!)

Don't the boys look so excited about their NEW bells??
Jaxon is in AWE!


Tess is beside herself!!

The little kids waving to Santa out at the North Pole!

Tess shaking the conductors hand!

Jaxon shaking the conductors hand!

The whole group!

COOKIES!!


Tess and Jaxon getting on the train~they were so excited!


waiting to get on


Two excited Polar Express riders!

If you ever get the chance to go on the Polar Express, you should~ it's a FUN tradition! and it's a GREAT way to start the holidays!!!