Hair Cuts

Janna holding Gwen

Karen cutting Abbey

Me holding Gwen, Bob
Lilly before
Lilly after

Karen did a marathon hair cut session on Saturday before our Lunt Family Christmas Party. She cut: Shauna, me , Abbey, Emma, Janna, Lilly, Brook, Owen, Drew and Cole. It took almost 5 hours.

Play Week

Lilly, Tucker and Janna running up the hill at the high school.Bob "helping" James go down the hill.

The best picture I got of Bob with his Santa hat.

Janna in her poodle skirt.

Last week the kids all had Christmas musical performances. Bob's goupr wore green and red with Santa or elf hats, Janna's group was the 50's, and Abbey and Emma were going green, complete with Santa changing from a red suit to a green suit. It was entertaining for me, but not for Brook and James. Ariel took them outside to the playground after a while.

Cast No More!

Friday I took a picture of Lilly with the cousin of our cousins, Hunter. They are about 5 months apart in age, and he has a cast on the same leg, and was getting it off today as well. Lilly's cast is gone. I asked her if she was going to miss it. Silly question.

Train Ride

Lilly

Emma and James

Abbey

Janna and Brook

For my niece Ashley's birthday the kids rode on a horse "train ride" pulled by a lawn mower. I think James and Brook liked it the most. They rode several times. Once again- no pictures of Bob.

Brook's Birthday

Brook turned 3 on Saturday. We were in Mesa with my family that day, and celebrated with Jay's family on Sunday.

James Got Ear Tubes

I went to Tucson very early this morning, and James got his ear tubes put in. Glad it's over. Hope it helps. Did a little Christmas shopping at the mall, and made it home in time to pick the kids up from school.

He loved playing with the toys in the waiting room at 6:30 in the morning.

He hated the gown he was supposed to wear.
He pulled at it even before I got it tied.

He finally got it off and threw it in the box with his pajamas.
And was much happier when he was naked. He would have nothing to do with the hat either.

We've Been Baking!

We made two different kinds of peppermint swirl cookies. I haven't chosen a favorite yet. The older kids actually HELPED rather than hindered during most of the process.

Sign

We got our lighted/LED sign up last week, and I finally took pictures of it. It looks nice, and Jay loves that we can see it from our house. It flashes different messages, pictures and advertisements throughout the day.

Brook's Chin

Luckily this one was fine with a band-aid, although Dermabond would've come in handy.

Trip to Mesa

Cole

Rachel and Lilly

Abbey

Brook

We went to Mesa for the day Saturday. My Lunt Grandparents arrived home from their mission that day, and my cousin Sarah, along with her husband Tamir and son Joseph were in town from the Chicago area. It was fun to visit with cousins and family that I haven't seen in a LONG time. I didn't feel up to being the photographer that night, so I passed the duty on to my children. These are a few of the random shots they took. Don't even know who to give the credit to, although Emma started with the camera.

James and Potatoes

This is what happens when I let James feed himself- which he insists on most of the time. He gets his ear tubes tomorrow in Tucson. Fun.

Two Peas in a Pod

Cami didn't want to feel left out, so she went and hurt herself too. She fell on the stairs at her house. She came over during her lunch break today so she could take a picture with Lilly. These two belong together. Have I ever mentioned that they're both really LOUD too?

Merry Main Street

Two of Joe's kids.

The annual lighting of the town hall Christmas tree was also Friday night. With a lot of planning, preparation and hard work, we put a display together. The guys put out a propane fire pit, barbecue grills, jacuzzis, etc. It turned out nice, other than the fact that we were way at one end instead of in the middle. It started to rain toward the end, so I think the night ended early for most. The girls had fun with Cami decorating cookies and shopping at some of the stores that were open.

Bob's Birthday

Bob celebrated his 6th birthday on the day after Thanksgiving- the 28th. I took him shopping on the worst day of the year to get a new pair of tennis shoes- that's the only thing he asked for. I was thrilled when he found a pair he liked right away. I was less thrilled when we got home from the store and he busted open a can of diesel with an axe, and that wonderful fuel coated his clothes and new shoes. He said the girls told him to do it. I've washed his laundry 3 times, and it still smells. We had Merry Main Street that night, but left early to go eat his Transformers cake. He did not want to pose for any pictures all day. I told him it was my right to get pictures of him on his birthday, but that didn't fly.

Thankgiving

We had the quietest and dirtiest Thanksgiving we've ever had. Jay's family went to Utah and mine went to California, and we stayed here. We had some neighbor friends over for an untraditional dinner. We put a rib-eye roast on the rotisserie, and I made mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and PIE! This is the best picture I could get of the pies since Jay wouldn't wait to dig in. I gave 3 away, and we're still eating pie every day. It was a dirty day because it rained all night the night before, and then all morning. Gratefully our eating time was warmer and drier. The kids couldn't resist the mud.

It's That Time of Year

Christmas trees are here again. Although it generally isn't very profitable, we sell Christmas trees to keep our nursery in business through December. We got our tree delivery last week, and have sold more than I expected already. The "Die-Harders" as Jay calls them have already been out to get their trees and get them decorated. This is Dustin and Joe unloading the truck.

Pavers

Jay, Dustin and crew installed a paver display at our yard so people could see the different colors and varieties laid out. We've had a favorable response so far. Right now they're working oin some raised planter bed/display areas for the annual color to be displayed. It's looking beautiful.