Big bows, big piano (slide), big sister

 Brooklyn's shirt with our big announcement about adopting our little Bryson!

Brooklyn playing on the big piano slide at McDonalds with her friend Kalen and his sister Alia. 

Brooklyn being a cute girl modeling the cute big bows I won! =)

Thanksgiving, putting up the Christmas tree, and other fun stuff

(OK these are in reverse chronological order, but close enough...)

Brooklyn playing with play dough, she wanted me to take a picture of everything she made today.

Brooklyn took a picture of her Santa. 

Brooklyn modeling the bow I won for her (hooray I won something!!) and her church dress today. 

Posing with our BYU attire before the big game on Saturday...

Brooklyn took this one...

Building fancy things with dominos

Showing off our Christmas tree we all decorated on Friday.

Showing off the little tree she decorated (she took this picture all by herself.) 

We also went to see the movie "Tangled" on Friday. It was really cute. Brooklyn liked it except when the villian got a little too mean (Brooklyn cried a little :( When Rapunzel and Flynn kissed Brooklyn yelled out "Oh gross they aren't even married yet!" It was funny. I really just want Brooklyn to keep that attitude for about 20 more years...:)

Making a gingerbread house at Grandma Davis' house after our delicious Thanksgiving meal on Thursday.

My sister in law Angie and my cute little niece Taylee (with my brother Blake in the second picture) showing off the house they built. 

My sister Emily showing off her gingerbread house and gumdrop nose. 

My sister Stephanie and her boyfriend Jason (showing off their house complete with a garage, hot tub, deck, and Christmas lights.)

My sister Julie with Brooklyn

Brooklyn showing off her completed house (and her cute little messy face after eating way too much frosting and candy.) 

 

 

 I love the holidays! I love spending time with family and friends and I just love this time of year! (Minus the bitter cold and driving in the snow of course.) I love that Brooklyn loves absolutely everything about Christmas. It makes it so fun! 

 

Brooklyn's "take a picture of me" day...

Today Brooklyn wanted me to take a picture of her with everything...(and she wanted to take one of me, lately she loves taking my camera and taking pictures...I can't wait until she gets her own camera for Christmas or her b-day, then I don't have to be so worried about her dropping mine...:)


Riding her coaster car...

Taking a picture of mom...

Showing the decorations she made and hung up and the things she choose to paint (she loves painting!)

Showing her new Plum Pudding doll (from Strawberry Shortcake) 

Taking a picture of the snowman she painted. 

FSA Day at Boondocks

Today we went to Boondocks for FSA (Families Supporting Adoption) day. It was a really good deal but SOOOOO crowded! Brooklyn had fun though, she loves Boondocks.

Brooklyn and mom on the go karts. It was sooooo cold! But Brooklyn just wanted to go faster and faster!

Brooklyn bowling...Every time she would hit pins she would put her arm in the air and shout-yes! 

Brooklyn and Dad playing whack-a-mole (AKA whack a Batman villian.) 

Playing at Grandma Larsen's that evening while mom got her Young Women's lesson ready...

Brooklyn showing off all of her balloons that she got to take home from Boondocks.