Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween

I haven't put up a single picture since before Halloween, so this post will be a bit of a review of the holidays! (Note my new year resolution at the bottom of my blog..I am vowing to become a better blogger)

Christmas



Does Santa give out Weapons? :


My parents have a guy in their ward who looks just like Santa and of course the kids were thrilled to talk to him and get candy canes. Peni was hilarious because when it was his turn to sit on Santa's lap he said, "Santa do you give out weapons? Because if you do I want a gun!" Santa looked quizzically in Jenna and Vita's direction as if to say "I don't know..Do I give out weapons?" It was pretty funny and to make for a happy ending good ole' Santa must believe in The Right to Bear Arms because he did give Peni a weapon (or at least a laser gun that shoots toy cans down)




We each received our favorite college sweatshirt for Christmas. Of course UofA is the best lookin' one :o)




Sorry to do this to you mom ( I know you won't love this picture) but I have to show off the new gal of the family (or soon to be new gal of the family). Kim and David got engaged over the holiday's. David proposed while they were in Salt Lake the week before Christmas and he asked her by taking her on a horse and carriage ride around the lights of Temple Square. Kim pretty much froze her butt off (it was snowing the whole time) but the ride was worth it because she got off with one heck of a rock and one heck of a guy I might add :O)



I just stinking love my sissy's! This picture was taken right before we left to watch The River Dance in Sacramento.


David, Kim, Thais, Peni and Mele all singing Jingle Bells. Note how Thais has the word jingle all the WAY down pat as she sings. This was by far her favorite Christmas song!



Thanksgiving ...Brazilian Style




I'll put up more picture's of Brazil later but in the mean time here is a picture of our Thanksgiving dinner while in Brazil. We spent a good portion of Thanksgiving day in an airport so we paid tribute to America by dining on burgers, french fries and milk shakes. I loved a lot of the Brazilian food but let me tell you it was so good to eat something familiar...that burger was dang good! Not quite the traditional Turkey and stuffing but I'm convinced even the Pilgrims and Indians wouldn't have passed up a meal such as this.


Halloween


Here's a picture of my tired Lady Bug. Thais LOVED Halloween and she has developed a great love affair for candy. Much to my displeasure, she now wakes each morning and says, " I want candy, please." It's very polite and all but I would like to hear, " I want broccoli, please. " Yeah, I'll have to work on that one!