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Kim, A Month And A Half To Go!

Chris sent me this picture yesterday, Kim getting ready for the baby's arrival in the middle of March! They set up the crib and the baby shower is coming up soon. Baby girls name is not decided yet, throw out some ideas!

Brett's been busy superimposing my friends heads onto New Moon movie posters. Everyone loves them, because everyone wants to have a vampire boyfriend. Just kidding. Or maybe not.

Here's my friend April, she looks like retro Bella.

Miss Jasmine from church.

Desiree.

Lisa and her husband Mike. I almost lost it on this one.

Desiree and her husband Nick. Nick looks scary!

Christmas Cookies and Familia

Saturday we drove up to Apple Valley to visit with Brett's family. We wanted to have lunch and make Christmas cookies and gingerbread houses. So we did. We didn't finish all the cookie decorating, but we did play some groovy tunes on Rock Band and a few games of pool with the kids. What I know now: not one person in our combined family can carry a tune. Except maybe Matthew.

Probably covering some Bon Jovi right here. Matt likes his tunes.

James making something out of gingerbread. A gingerbread pyramid? I think I make this same face.

Sister in law Michele, my nemesis.

Tyler, Emily, Priscilla and Gia.

The boys watching us all play pool.

Brett taking a shot.

My gingerbread cake/house.

Pioneer Woman

Yesterday afternoon I grabbed Desiree and dragged her up to Torrance so I could stalk my favorite blogger. Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, has a website that is full of delicious recipes and stories about her life as a ranchers wife. She is hilarious. She published a cookbook and is currently touring around doing book signings. I was super excited she came within an hour of my house and decided to go see her. We waited an hour and a half in line to meet her, and it was well worth my time. Plus we met lots of other fellow fans who were terribly sweet and fun to talk to.

Knott's Scary Farm

Last night James, Brett's sister Michele, her daughter Erica and I went to the last night of Knott's Scary Farm. This was the first time James and Erica have been. James was pretty excited, he love scary stuff, but as we got closer to Knott's, he started expressing some nervousness. Not that I was any help, I kept telling him that the place was swarming with monsters and so dark you can't see them coming. Which was true. That's the whole point! They had hundreds of characters lurking in the fog ready to pounce at people like James and Erica. And pounce they did. It was very entertaining to watch! We rode all the big roller coasters, ate funnel cake and braved the dark alley's. I love Knott's Berry Farm.

During the day the Mine Ride is boring, just a train ride through a mountain. At night it turns into the Black Widow Cavern, covered in spiders and monsters jumping out at you in every corner. I ended up on Michele's lap on this ride.

Walking down the foggy ghost town alley. So dark!

This guy looked much more ominous before my flash, but he scared James pretty good.

Erica, right before we figured out the mine ride had scary people inside. The rest of the ride her face was down and eyes were closed. James pulled his hood up over his whole head.

Out of that fog came a dude sliding into James' feet. I wasn't fast enough with the camera to catch him.

Brett's sister Michele and Erica.

Don't eat me wolf man! My chicken fingers aren't ready yet!

Michele, silliest sister of Brett.

Candy Day

Last night the kids got dressed up and did the whole trick or treat thing. Brett even decided last minute that he would decorate the house a bit. We tried to do a little of an old ghost town theme. We even dressed up like cowboys. Some friends ended up coming over and we had ourselves a little shin dig. I love nights like that, impromptu fun.

Grandma Patty sent the boys gift bags with these little masks and all kinds of other cool stuff.

I made caramel and candied apples, cupcakes, and lots of hot chocolate.

Desiree and her family stopped by.

Bad Black Brett. Cowboy of Orange County.

We had some little games set up, which Kendall seemed to like. If you won a game you got a giant candy bar.

It was already dark, can't see the house very well, but it turned out cute.

Stand down Bad Black Brett! I'll reckon you can't draw faster than me!

Neighbor kid and Tyler

Matt hit his head on a table right before we got dressed up. Therefore, he sat in this chair most of the night mad. Not quite sure why. He made Tyler bring him back candy.

Headless James.

Zombie Tyler