Christmas at my house starts on Thanksgiving day. Personally I have always thought this was a little early. This year we put up the tree the night before Thanksgiving, I have to admit this was partially my fault. Kenzie was so excited about the tree, she kept saying "I am so excited!" I thought it was so cute to see her little face so happy.
Ben put up the tree the night before but, I made them wait to decorate the tree until Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving morning Kenzie woke up and immediately remembered that it was time to decorate the tree. Kason was still asleep so she ran to his room and yelled "Kason wake up we can decorate the tree, I am so excited!"
So the decorating began and to this day has not stopped. Kenzie likes to rearrange the bulbs and the candycanes on the tree. Everyday is a new look for the tree.
Our tree this year is really pretty and I love that my family did it together.

Sorry for the naked shot of Kenzie. When she is at home she loves to just run around in her undies.

All decorated. What a pretty Tree.

Fixing my BLOG

Excuse my blog I am in the middle of remodeling. Having some problems!!

Giving Thanks

I am following in the lead of many of you and taking the time to write down how thankful I am this time of year.
Of course I am very grateful for my husband and kids and I hope that I express that to them not only this time of year but all year long. I truly have a Great husband who is also a great friend and father. My two kids are my life and I couldn't image one day without them. I am so grateful that they picked me to be their mom.
Second I am Thankful for My mother who is my best friend she is one of the greatest mothers I know. She is so patient and loving to each one of her girls and her 8 grandchildren. How lucky I am to have her as my mother.
Last but, certainly not least I am so grateful for my sister Holly and her strength that she has shown me throughout this last year and half. I don't know where her strength comes from, only that I know she relies on her faith. This time last year my little nephew Easten was once again fighting for his little life down at Primary Childrens. We were not able to spend or share Thanksgiving or Christmas with Holly, Rusty, Stetsen and Little "E". It was a season full of hope and prayer that Easten would be well enough to come home and share Christmas with his family. On Christmas Eve he was released and able to come home with strict no visitors allowed.
I want to Thank my heavenly Father for bringing this special little boy into our family. He has brought so much happiness and love.
I can't imagine what his little body has been through in this short time he had been with us, but I do know that Easten is a FIGHTER and he wants to be here and be apart of this world.
I am so Thankful that my family is healthy and we will all get to spend the Holidays together.
Happy Thanksgiving.

A night in the life.... this is what my kitchen usually looks like come dinner time. Kenzie as you all well know by know is a huge mamma'a girl and when I can't hold her in my arm (say when I am cooking) she brings in her favorite blanket and her pillow and camps out right at my feet.
There is never a moment of seperation :)

My new Projects.

It's been awhile since my last post and to be honest there really hasen't been to much going on right now in my little family.
I have however tried to be become a little more crafty. I made these two little things in a couple of days and I really like how they turned out.
I was thinking.... would these make good Christmas gifts?? If I gave YOU one would you approve? Let me know what you think.

Happy Halloween From the Flaherty's

Halloween was fun but, I may have the only two children on earth that were not intrested in Trick -or- Treating. Kason wouldn't even put on his costum until it was time to go to our first family party. I wanted to take them around to my work and to a couple of neighbors and Kason was so not into it.
I bet between the two of them they maybe hit 10 houses and this was because Ben made them go out with him.
This is why I did't get to many pictures of them this year. I had to hurry and snap the couple I have before they ripped there costumes off to play with their cousins.
I hope everyone had a great Halloween.

Kason as Darth Vader

Kenzie "The BumbleBee"

The family went to the famous Pumkin Walk. It was really fun. I think my kids really enjoyed it this year. I didn't get any pictures of the actual pumkins because, there were so many people and I couldn't get a shot without someones head in the way.
The kids loved the end of the pumkin walk where they could put their heads in the bodies of there favorite characters.
Kenzie as the little Mermaid.

Kason as Yoda.

Some of my family at the Pumkin Walk. The couple we could get to hold still.

Sunday afternoon we went to my moms house and made Halloween cookies. My mother is so patient and loves to cook with the grandkids. She has alot of grandkids (8) but, she makes every single one of them feel importent.
Kenzie & Hunter were up first and they helped Grandma make the batter. They thought this was awesome!

My little Kenzie girl cutting out her cookies. As you can see I have to strip her right down to the undies.

The older boys getting their turn to make their cookies. Kason, Hayden & Colton

The cookies pre oven.

We are all here. Ben & I, Holly & Rusty, Michelle & Shawn and Tiffany

Michelle & Holly got in on the fun making their own cookies. Who said that the big kids can't have fun too?

Tiffany & Dylan checking on the cookies. Are they done yet?

And of course you have to have the FROSTING. This was the best part for the kids, I think beacause they could get messy.

Our finished product.

My Aunt Nicole works for S&S sport and sometimes when they are testing new rides they need certain age groups to ride the ride. Nicole called yeaterday to see if Kason was intrested in trying out a new ride. They needed some kids from 5-7 years of age. Of course Kason was up for the excitment. Nicole did warn me that the ride was no complete and fully put together. It was totally safe, it was just a portion of the ride. When we got there I was informed that Kason had to ride a crane to the top of the roller coaster where then he would be loaded into the seat of the ride. I wasen't to scared because Stan (the owner) had two of his own grandchilden on the ride with Kason. TheY video taped the ride and are going to post it on you tube. Kason Loved the ride and it was really a neat ride to watch.

Aunt Nicole putting Kason in a harnest. Once they get up to the roller coaster they attach a seatbelt through the harnest and this is how they stay safe for right now.

The riders had to take a ride in the crane to get to the roller coaster. It was a little scary for mom to watch but, they were very safe.

Taking the crane ride to the top of the roller coaster.