Lights, Camera, Action!

Noah joined a Children's Theatre Production this year. They had a cute Christmas Production that they performed for their families. Noah was really into the practices that he had every week, he would sing in the car & around the house....but when it came to the actual performance.....

well take a look for yourself.....

{pst.....it's time to start, come back here!}
{doing what he is supposed to be doing (whew!)}
{This part, he was a donkey...}
{so PROUD, but if you look close you'll notice the crooked pants & the ZIPPER down!!}
{here, one of the "adorable" Wisemen...love the look!}

{he's pretty happy, right?!?!?!}

{Kid, what are you doing?!}

It was a cute night.

I don't know if he was just too young, or he just wasn't in the mood?!?!

Snow?!?!?!

On our way home from Palm Desert, we drove up the mountain & there was SNOW! Noah was super excited!!! We pulled over to the side of the road so he could throw some snowballs at his Dad. It was really cold & as you can see he was not dressed for this outing!




I had to take a picture of this road sign...how often do you see a sign that has your name on it!

Deck the Halls....

Well the house is definitely "decked" out.....Scott has been working very hard on making our home beautiful. I have to admit, that he did it all (with the help of Elf Noah). I have been pretty busy with a lot of other responsibilities so I am grateful that I have such a talented & willing husband!

I have had some requests for some pictures..........

Fa La La La La, La La La La

Happy Thanksgiving

This year, for the first time, we hosted my Family for Thanksgiving this year. It was fun to have everyone over to the house. We are grateful that our home is big enough to have everyone over.

It was a busy day, but so full of family and that's what matters the most! The kids had a great time together. I felt like I was in the kitchen most of the day, but that's okay. I had my sister there with me! Everyone was such a help with preparing the meal.

So when we're busy in the kitchen...the others are.....

{Andrew, my brother, who had been working a lot of hours & just moved into a new home & has been working like a dog!}

{Tami, who like Andrew, has been working hard on their house & is exhausted!}

{loving having his cousins at the house to play with him!}

{Mason, Noah's cousin}

{Greg, being a ROCK STAR!}

{Hayden, ALWAYS texting!}

{Sweet Emma, just being her cute self!}

I had not made a turkey in a long time, but I must admit, it turned out pretty good......

BEFORE:

DURING:

AFTER:

It was nice to have a big long table that we could eat at as a family. Of course, there was a "kids" table, but it was right next to ours....what will we do when we actually having Living Room & Dining Room furniture?!

Greg & Deanna went home later that night, but the rest of the family (my parents & Paul & Savanna) stayed the night. The whole family was going out to Palm Desert the next day to my parents Timeshare.

Happy Thanksgiving!

25 days til Christmas...

25 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Yes, we know how to count. We will not be in our home until December 25th, so to be fair, Noah has started our Christmas Advent Calendar early. He did not quite understand the rules, but after two days, he knows exactly what the little elves do every night
Sometimes the elves do not come until dinner time....that makes for a long day!!! Like today. I think he checked the door #3 at least 40 times throughout the day. He was starting to get a little mad. But, there was pure excitement once he opened the door & there actually was something there!

Those sneaky little elves!

Now hopefully those elves will be on their toes everyday!

Christmas has arrived....

Christmas has arrived at the Barbour house....it is almost all decorated

Crazy?? No, not really. We just L.O.V.E. Christmas!! We are leaving to go to Ohio on December 18th, so we need to be able to enjoy our beautiful decorations
This is just a sneak peek!

Thanksgiving Feast at school

Today was the "Thanksgiving Feast" party at Noah's preschool.

It was a wonderful party.

So cute, the kids dressed up as Indians....their tie-dye shirts with fringed sleeves & bottoms, their cute Indian hats with their feathers....all standing in a row singing their songs, reciting a poem.....just CUTE!!!

Afterwards we stood in line together & got to fill our plates with a yummy feast: Turkey sandwich, Cheetos & a cookie....Delicious!

Then we made a craft together - a wreath, we attached paper leaves that we had written down things we were thankful for. Once again, CUTE.

What was not CUTE??? I brought my camera, ready to snap photos, video their song & poem....and.....THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD! Wouldn't even turn on.

It really was CUTE!