Happy Thanksgiving!!

Lauren with her cousins on Thanksgiving 2009.
















I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Lauren and I are so blessed to have a wonderful and loving family and friends.

Suns Halftime

Tonight Lauren's cheer club was invited to be part of the halftime show at the Suns game. They did a great job and Lauren had so much fun. It was a fun night.

Granny Christmas

Janine's mother-in-law has been in town watching the kids while Janine finishes up her classes that she needs for her teaching degree. She went back home for the holiday's on Sunday but before she left she wanted to celebrate Christmas with her family in Arizona. Since Lauren is over at Janine's everyday she has become close to Granny. So Lauren was invited to be part of the celebration. Lauren had as much fun and got a lot of great gifts from granny. Her favorite was a huge pink diamond. It was a wonderful night and I know that Lauren is going to miss granny for the next month.

Thanksgiving Lunch??

Last Friday Lauren's school had their annual Thanksgiving Lunch. The parents are invited to join the students for a turkey lunch. This year the first grade class had lunch at 10:30am. That was better then last year when lunch was at 9:45 am. It was a bit early for me to eat turkey and stuffing but the event is always fun and am so glad that I have a job that lets me attend these type of events.

First Lost Tooth

Lauren is no longer a shark girl. The double tooth came out. She was so happy and very happy the tooth fairy was finally able to come to our house. Her other bottom tooth is now loose and it looks like it will be coming out in the next day or so. I am going to go broke!!

Fall Day

This weekend it finally started to cool off and today was a wonderful day. We (mainly me) decided to stop and take some pictures on the way to church. Lauren hates when I do this and I am lucky if I get a few pictures with a smile.

I just can't believe how grown up she looks.

Cheer Season Opener

Lauren ready to go.

During the competition.

Getting ready to go in. Lauren's coach is getting her hair ready. Lauren really likes this young lady and she is a great coach.

Today was Lauren's first cheer competition. Lauren is on a new team this year. I decided to do this for a few reason but mostly because this place is so much closer to our home. Lauren is sad that she is no longer at the same gym as her cousin but it makes it much easier for us.

Lauren is competing on the Mini Level 1 team. This team is 8 year old and younger. Lauren is one of the smallest on the team and so they have her as the flyer. She thinks that is great. She is lifted up a bunch of times during the routine. The team did great and they won 1st place in their division. It is a great way to start the season.