My sister-in-law, Heidi, got married last week! I was lucky enough to do the brides makeup for her big day and she turned out beautiful! It was a sweet session and they were glowing for the rest of the day. There was a luncheon after the session and a reception that night. If was a beautiful day! Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. David Wideman! Good luck in your happy life together!
This year was a real treat for Thanksgiving! Almost all of my cousins came out along with Monica and her family. We had it at my aunts house which is the house I grew up in for holidays and events, so it had that "home for the holidays" smell!
Yes. Like all women, I indulge in the Twilight hype. Like last year, my friend Leanne threw an amazing Twilight movie pre-party except this year she reserved a theater for all 100 women who came! Crazy! But so awesome! I met up with my sister-in-laws for dinner before the party. When we showed up there was an awesome duplicate sign of "Welcome to Forks" in Leanne's lawn. She also had the life sized Edward, Jacob and Bella poster boards in the entrance and movie snacks to bag. There were quotes from the book all over her walls and a "Bella" birthday cake from the movie. I saw friends there that I didn't even realize were invited! She put together an amazing New Moon Jeopardy game from her computer that a few of the educated readers got to participate in for prizes. Amy, of course won the whole thing and got the soundtrack. We went to the midnight showing of the movie. We just walked right in, which was nice since we didn't have to wait outside all night for tickets. It was funny to see our whole group of mom's, giddy and all, walking in together for the movie. The movie was great! I'm sad the last one wasn't directed by the same director. He did so good! It stayed so true to the book. Can't wait to see it again... and the next one!
My sweet Robin came and took care of me and my family last week all on her own time. I love this girl. Practically my sister, I've known her most of my life! She cooked us delicious meals, helped clean the house and took my kids to Sea World. It really gave me some one on one with Knox. I love you RawRaw. Thanks for your selfless love...
I think we are out of the "drama" portion of bringing in our new addition! Knox is an amazing baby! Truly! We are so blessed to have in our family and love him! Just look at his sweet face...
Ozone Roofing, Freddy's company, had timeshare points that weren't used this year, so we used them in Vegas this weekend. We knew we weren't going to do much since we brought the kids with us, but it was nice having Freddy around for help. We basically slept when we could. The kids were so excited about being there, their sleeping pattern was totally off! And with the baby, everything was pretty exhausting! But with what energy we had, we did a few things. We took the kids to see the lions at MGM and took them to the M&M factory. Spencer and Reta, Freddy's oldest brother and wife, went this weekend as well with their new baby Mason. So we all met up and went to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. The kids always like that. We made forts in our room for the kids to play in which they loved. We were able to get out one night, thanks to my friend Coleen, and have an amazing dinner at one of those Japanese restaurants that cook in front of you, and that was a big highlight! We made the most of it, but man, we are sure tired. 
I love that my kids, well Tre and Brooklyn, actually get Halloween this year! We took them to get their costumes a few weeks ago and they knew exactly what they wanted! Brooklyn loves The Wizard of Oz and Superman seems to always be Tre's favorite. We thought they would pick completely different costumes, but chose what they wanted. (Brooklyn still won't take hers off!) We attempted to spray Tre's hair black, but just fell apart right before we even got there! It was a good attempt! We met up with a whole bunch of our friends and did one little street which was enough for us. I'm still recovering and the kids had already had a full day. Some of the houses were decorated so fun! The kids were totally into it! (I love the picture with Brooklyn looking at the melted witch! Priceless!) They had a great time! Happy Halloween!
We love having friends who are willing to have fun parties for our little kiddies to go to. Our friends the Cathey's had a Halloween/Birthday party for their boys and the kids had a blast!! There were a ton of kids and they did costume parades and contests with a bunch of food! Heaven for T&B! Heather had these adorable Halloween themed cupcakes made. Such a fun time for the kids! Thanks Cathey's! We had fun!
Meet the Nemrows. Blair and Shanna are forever in our hearts as the most amazing people in the world! While in labor, Shanna drove all the way out to Oceanside from Chino Hills to pick up our kids and take them for the weekend. They planned a whole bunch of activities for Tre and Brooklyn with their family and went above and beyond to reassure us that they were well kept for. (I'm tearing up just thinking about it!) They would send us cute updated pictures of the kids playing and having fun. We were actually in the hospital for Freddy's 30th birthday since Knox was actually born the day before, hence the "Happy Birthday" picture. With all the drama going on, Blair and Shanna made the whole hospital experience so much easier for us. Here are some of the pictures they sent us. Thanks you guys! You truly define what good friends are. We love and adore you! (I also have to thank my beautiful sister-in-laws Kati and Amy Kay! Kati took Brooklyn for a few days to hang with her girls and Amy Kay watched Tre for a few days as well. I love, love you guys! Your service helped us so much! I truly can't thank you enough!)
Knox... Meet your big brother, Tre, who will watch over you, have your back, and smack you around once in a while. And Brooklyn, your big sister, who I'm sure will blame you for everything, accuse you of taking her toys but will nurture you like a little mommy and love you with all her heart. Welcome to TEAM KUHN, Knox!
