First attempt at getting a picture of the girls in their dresses.
A few minutes later and another location, Maddie surrendered to the picture. Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with family and friends- and we will see you in January (I think Santa is leaving the girls a trip to California!!! Shhhhhhh!!)
Maddie Sue
Ashlyn
All the kids minus the Wilcox's (we missed you and I'm sure you had fun at your own Grandma Doris Day!)
Here are all the little girls - they thought they all needed to dressed up like princesses for dinner - luckily we have plenty of princess dresses in our home to go around!
A few weekends ago Ryan decided that they needed to camp out. The tent got pitched in the backyard and the girls had a great time. We roasted hotdogs and smores in our fire pit, played "ghosts in the graveyard", and then they got all cuddled up in the tent and watched movies until they fell asleep. I boycotted the sleeping in the tent- I will camp in the summer, but I draw the line in November. Maddie showed up in my bed about midnight - she aparently was not cooperating and was kicked out of the tent!! 
Our beautiful Morgan was baptized today. She is such a sweetheart and we had a wonderful day. We were able to have lots of family members with us today and always love having family and friends in our home! Congrats Morgie we love you!!!
Our cowgirl Ashlyn, chicken Maddie, and chef Morgan!
Quote of the day from Morgan, "Hey Ashlyn, shoot the chicken and I'll cook her..."
Ashlyn's preschool did a fall program. She did a great job! Singing is her thing! She loves preschool and has been singing the songs for weeks! She is lucky enough to be able to go to preschool with her two cousins! Aren't they cute!
Our little fish. The campground we stayed at had a outdoor heated pool that all the kids had a blast swimming each night. Morgan got the snorkel stuff for her birthday and was excited to try them out.
Our cute family on the edge of Grand Outlook in the Canyonlands Park. There were some amazing views. At one point Alexis was sitting on the edge behind us with her legs dangling over. She says there was a ledge not to far below, but I didn't want to look to see if she was crazy or not.
Maddie and Ryan hiking up the last stretch to Whale Rock at Canyonlands. Those little girls were great sports with all the hiking we did. We figured that in two days Morgan hiked at least 7.5 miles and the little girls hiked around 6. We had such a fun time with each other. We are already planning our next UEA trip!!
Here is the whole group (minus me) at the beginning of Devil's Garden. Notice the number of girls in the picture. Sandy has 4 girls, we have 3, and Mandy has 2. 
Morgan and Hallie at Landscape Arch. They were awesome hikers, usually at the front of the pack and running to get there if they got behind. They had a ton of fun together!
All the girls!
This is at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands. On the otherside of that wall is about a 600 foot drop off to the bottom of the canyon. I've decided I am scared of hieghts!
Last night the girl's were running around in our newly finished basement with the lights turned out (chasing Morgan in her slippers that light up) and as Ashlyn told the doctor "I was running and I didn't see the wall." So mom, dad, and Ashlyn head off to the emergency room to get some stiches. Ryan offered to super glue it himself, but the doctor opted for 5 stiches in Ashlyn's forehead. She was so brave - she didn't make a peep while he was giving her 10 shots to deaden the area. She closed her eyes really tight and held my hands - what a brave little girl!! I was going to take the day off today and stay home with her, but she couldn't wait to go show Kali (Mandy's little girl who babysits them) her stitches! There were 2 other little girls in the emergency room with us - busy night for the little girls!
Happy Birthday Morgan!! I can't believe my little girl is eight years old. I don't feel like I'm old enough to have an eight year old. I have always taken work off on my girl's birthday, but I couldn't convince Morgan to stay home with me. So I had to go to work - but I did have everyone wish her a happy birthday while she was walking around the school that day, which for a deathly shy little girl it was embarrassing! Morgan is a sweetheart!
Morgan at her party with her cousins and friends. Annie and Hallie spent the night with us that night as well and had a great time (We missed you Ali!!)
Swinging at her pinata - noticed how it is tied up - it struggled a little to stay together!
Maddie and Mia watching all the girls - Aren't they cute!
We found Maddie sleeping like this the other day!
Our cute little tennis player!
Maddie Sue (notice the mascara on her eyelashes, she did it by herself - I swear does anyone every watch this child??)
My sister, Krissy, came to visit us for week and we had a great time. We were really sad to see her leave, my girls still ask when Aunt Krissy is coming back - thankfully she is moving back to the states in March (or April or May - at least sometime with in the next year!!) I just had to post this picture of you, Kris so that when you tell the story to Brandon and you are laughing again, he can at least have an idea as to how great you look!!! Love ya!
Out in the water at Bridal Veil Falls
These are our girls!!!! Don't they look great!
Ashlyn fell in the water and got her bum all wet!
99 cent flip flops - I love a good deal!
Olympic Torch Relay - Ryan trying not to spill the water out of the plunger!
Morgan was on the winning torch team! Nice job Morgie!
Ashlyn throwing the javelin (or better known as an alligator pool toy)
Water Balloon Volleyball
The 100 yard dash - We did this by age groups and let's just say that the race between the 3 sisters was the most entertaining, we really missed Kristyn! Mandy won (proof from Keith's photo finish) and I ended up in a pile on the ground, for some reason I thought I could run with a pillowcase over my feet - not the smartest idea!
