Top 10 events in the last month

Yes, it's a long post, but what can you expect when I only update my blog once a month. (Mom, the video of her walking is from December 6 - I'll have to put an updated one on here soon.)

10. Thanksgiving: This year we went to Casey’s grandparents house for Thanksgiving in Taylor. It was raining and cold, but it was really fun. Some of Casey’s extended family was there, so it was fun to see them.

9. Casey turned into a ‘real’ handyman: Paige broke our lamp a few weeks ago. Casey didn’t want to buy a new one so he decided to “fix it.” Needless to say...we got a new lamp.

8. Our 4 year Anniversary: Yep, four whole years. See #10 for pics. This year our anniversary happened to fall on Thanksgiving so we didn’t really do anything to celebrate except eat too much.

7. Casey’s Birthday: Casey turned the big 2-7!!! We never celebrate his birthday on the actual day because it normally falls during finals week. This year we went to the zoo lights (very exciting) and we had cake and ice cream. A good time for all.

6. Tamra’s Birthday:
Yes, our entire family (so far) has birthdays in December. When Paige was born, my dad told us we should have all our kids in December and party all month long – we already have to party all month long so I don’t think we can fit in anymore birthdays. Anyway, for my B-day, we went to see the Nutcracker at Symphony Hall. Carianne and Rusty came with us and so did Andy with a date (Casey’s brothers).
5. New nieces: Carianne and Rusty had their first baby – little Kate Annette. And Taunya (my sis) and Nick had a baby girl, Mackenna Noelle, on Christmas eve.















4. Paige started walking: Paige was taking quite a few steps by thanksgiving and by the beginning of December, she turned into a little toddler. She no longer crawls at all, she just gets right back up and keeps walking. She does really well until I put shoes on her. Shoes make her a little clumsier. She is getting into everything and loves to climb into things or put things into things. Her favorite are my corner kitchen cupboard and the refrigerator.


3. We got a new car: We bought a brand new car at the end of November. Casey’s car broke down while we were in Phoenix a few months ago and we were planning on buying a car when he graduated and were not prepared to buy one now. They have some really good deals on cars right now, so we went ahead and got it early. We ended up with a Ford Explorer. I get to drive it and I love it. It is a bigger car so I feel safer and can see more on the road and it is way easier to get Paige in and out.

2. Christmas: After we went to the nutcracker, we went back to the Crandell’s in Casa Grande and stayed there until Christmas morning. Then we went up to Jenn and Brent’s for Christmas dinner. Taunya was there with her 1 day old baby (what a brave mom). We had a good time and then packed up and came home.

1. Paige turned One: Paige turned the big One year old on the 19th. We had her birthday party at Grandma Crandells house so it would be easier for our family to travel. She of course had no clue what was going on, but was very excited for her new toys (particularly the ones that she saw before they were wrapped).