Halloween fun at Nanas and Papas

Teach the children the true meaning of Christmas

                          Teach the children the true meaning of Christmas
This was such a fun night, I wondered how it would turn out with so many "Bitty Bums" I had them all sitting in a circle and had them put on Santa and Reindeer hats and told them I was going to tell them a story, they were excited and so was I!!!!but first we needed to go do something fun outside.....
I had a baggie with Reindeer food in it and told the kids we were going to go feed the reindeer to see if somehow Santa could stop by just really fast on his way delivering toys so that the reindeer could eat a treat. so we went outside and sprinkled food for the reindeer and went back inside for the story of Santa's bag.
 I handed them all a bag and told them it was Santa's bag and started to read them the story Teach the Children as I read the story they each got to pull out an object they got to hold, look and feel it then we went through all the symbols of Christmas and what they really meant the Star, tree, bell, present. angel. candy cane.wreath, and  Santa himself and so on
They were so good the whole time and it was really pretty quiet ( as baby Rhyan danced while the story was being read) they loved finding the object in their own bag and held it high as I talked about it.
This is the beginning of a two new traditions at Nanas and Papas house
At the end of the story SANTA stopped by and left a big red sock full of toys for everyone

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Berrett Fam

So.... I now know how to add captions to the photos sorry these don't have them. I think I have to start all over and I don't want to do that hehe  but the photos are so stinkin cute so have fun looking at them and guessing who is who. Christmas was so much fun, great memories were made and new traditions made

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Christmas Party!!

We had so much fun at our Christmas party Grandma and Grandpa Berrett got to see most of their kids, grand kids and great grand kids WOWEEEeeeee it was full of yummy food that everyone made and brought to share. Erin wrote this cute story while we all played the white elephant game , I cant believe how good all the kids were!!

 Erin did an amazing job WAY TO GO ERIN!!! our basement was full of laughter, food, toys flying out the windows of the playroom, darling babies and cozzzzzzzzzzy hot bodies. LOVE LOVE these times!!! We have the best stinkin family ever!! Grandma and Grandpa Berrett enjoyed seeing everyone.

Picking out a Tree



OH Cam Cam what a doll!!!! she was such a HAPPY girl the whole time!!!

 On the hunt for a real Christmas tree!!!!
 the night was perfect for this, we bundled up the troops and looked and looked for the perfect tree to decorate. The kids had so much fun looking at all the diffrent trees and they all decided on this one so we had the men put it on top of the car.It smelled so good

Looking at the reundeer the kids loved this

In Santas sleigh!!! Have you been naughty or nice?????

Happy Tree hunters

Aly and Kendyl  CHEESE!!!

Santas!!!!

The boys really wanted to take home some of the wood from the trees I think Kadyn and Aidan did get some

Watching them cut off the trunk so we could go home and put it in the water the kids loved watching this

Sants says HI to all the kids giving Kadyn a hand shake

Austin loved the smell of the fresh trees

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving DIN DIN!!!
Dinner, Family,and Gingerbread houses is the best!!
We had the family over for dinner at 5pm so that they had time to have dinner with the other family's.
but OOOOH they were all still ready for food the kids all sat at the big table with their Turkey plates and turkey bucket filled with treats, they love sitting together and had so much fun
The adults sat at the other tables set up in the front room. we all had a treat bucket with a little scoop (so cute)  filled with "MUDDY BUDDIES" they are so yummy!! we were missing some of the grand children (we have to share) we missed them!!! and share anyways.
My bitty bums and not so bitty bums were so EXCITED to create ginger bread houses after dinner, this gets pretty competitive over at the Berrett house we have the glue gun out with all kinds of candy and well....... just look at the photos they turned out GREAT!!!
While other family members sat by the fire and CHILAXED

This table is for my "Bitty Bums"
They are the special ones in this family, I made them each a turkey plate to eat off of, and a "treat" turkey bucket that will be filled with treats tomorrow, they really do love sitting together we hear lots of giggling and talking.
I haven't put the wiggly eyes on yet but I will before tomorrow I know I'm a dork but I got so excited about this. Ive been cooking like a mad woman and loving every minute of it!!

I made these square blocks that have their photos of the years so they have something fun to look at

The table for the adults (I cant believe I do that but the kids really do love to be together)
and I think that the parents like to have a few minutes to talk.
I love Thanksgiving and having the whole family together, it reminds me of mom cooking with her
I think I finally mastered the stuffing that mom usto make! she was the best cook
gosh I miss her so much!

Beaded Napkin Rings
 I had so much fun making the beaded napkin rings
I found these cute little plastic houses with a "SCOOP" to take out the treats you have in them. everyone needs treats right?? I'm going to made muddy buddies to put in them, I LOVE muddy buddies. I cant stand it I love love Thanksgiving so much I start 3 days before.
I cant wait to have all my loved ones together well we do have to share some of the bitty bums  so we won't have them all.

TRICK OR TREAT!!!!
Hot coco and Phatt pizza on a cold rainy night hit the spot with these Trick Or Treaters. We painted faces got bundled up and went out house to house to find the best treats!!! we had a great time until that "one house" with the slippery driveway and poor Ileina went running and BOOM right on her bum sooo SAD!! so when Bryan came to help he went down to, they were both covered in motor oil YUCK!! so after that little incident we were all really careful where we walked. But that didn't stop us from going house to house no way, all came home with lots of treats and had hot coco and fun times

Brian had a big sack of CANDY!!

Anthony was spooky the rain didn't stop him

Kennedy well shes just the cutest Mini Mouse Ive ever seen

Paul (FREAKY) and his cute wife

Cutest little skunk with big big eyes

Trick Or Treat

Rhyan  little trick of treater lovin the whole thing

CANDY,CANDY, CANDY!!!!



Gardner Village

FUN with cousins at Gardner Village



Gardner Village




Kadyn




Jerzi




Ileina loved the witches



Jerzi and Kadyn
CHEESE!!

Halloween Party

Halloween Party at Nanas and Papas

We had so much fun, we had stations where the kids went to each one, Oh yea they were on a sugar high but so worth it memories to last a lifetime!!

• Face painting
• Halloween bingo
• Cupcake decorating
• carving pumpkins

Halloween Party

My little" spooks"
We had our Halloween party and had a ball we had stations that all the kids got the chance to go to we had face painting, bingo game,decorating cupcakes and carving pumpkins
Pizza and homemade chili filled our tummies and memories made

A trip to Grandmas (Berretts) house and look what I found... PHOTOS

Grandma Berrett
We all know how Grandma loves her dolls
and loves to find ones that look like the kids
and grand kids well she found this one just
the other day and thinks it looks like some of
the great grand kids

Gramps "Bernie"
I thought gramps was smiling  when I took
this of him but nope.. he was listening to Todd
but I love it anyways, what a great visit with the
parentals today




So went to see mom and dad Berrett on Sunday afternoon and of course Grandma had to get out the photo albums,
 we had such a great time visiting with them lots of talking about MEMORIES!!
Grandma just got out of the hospital and she looks so good.
well well lookie what I found FUN family photos.
I cant stand it soooo stinkin cute

 


Ooooh and then this one "just priceless" 
our little family so cute ....and the memories of each one
nathan, christopher, natalie, stacie and robbie ..it truly brings a big smile to my face, i just knew
that I was the luckiest mom in the world having these 5 children and husband to love so much,
 gosh i love these people!!
MEMORIES
such great memories...
I am so grate full they have chosen such wonderful spouses who i love so much words cant describe.
as todd and i go on our journey through life it just gets better and better!
i truly know that i am the luckiest nana.

 as i watch them on their journeys together raising their families, loving each other unconditionally, serving the lord we couldn't be more proud.
this is one of the times we call 'A PAY DAY"





Grandma Berrett was so excited about this photo
because she thought we were a big family then...
 she was so excited about how many grand kids she had.
14 of them back then.

 


Wow Look at that......
we all had hair "DARK" hair and we were all thin
Oooooh the fun memories.... what a fun bunch!!!



front row.nikki,christy holding kyle,laura,amiee,stacie,robbie,natalie
christopher,mark,leslie holding kelsey,gramps berrett,grandma berrett,becky holding maddison mike holding michaela
nathan,todd,lisa,heidi,kenny,kim,don
The gang
Grandma Berrett and Gramps "Bernie"
Don and Kim and their kids
Todd and Lisa and their kids
Mark and Leslie and their kids
Mike and Becky and their kids
Kenny
Heidi



I LOVE this one of Todd soooo cute!! yea he would kill me if he knew I put this on.
who wears short shorts ???? yep Todd wears short shorts.