Prettyman Family Christmas Party

We had so much fun at the Prettyman family Christmas party over the weekend. We had it at Sue's house in Palm Desert. My mom, Gregg's family, Sue's family, our family, and Jill's family(except Elder Davis & Tyler) were able to make it. We missed Jenny's family. 

 The cousins had fun playing all kinds of games. Everyone loved holding Evylin. 

It was so nice to all be together.

 We did a $1 white elephant gift game and the kids all made ornaments. 

 We had a big turkey dinner and had fun catching up with each other. It really made it feel like the Christmas season had officially begun.  

Prettyman Family Christmas 2015

Claire Update

Claire just finished up a season of soccer. Despite absolutely hating to wear cleats and shingaurds she had a lot of fun and looked forward to going every time. Claire loves to run, is aggressive, and likes to play with other girls her age so this was perfect for her. She even scored some goals. 

In other news...I got a note from the school saying that we should have Claire's eyes checked. So I took her in. He said she is a little far sided and has astigmatism. So he recommended glasses.

These are the glasses Claire picked out. She's having second thoughts and we have 2 weeks to change frames, but for now here's what she wears, when we can get her to wear them. 

"Mom, it's the new me." :)

Tijuana, Mexico Temple

Robert and I used to drive down to Mexico to shop and have tacos and lobster all of the time back when we were dating and early in our marriage. Since then it's gotten more dangerous and we haven't gone because it made us nervous to take the kids. 
Well, a perfect opportunity presented itself to get us back to Mexico. They just built a temple in Tijuana, Mexico which is just across the border. Robert and I already had passports so we loaded up the kids and headed down. It took just over an hour from our house to the temple parking lot.

The kids couldn't believe how different life was just across the border. Tijuana is a very poor city. It's pretty dirty and houses are stacked almost on top of each other. It was good for the kids to see how other people live, and that you can be happy no matter where you live. We're spoiled Americans. :)

 The temple was just off of the freeway in the only nice neighborhood we could see.

The temple was so beautiful. The artwork, dark wood, cast iron, blue accent, and landscaping were unique and it is on my list of most beautiful temples.

 It was such a nice experience for our family. Who knows, maybe we just might go back to Mexico in the near future. 

Tea Party Pt.2

Linda is 11! Tea Party

Our sweet Linda turned 11yrs. old today! We love her. We celebrated yesterday with a tea party/brunch. She had so much fun with her cousins and friends.
Grandma & Grandpa Thompson stopped by that night to wish her happy birthday too.

Meeting Evylin

I took the kids to Palm Desert, CA last weekend to meet their newest cousin, Evylin Gray Suitor. They seriously loved her and couldn't believe how tiny she was. They loved holding her and watching her. I'm glad they can experience a newborn. On the way home they all said they missed her already. Welcome to the family, Evylin! You've got four babysitters ready to go. :)