PJ PaRTy..........

Every year on Christmas Eve the kids get to open ONE present....and its

the same thing every year (so why they get so excited is beyond me)....

ChRiStmAs PJ's!!

This year I actually had some of them convinced it was a blanket instead. I got 

mixed reactions...some said, "Oh thats good, we have so many PJ's it will be nice to get something else". 

Others were disappointed and said, "It won't be Christmas Eve without our pajamas"....

So next year could be a surprise....I might just throw a monkey wrench in the whole 

thing and make something completely different, who knows. 

But I agree....it wouldn't be Christmas Eve without their cute pajamas!

 Kim and Mike all decked out in their new, homemade PJ's pants and tee's~

It was so fun having them here for Christmas this year!!

 Cam...pulling a "Girl Pose" as he calls it, in his adorable "fishing" Pajamas

He's such a goof ball!

Halle sporting her new Zebra bottoms with pink cuffs...her favorite of all times she said.

...AND then there is Deron....

 I failed to make him any PJ's (he has several and I ran out of time)....

but he still sat in on the fun~

The kids opened their PJ's, and went to bed......

a strange feeling........Use to be they all stayed up as late as possible waiting

for Santa....Kind of MISS those DAYS~

**Stay tuned.........eventually I will post pics of Christmas (hopefully soon)

Family Christmas BASH!

 *NOTE: Christmas party + family = A LOT of pictures in this post!!

The holidays....I LOVE THEM. We had our third annual "Wilkerson Family Bash" this year, but instead of doing the "same ol" thing...I chose to shake things up a bit. I rented the bowling alley, bought a bunch of pizza's and we all came dressed in our UGLY SWEATER'S for a great holiday CONTEST. It was SOOO much fun that I think we might just do it again, and maybe even again and AGAIN!! It was easy preparation and easy clean up, everyone had time to eat, bowl and visit....and someone ELSE got to vacuum up and clean the bathroom when we all left~ NOW thats the way to PARTY!

 Kim and Halle enjoying a little bit of pizza and some "girl chat"

 Mike grabbing a ball to knock over some pins~

 Dayna in her DARLING AFLAC DUCK SWEATER

 Kenron playing legos at the bowling alley

 Erik "sharing" what he had for dinner....while waiting for his turn to bowl 

 I bowled a little, but spent most of my time visiting and taking pictures...I wasn't 

very good with the ball!

 Jack's ball, headed straight for a strike!

 My three boys, not very often we get them all together...life is too busy anymore

so it was so nice to have every single person at the party!

 Dayna and Jack enjoying the night

 Kim showing off her adorable sweater!

 ....and Halle (bless her heart) drops the ball....AGAIN

 Dana and Kenron in their fun sweaters

 Me and the girls.....#2

 ....#3

 ...and the first born

 Cam and Erik discussing bowling technique

 There goes the ball....down the lane

THE UGLY SWEATER CONTEST:

 

 Contestant "Dad"

Contestant Erik (he couldn't find a sweater)

 Contestant Dayna

 Contestant Jack

 

 Contestant Halle

 Contestant "Red Neck" Christmas Cam

 Contestant Mike

 Contestant Kim

 Contestant Dana, Kenron and Todd

 Contestant "mom"

 The entire family in at the bowling alley (some already took their sweaters off)

and the winner is............................

CONTESTANT JACK....WOO HOO!!!

He won the "uGLy sWEaTEr" TROPHY (to be brought back every year) and $20 bucks!!

I'm so glad I have such a fun and quirky group of kids...they are the best!! They make my world turn and I love them to pieces! Can't wait for our next get together! 

Let the painting begin~

We are nearing the end of a LONG 2 year bathroom renovation, a day I've 

waited for an eternity for, or so it seems. I am the kind of girl that likes to have 

everything DONE when a project is complete...in this case where its the bathroom, that means

having all the "extra's done too. I got this vanity from my grandmother years ago and its been 

painted a few times...BUT alas, I wanted to paint it AGAIN, to match my new bathroom where 

it will be my "make up" vanity.

I love "distressed, antiqued" furniture...hence the reason this piece was done the way it was!

WALAA....I LOVE IT!

 This old filing cabnit that I bought at a second hand store will house my hair assecories as well as hair product...so it HAD to be painted to match as well. 

I am loving the way they both turned out and I'm anxiously awaiting when I can put them in 

the bathroom and get the thrill that comes from a finished project...its been a long time coming!

Pictures of the "COMPLETED Project" to come SOON!

La La La....La La La....

Halle is enrolled in the guitar class at school...which she loves. I don't know

if its the "guitar playing" that she loves most or the great teacher

that she has, either way its been one of her favorite classes. 

Every Christmas they put on a music concert, the guitar class plays a few fun

Christmas numbers they have been working on, This year the girls all dressed up like 

"Who's" from "The Grinch that Stole Christmas", the boys dressed up like Mr. Grinch himself.

The concert was a HUGE success and Halle did an outstanding job!

Its so fun watching your kids do things they enjoy and are successful at.

Here's to many hours of practice, lots of blistered fingers and stressful nights learning

new songs........Great JOB Halle!

Presenting "Bye Bye Birdie"...Duchesne High School~

Last month Halle participated in the DHS performance of "Bye Bye Birdie". The kids did an OUTSTANDING job and Halle had a wonderful time! There were months of practicing, late nights studying and tired...feet dragging mornings, but she loved every single minute of it!

This scene with the "sad girls" was one of my favorite!!

Dancing and singing was much of the show...and it was so much fun!

Here's Halle in her "curlers and robe", singing "kids~"

Halle and her friends, Mitchell, Jessica and Hyrum~

It was such a fun play and I got to see it all 4 nights....Every night was just fabulous!

Halle LIVES for drama class every year and is already missing practice and 

spending hours with all her friends working on the play....BUT I HAVE TO SAY, I'm really glad to have our life back, free nights, piano practice, homework before 11pm, dinner together and time to relax.