Thanksgiving Banquet

Granpa and Nana spend the week in Anaheim with us and Aunt Kara flew in for the Thanksgiving banquet.

My very favorite thing in life is being a wife and mom! My second favorite thing is matching outfits and pictures! Just kidding but isn't it just precious! And you can't even see my super sweet matching red heals!

Photos on the red carpet!

My four matching angels.

Future Miss Nevada??? She doesn't need a title or sash...she definitely wears the crown in this family right now!

Brookie and her fancy glass!

Jessie and her fancy glass!

Braden with his fancy glass!

Kaylee Nicole was YELLING in this picture...I'm sure of it! She is not a quite little girl. It must come from having 3 older siblings. But, believe me, she is not at all over shadowed!

Brookie and Grandpa

Grandpa and Braden with same-same Sunday clothes.

Our little camera hog! She is ALWAYS up for a photo!

Daddy escorting the "Miss Nevada" sisters on stage at the Thanksgiving banquet.

Jessie, Brookie and Gia (Jessie best little friend from Arizona). Check out those fishy lips!

Brookie and Chandler Swift (Miss Pennsylvania). Brookie became good friends with her. Yep, she is Taylor Swift's cousin!

Mike the camera guy. He was one of the people that came to our house and did "A Day in the Life" when Brooke was the National Princess. We have stayed close with him. He is LDS. He played the bagpipes at the Thanksgiving Banquet.

LONG day for Miss Kaylee Nicole!

Day 6

Day 6 was a busy day. Interviews in the morning. Top 5 for optional's announced. Red White and Blue rehearsal. Car drawing (nope our name wasn't drawn). Then the Thanksgiving banquet. (In a separate post.) Jessie and Brookie with Taylor Longbrake from California. One of our very good friends. She feeds Brookie's love for fashion and "Juicy Couture" through hand-me-downs!

Brookie and Jessie with Kennedy Miller from Washington. Another one of our favorite friends we've made over the years.

Top 5 announced for optional's. Brookie made top 5 in casual wear. There were over 100 entries!

Top 5 announced for options in Princess division. Jessie made top 5 in casual wear and actress. Again, over 100 entries is each!

Brookie at RWB rehearsal.

Jessie RWB rehearsal.

Brookie ready for interview.

Jessie ready for interview.

Day 5

Day 5

Formal Wear--Brent had to go back to work so Grandpa got to be the girls escort. He did a great job and so did the girls!

NAM Nationals Day 4

Day 4
Day 4 was supposed to be the Hollywood Tour. The Hollywood Tour is a fun and interesting tour but we had done it the two previous years and decided not to do it again. Instead we decided to spend the day at the American Girl Place. This was what the girls wanted to do more than even Disneyland! Jessie told her teacher we were going to California for a week and when the teacher asked why she said to go to the American Girl Place! Haha...not for Disneyland or for Nationals but for the American Girl Place. We went and just walked through all the doll rooms and looked at "stuff" for about 1 1/2 hours then Brookie picked out a new outfit for her doll and Jessie decided to have her hair's doll done at the salon instead of getting an outfit. Then we went and had lunch with the dolls in the Cafe. It was a 5 course meal and the girls had the BEST day!Headin' to Hollywood

The American Girl Place

They each got to chose 1 thing. Brookie's doll got her ears pierced and an outfit for her doll. Jessie's doll had her hair done in the salon and her doll got glasses.

Waiting for lunch with their American Girl dolls

Brookie looking over her menu.

Jessie checking out her menu. She chose to have her own dolls hair fixed so while her doll was at the salon Jessie "borrowed" a doll to have lunch with.

A special shake.

Dessert!

Such a pretty Christmas tree! We had the BEST day!

We had to rush back to make it to PJ's rehearsal that night.Braden and Kaylee Nicole

NAM Nationals Day 3

Day 3

On the third day it was Brookie's turn to go to Disneyland with everyone while Jessie stayed with Mommy and had her day of optional competitions.Our rocker girl! Jessie getting ready for crazy hair rehearsal.

Jessie on her way to SpokesmodelKaylee Nicole joining in on the craziness. Mom's got to wear crazy hair to the rehearsal also.

NAM Nationals Day 2

Day 2

Jessie went with Daddy and Nana and Grandpa and Braden and Kaylee Nicole to Disneyland. Brookie stayed with mommy for her day of Optional contests. Here are a few pics.Brookie with all the Jr. Pre Teen state queens at crazy hair rehearsal.

Mom's turns to try out the dance number.

Crazy hair rehearsal

Kaylee Nicole and Brookie

Brookie getting ready for spokesmodel.

NAM Nationals Day 1

The first day was registration and orientation and a 50's themed party.

Check in and registration. Jessie, Brookie, and the NAM Junior Pre Teen Queen.
At the 50's party.Weeee!

I'm flying!

Mommy, Daddy, Brookie, and Jessie. Nana and Grandpa stayed in the room with Braden and Kaylee Nicole.

So, that's where Brookie get's that wink!

Fun night with mom and dad and no little kidos!

Soooo cool Jessie.

Scrapbook Retreat

We went for a girls scrapbooking weekend. We went to this old hotel in Virginia City that was rented out and we scrapbooked for 3 days straight with very little sleep and lots of fun and crazy times. Oh...and all our food made for us and a MASSAGE!

My friend Jenniffer Rhead, me and my little sis!

Two of my bestest girls!