BUCKMAN BIRTHDAYS: Since Bekah and Brock's birthdays are so close together, they had a joint costume birthday party this year. We didn't get to see all the kids in their Halloween costumes so it was the perfect way to let them reuse the costumes they really only get to wear once or twice and are dying to wear again.
Everyone played "Pin the Waddle on the Turkey"...
...and Aiden won the first place ribbon!
While the big kids were playing Wii...
...Audrey jumped it up on the trampoline.
Everyone loved the birthday princess hat!
Audrey, Bekah and Abby stayed close to the cakes, ready to dive into the icing!
Happy birthday, Bekah and Brock!
THANKSGIVING: Thankgiving is extra special when you have as many blessings as us. I think my kids are most thankful for desserts as they loved licking the beaters when I made my family's applesauce cake.
This year there were lots of new faces at the Heckel family Thanksgiving. Baby Tyler and Twins Cole and Chloe!
OUR TREE: We put up our tree over Thanksgiving weekend and it was my goal to start some new traditions with them. One thing I've always wanted is for all of us to decorate the tree together while we listen to Christmas music, drink hot chocolate and watch Christmas movies afterward...I was on a mission this year!
After the lights were on, I let them do what they wished with the ornaments (hence the small tree we used this year). Aiden had so much fun and asked about all the ornaments as he found the perfect spot for each. Audrey could not have cared less! She just danced to the Christmas music while Aiden decorated the tree. After all the ornaments were hung, we all changed into warm winter pajamas, drank hot chocolate and watched Christmas-ish movies. This year it was Elf and I think we made it through about 15 mintues before they were both done and ready for bed. 
