always grateful

Who wouldn't love a face like this?

I can't begin to describe how grateful I am for this guy!

He is sweet, funny

& always keeps me on my toes!

Our family wouldn't be complete without B!

I am thankful for his happy attitude.

I am thankful he still wants me to say

 prayers with him at bedtime.

I am thankful he works so hard in school.

(I'm especially thankful he is having a great year!)

I am thankful he loves his brother and sister.

And I am thankful everyday he calls me mom!

 

 

 



more gratitude

I can't mention one without

mentioning the others!

I remember asking my mom who was 

her favorite child & she always said

"I don't have a favorite."

I never believed her until I became a mama.

You really love all your children equally!

There are some days I appreciate one more then another,

but there is always a equal,

universal love for each one of them.

The kind heart of my oldest always amazes me.

He is good to his brother & sister,

(most of the time.)

He puts 110% into everything he does.

I never have to bug him about homework,

and I love finding him curled up with a book.

I can't believe how big he is getting!

He is maturing in to such an awesome

young man!

Whether he passes the sacrament,

wins or loses a ball game, gets an A,  

or walks his sister to class

I am always one proud mama!

 



so grateful

I love the month of November.

I love having the whole month to reflect on

 all the things I am so grateful for.

I am going to try & blog some of my favorites,

the things I am so grateful for everyday!

One of the reasons I love November so much

is this little girl:

She was born in November,

a whopping 6 weeks before her due date!

I am grateful everyday that

she was the biggest, pinkest baby in that NICU.

I am grateful she only spent one night there,

 & then came home with her Daddy & I.

I have been grateful everyday since then that

Heavenly Father saw fit to bless us with her sweet spirit.

She can make us crazy in the best & worst ways,

but the good always out weighs the bad.

Her giggles make my day!

I watch the clock tick away the those

long last few minutes before she comes bounding off the school bus.

She still loves to snuggle & I so need that!

I am grateful for my sweet daughter!

 

i love to see the temple

We had the very special opportunity

to be with our eldest son as he participated in

sacred temple ordinances for the first time this week.

I can't even describe the wonderful feeling I had all night!

I am so thankful for the temple & the blessing it is to have

my sweet little family sealed together for eternity!

 

For more information about what we believe:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

the happiest of halloweens

Our children love Halloween!

Then again, who doesn't love a holiday when you

get candy for dressing up in a cute costume?

This year we had a zombie:

a skeleton:

and an Alice from Wonderland:

This was the first year the boys were 'scary'.

I wasn't to hip on the idea,

but I have to admit getting creative with their make-up

 was pretty fun!

There were lots of festivities going on at their school,

including a parade & carnival.

The boys are getting pretty self sufficient in their old age-ha ha!

All I had to do was send a treat in to their classes.

I am so glad I have my little M to still 'room mom' for.

We had a great time in her class doing crafts, getting our fortunes told,

playing bingo, feeling 'parts' of monsters & eating yummy goodies!

It was an early release day for the elementary school,

which was so nice!

After the carnival we headed home for some  R&R.

That evening we had a few families over for pizza

& trick-or-treating.

Here we have Jake of the Neverland Pirates, a darling Witch, Minnie Mouse,

Merida from Brave, Alice of Wonderland, a Punk Rocker,

a Grecian Goddess, JoJo the Clown & an Egyptian Princess.

Love this fun holiday!

P.S. As if my buddy Amy couldn't get any cooler-that is her

high school cheer uniform she is rocking!

Love that lady!

 



fall festivities

We hosted a Halloween party for our ward Elders Quorum.

Everyone had awesome costumes & we all had a blast!

Paul Bunyan & Pippy Longstocking

The Goths

The Price is Right contestants

The Sushi Chefs & their little California roll

The Hillbillies



Love these neighbors & friends we are so blessed to share our lives with!

Trenton & I both had deer tags this year.

He did far more hunting then the Saturday afternoon I did.
We took the kids & headed out last Saturday.

It was so nice to spend the afternoon together!

We didn't see any bucks, but we did see a ton of does

and an awesome bull elk!

 



1st place dolphins

B's football team went undefeated this season!

Here are a few pictures from his last game:



Way to go Dolphins!