Thanks Giving Day 2

John's parents and Grandma came to see us this year!

We ate the feast at Amy's house.

Jared's (Amy's husband) parents came as well.

And of course Martha Stewart ( I mean Amy) had the cutest Thanksgiving table ever!



The food was HEAVEN!

The company was FANTASTIC!

This year I feel so overwhelmed with Gratitude. Life is so smooth and wonderful! I am waiting for the down part of this roller coaster life. But for now we are immensly enjoying the ride and trying to always remember to Whom we are indebted!

Happiest of Thanksgivings!

Post Script:

Sun bathing on our new trampoline (thanks to insane Black Friday) with Amy and Betty ( her mother in law)!

THANKS GIVING Day 1

Isaac had a little Kindergarten Awards Ceremony.

He recieved a few different awards:

-attendance

-math

-sight words

His teacher: Mrs O'Leary



Walking to the school with the neighbor kids and Grandma and Grandpa Ferrin.

Pie Night!

YUMMY!

In the Ferrin Family they eat pie the night before Thanksgiving.

They believe you are too full after the big feast.

I personally LOVE the tradition.

A good start to a great week!

New Moon Girls Night

What else can you say about girls night out?

So fun! I LOVE these girls!

And the movie and food were good too!

Amy and Melinda

Lindsay, me, Kari

Waiting in line.

Story Time at Town Square

Every once in a while we go to the funnest stroy time!

A clown from Cirque De Sole does it and he is so fun!

They give prizes and have a dance. They have so much energy!

The kids love it!

Already decorated for Christmas!

Eating a pretzel with cheese.

This is one of the cool buildings there!

It's like you step out of Vegas. The architecture is gorgeous!

The Luckiest Girl

My mom recently came for a quick, 2 day trip to see us.

We had so much fun!

And of course my boys loved it because she devoted 100% of her time

to them!

She read books, sang songs, rode scooters, played games and just laughed with them!

We also took a little trip to the Belagio Hotel and got to see there amazing fall gardens!

But of course all the boys cared about were the Ents (talking trees)!

Every where we went people asked if she was my sister! I love it! And then I would brag and say "No, she is my mom. And she has 8 children! Doesn't she look amazing?"

But even more than that....... she is amazing!

She is so positive and happy and good to her very soul! I always leave her feeling so good about myself and feeling like I have something to really strive for....... living my life as she does!

Thanks mom for coming!

I Saw Something....

It was small.

It was sweet.

It is wonderful.

I saw it while sitting in church with my John. We were in Sunday School Class and I happenend to take a prolonged look at his face.

And there in the corner of his eye was a wrinkle. The first. But not the last.

I supposse it is the first toe on the foot of the crow.

It made me love him more. I was looking into the future and excited for all the time I get to spend with him in order to form the full foot of the crow.

The more we laugh and are joyful the quicker that foot will be filled.

I am excited and lucky to grow old with my John.

Here is what we have to look forward to.

And it is a beautiful thing.

My mom's parents.

JUST

Today I am just feeling grateful for my knowledge of the things I know are true.

I just want to remember the things I learn on Sundays and keep them fresh and strong in my mind the whole week.

I just want to serve and love with all my heart. In every way I am needed and expected to with out complaint.

Is that too much to ask?

Crunchy Feet

Isaac is very concerned about

my crusty heels. He always has been.

I HATE wearing shoes. I think I have claustrophobia of

the foot. To wear socks is to ask a lot of me.

So, yesterday we were sitting down

eating dinner and Isaac said,

"Mom, I am so glad I am not a mom.

Because you have to make dinner all the time

and you have crunchy feet."

May you never have to

make dinner every night of your

life and may you never have crunchy feet!

Skeletons

My amazingly talented, crafty, friend Alli put these adorable sock puppet skeletons together and let the boys and I come over and hand sew them together.

Aren't they to die for? (HaHaHaHa. That's funny!)

Isaac's has the jeweled eyes and Easton's the buttons.

They carry them around. Sleep with them and throw them and swing them around!

They LOVE these guys!

We even had a special little faith building experience with our skeletons......

The boys took them to the gym to show the ladies there and when we left I saw that Easton had his and then all of a sudden it wasn't in the car. I ended up going back to the gym twice to find it. But no luck.

So, we were sitting in the parking lot and I suggested we say a prayer and Easton agreed. And as soon as I said amen I looked up and saw it across the parking lot up against a curb. The wind was blowing so hard that Easton must have dropped it and it blew it across the parking lot.

We then said a prayer of thanks for finding it.

I love these moments.

Halloween!!!!!!!!!!

John was the tooth fairy this year. You can't see his fairy wings very well. And he's holding a gigantic toothbrush for his wand! It was hysterical!

Batman!!!!

VAMPIRE!!!!

John made Isaac's teeth at the dental school!

The older my boys get the more fun holidays are! They had so much fun this year.

We went to the ward Trunk or Treat and they had a little fishing game set up and we saw all our friends. It was fun!

Happy Halloween!