Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving, yummy food, family, traditions, GRATITUDE! I have so much to be thankful for...my wonderful husband (who puts up with me!), three gorgeous children, an extended family who loves us, a cozy home filled with love, a loving Heavenly Father... I could go on forever. I love Thanksgiving. We spent it with my family this year. The group was small but fun. We ate a delicious dinner, thanks Grandma! While we cleaned up the children colored on paper at the table, then we went to the park. When we came back to Grandmas, Brent and his family had arrived and the tree came out. Every Thanksgiving we help Grandma and Grandpa Thatcher set up and decorate their Christmas tree. The little children loved the box and the big kids hung their favorite ornaments. Then we make a candy countdown out of ribbon, colored saran wrap and candy...and so begins CHRISTMAS!

Scrappy Hearts

Every November the Saturady before Thanksgiving we have an ornament exchange party with family and friends hosted by my sister in law Jen. This year I made 'Scrappy Hearts'. I had to do something fast and easy sinceI put off making the ornaments untilthe last minute. I thought they turned out pretty cute!

Discovery Gateway!

Daniel loves Discovery Gateway!

We met Crys, Ammon and Amanda there and the children had a great time playing. Water works, building, rock wall (Mandy is the bravest)! Blocks and the Helicopter! WE love to do fun things with our cousins!

I can't figure out why people don't like cats, besides being allergic and the kitty box. I love my cat. She never bugs me. She only wants affection a couple of times of day, her fur is soft, she cuddles and PURRS... She is independent and assertive. She mostly loves me and Anna, and keeps our feet warm at night (moving from room to room)! She comforts us, stays out of the way when we are busy and keeps the mice out..although I haven't seen any in our house..CATS are the best!

It has been way to long since I posted anything. So much has happened, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthdays, New Years, New President...I promise to catch up!

Halloween

i love HALLOWEEN finally the day has come...getting ready was crazy. We had a BASEBALL PLAYER ZOMBIE, a cute COWGIRL and a SHARK or VAMPIRE*.

The children had a awesome time with their friends. Daniel had a cute program, Matthew and Anna had an awesome parade. That night we went to the Sager's for dinner, then the Dad's took the children Trick or Treating!

*Daniel does not like to dress up..first he wanted to be a SHARK.. I love the cute costume...

but when the time came to wear it he felt to embarassed.

Finally we talked him into HALLOWEEN shirt...and then he became a VAMPIRE!

carving pumpkins

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Usually we have a huge party..but I just wasn't up for the work this year. SO we tried to make halloween fun. We had our annual pumpkin carving. The children really wanted to make cookies first soooo after lots of frosting, sprinkles and tons of cute cookies...we started carving PUMPKINS. Allen has always been the best at getting the seeds out..but this year the children did not really want our help. The more we tried to help madder they got as us ( sooo hard to let them grow up:(....)! Finally, much to the children's relief, we got it, and only helped when asked (Next year we get our OWN pumpkins). The pumpkins turned out great and we had a fun night...

take note of Matthews 'barfing pumpkin'!