A Day to Give Thanks

This Thanksgiving, I would like to say I am grateful for how blessed I am.  I am so grateful for my wonderful family.  My husband is the best he is so supportive of all I do and he loves me and our kids more than I could ever ask for.  Our children are healthy and happy.  They always provide entertainment which I am so grateful for!  Our parents and other extended family are always there for us.  We are very blessed to have wonderful friends both near and far.  Thank you to our friends for always being there!  I am extremely grateful for the gospel.  I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and for His son Jesus Christ who gave up everything that we might live.   I am overwhelmed by the gratitude to our Heavenly Father for the freedom which we enjoy!  The right He has given us in this country to practice as we choose.  And last, I am grateful for the first Thanksgiving.  I am grateful for the tradition that was start which gives a day dedicated to being grateful and turning our hearts to what we can do to help others!  I hope everyone has a blessed holiday!

Kyler's Imagination

Kyler loves to build things out of household items. He lines up our dining room chairs to make a train. Takes the cushions off of the couch to build a house. Today he used our papasan cushions to make beds for him and Addie in the dining room. As you can see he even got out pillows and blankets to make their beds more comfy! I love where his imagination takes him even though it usually means a mess for me to clean at the end of the day!

Little Miss Manors!

We always have snack time at church in the nursery (the class for the 18mnths. through 3yrs. old where I have been serving for the last two years).  Sometimes the kids ask for more.  We were trying to get them to say please.  There were two kids that were about two and over that just looked at us like we were crazy.  Then our sweetie little Addie just turned around and said peez.  She is still a week away from 18mnths. and already learning to be polite!

Addie the Puppy!

I always joke that Addie is my little animal and now, I have proof! When we go to the zoo she gets excited and growls at the animals. Sometimes she growls at her dinner. This morning after Rex got out of his cage Addie crawled in and closed the door behind her! She is such a silly little one!

Our New Addition!

Meet Rex!!! He is three months old. He is a schnoodle which is a mini schnauzer toy poddle mix. We picked him up yesterday night. The kids both adore him and so do we! He is such a sweet little guy. He wants to be loved and near someone at all times.

Halloween Week

We had a busy costume week! On Tuesday, our ward had a halloween party for the primary kids. On Wednesday, Kyler had a party at preschool. On Thursday, the kids went trick or treating at Alan's mom's work. They had a blast we have been going with Erin and the kids for the last three years. Friday we went trick or treating in our neighborhood. We had way to much fun and got way to much candy! Even Addie got into it. She would grab candy and hold onto it until she got to the next place and then, she did a switch fro the new item!