Picture Update

So yeah I didn't make it on the Thankful posts. Oh well, almost on to a new month :)

I have a few pictures from our quiet Thanksgiving I wanted to share and also some outtake shots from pictures of the boys for Christmas items.

We had a nice a relaxing Thanksgiving. Evan had to work from 12-8 so we went out and met some friends for breakfast and then came home in time for Evan to had out for work. The boys and I decided to put up our Christmas decorations in the house and we feasted on our Favorite Chips and Dip :) It was great! I love this time of year. John loves all Holidays and Alan is really excited about Christmas this year. He loved everything I would take out of the boxes to put up :) I can't wait until Christmas morning!!

So enough babble here are my cuties!
Turkey Craft Time

After I got the tree up

Best Money I've ever spent, especially since I got it super cheap last year. Thomas Christmas set with lights and music. Alan plays with it everyday.

Christmas Outtakes. I actually got some great pictures of them, but these are some that didn't make the cut.

Catch-Up

Here is my Catch-Up for the week :)

Let's see what can I share from our week that would be of any excitement haha......

I'll start with my Thankful #4
I am thankful for the Sabbath Day. A day that I can attend my Church Meeting and fill refilled for the week. Thankful for a day to relax with my family and enjoy one another without distractions.

Monday we had our Family Home Evening and did our lesson on the Office of President and what the election was. We had of course discussed it before but We began by Reading Article of Faith #12 and we then went over all of the previous presidents and why voting was important. John loved it and I was suprised at how much he remember from what we read on the previous presidents.

This leads me to my Thankful #5
I am thankful for John. He is such an amazing boy, So loving. I am so glad that I get to be his Momma and receive the love that he gives. He is also a great example to me. And I love that he BEGS us to have family home evening each week and reminds me of what is important in life!

Tuesday John was out of school which was nice because it was also Evan's day off so we had planned to do something fun as a family. Well the weather was not nice and  we were all tired so we ended up snuggling up together and watching movies and eating homemade cookies we made together. It was still fun but not what we had planned :)

Thankful #6
I am thankful To live in The United States of America.  Where we have the right to vote and for our freedom of speech.

Wednesday was just good ole' wednesday what can I say, Hump day :) I was happy to get a run in.

Thankful #7
I am thankful for Music - for the emotions it can bring. Joy, reverance, sadness, hope.....I love that for me, music can reach right into my Soul!

Thursday was a beautiful day the boys and I spent a lot of time outside after school playing with bubbles and riding bikes. John was SUPER excited that he won the Box Top Contest at school and earned a Gift Certificate to Target :) He also went over 100 sight words at school and earned a book. He was super excited and we are so proud of him. It is so neat to watch him learning to read!!

Thankful #8
Going along with the day I am thankful for BOOKS! I LOVE reading and I love that John does as well. Over the last few months we have really bonded even more with reading together. We are currently reading Trumpet of the Swan and LOVE it!!

Friday, YAY FRIDAY! John finished out a great week at school and Alan and I had a great week together! Evan and I were happy. We had a much needed Date night and Love that the boys are excited for us to go and for Elise the babysitter to arrive. And then we had extra excitement while on our date when we got to hear where our Nephew is heading on his mission!! Brazil get ready for an awesome man!

Thankful #9
I am thankful For Missionaries! I am very thankful for LDS missionaries! It is not easy to pack up and leave all that you know for 2 years and serve others. I am thankful that through missionaries I joined the church and that it is something that blesses my life daily. I am also thankful for missionaries of other churches who also leave the comfort of their homes/lives to go out and serve those in need. You are all amazing examples to me and my family!

Saturday - and finally here we are. Sorry for a long drawn out post :)

Thankful #10
For my Family's Health. We have had some minor colds over the last 2 weeks but I am thankful that overall we are all healthy and strong and able to enjoy the blessings of our bodies!

Thankful #3

Thankful #3

Today I am thankful for my Saturday Afternoon Run! Yes it is still morning and I am just thankful knowing it's a few hours away HA. Every Saturday Afternoon right after Evan gets home from work I get to head out for a run. I usually run at least 2 other days of the week but Saturday is my favorite because I get to go in the afternoon. I HATE morning runs and look forward to running in the Sun on Saturday. Plus Saturday is my day that I work on my distance. I'm trying to build back up to at least 6 miles (from before John was born). Last week I made it 3.5 and this week my goal is 4 :) I am thankful for my Hubby (although I'm sure he'll get his own day this month) for watching the boys while I head out and always encouraging me to hit the pavement. It's nice to be lost in my mind and have music in my hears and to be alone for a little while, No worries of filling the needs of others just a time to fill only MY need. I am thankful for a body that is healthy and allows these runs to be possible. Ahhhh now I'm really ready to head out, is it 2:00 yet? :)

Happy Saturday Everyone, Don't forget to Fall back tonight ; )

Thankful #2

My Thankful #2

Today I am Thankful For our home.  My boys have been feeling a little under the weather this week and today John is home sick from school and it has made me Thankful for a home to keep us warm and comfortable. A place to snuggle in and to create memories in. I had a thought of  the pioneers this morning and what it would have been like to live in a time when your home wasn't always comfortable or warm or you were traveling in a wagon cart or on foot and when your children were sick you did the best you could to care for them and prayed that it was nothing serious.

I am thankful for all of it, the house itself, my kitchen with all it's amazing appliances, the bathrooms with wonderful hot water and of course as I type the computer and tv.  I could survive without all of it but it sure is nice to have it all.

Thankful Month

So I have seen friends on Facebook do this in the past and I thought I would try my best this year. I will try to write something I am thankful for each day at least until Thanksgiving if not the end of the month. I may not post everyday but I will make sure to put my list up when I do.

Thankful #1

I figured this best place to start is where I got my start. I am thankful for my Parents!
They are both amazing. I am thankful that I have ALWAYS felt their love, even as a teenager when I know they wanted to sell me to the gypsies (inside joke there). Thanks for teaching me what is important in this life and showing me a great example. I know that I can call my mom 10 times in a day and she never gets annoyed and that my dad would drop anything at the drop of a hat to come to the rescue. Love you guys!

Halloween!

We had a GREAT Halloween yesterday! The boys were so excited to wear their costumes I thought they were going to beg to sleep in them :)

We had our traditional Pizza for dinner and then headed out with a neighbor for Trick or Treating. Alan learned really quick to look for porch lights. Alan had been feeling a little under the weather so I wasn't sure how he would do on the walking and with the cool air but he hung in there longer than I expected. Then He and I came home to pass out candy while John continued on with his friend and her father.

John was Darth Maul from Star Wars and Alan was Venom (really black spiderman according to the costume but sshh don't tell him that).

Here are some pics.

Alan with John's mask, he couldn't decide which was cooler I never got a shot with his own mask on because he didn't like the eyes on it.

Alan showing me his muscles 

John aka Darth Maul 

Totally in Love with these guys 

So happy to have a double lightsaber 

Their favorite spot, watching for more trick or treaters 

We are ready :) 

My favorite new outdoor decoration that goes over your light, can't wait to put my snowman one up now :)