Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Day 2.....

THANKFUL FOR GAMES!
ALL KINDS OF GAMES!
THEY MAKE YOU LAUGH,
THEY MAKE YOU THINK,
THEY MAKE YOU COME OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE,
THEY HELP YOU SOCIALIZE,
YOU CAN SEE EVERYONE'S "TRUE COLORS"
COMPETIVENESS COMES OUT!
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TIME WE SPEND PLAYING GAMES

Monday, November 28, 2011

Day 3.....

My Thoughts have been on Coleman this past week.
He is finishing Boot camp in Missouri.
He graduates December 15th.
He was up for the top award..."Distinguished Scholar Award"
They picked the top 2 guys in each group which
consisted of 160.  Out of 3 patrols of 160, the top 2 competed this past
Tuesday.
Coleman missed it by 1 point!
He's still just as awesome
to all of us and we
all know how hard he has worked!

He did come in first in the Board of Review
which to me would have been the hardest competition!
&
The 3.2 mile run carrying 50lbs of weight


Anna & Coleman
Coleman & Grandma Lama

Only a few weeks left and he'll be back to work in Vegas.
It's been a long 5 months.


Thankful for our oldest son Coleman

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Day 4.....

SO THANKFUL FOR ANNA'S TRIP HOME


SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP
SINCE WE MOVED HERE TO AUSTIN IN JUNE.
IT WAS ALL SHE WANTED IT TO BE.
TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS.
THANKS TO ALL
WHO MADE
IT
SPECIAL FOR HER.

THANKS TALLY FOR DRIVING HER EVERYWHERE!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Day 5.....

I WAS THANKFUL FOR BAILEY'S COURAGE TODAY!

THERE WERE SEAGULLS EVERYWHERE ON THE BEACH
JUST WAITING & HOOVERING OVER ANYONE
WITH FOOD!
WE HAD SOME EXTRA BREAD THAT I GAVE TO
THE BOYS.  WE TOLD THEM TO RUN DOWN THE BEACH
BEFORE THEY GAVE IT TO THOSE CRAZY BIRDS.

CHRISTIAN WAS A LITTLE FREAKED OUT BUT BAILEY
SAID HE'D DO IT!
HE STARTED TO RUN WITH THE BREAD AND THE BIRDS WERE
INCHES ABOVE HIM!
CHASING HIM!
IT WAS SO! FUNNY!
NOT FOR HIM I'M SURE.
HE FINALLY DROPPED THE BREAD!

FREEDOM........!

THANKFUL FOR BAILEY'S COURAGE
TO GIVE US A GREAT LAUGH

Day 6.....

SO THANKFUL FOR BEAUTIFUL PLACES

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX.







IT WAS ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL
&
WE ARE JUST 5 HOURS AWAY!









Day 7.....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

FROM SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX.

IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE WEIRDEST THANKSGIVINGS EVER!
JUST GARY & I & THE LITTLE BOYS!

WE REALLY MISSED ALL OF OUR FAMILY.
THE ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME
COOKING TOGETHER
SITTING TOGETHER
EATING TOGETHER
LAUGHING TOGETHER
PRAYING TOGETHER
&
JUST BEING TOGETHER.

BUT I AM THANKFUL FOR OUR LITTLE FAMILY TODAY



Day 8.....

So Thankful for cell-phones!

What did we ever do without them?

We can call our kids whenever we want to talk with them.

They can call us!

Oh the blessings of modern day technology.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

DAY 9.....

THANKFUL
FOR.....
DOWN-TIME

Time to relax & play!
 Time to have fun & be creative!
 
Today is one of those days and I love it.  All I really have to do today is gather stuff for South Padre and pack a few things for our little adventure to the coast for Thanksgiving.
Let me tell you how weird it feels to be going on a little trip with only two kids!  Not only that.........but not being with all of our family for Thanksgiving.
 
DOWN-TIME
EVERYONE NEEDS IT

Monday, November 21, 2011

DAY 10.....


I'M SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF MY CHILDREN'S
FRIENDS!
THEY HAVE BLESSED OUR HOME
AND WE LOVE THEM ALL!

MACEY & KATHY AT HER BAPTISM
ANNA, KARLI, ASH, MICHELLE
STUART, BRAD, COURT
TALLY & CHEL
CHRISTIAN, ETHAN B., ETHAN A., BAILEY


Sunday, November 20, 2011

DAY 11.....

SO THANKFUL FOR COOLER WEATHER!  IT HAS BEEN A LONG HOT SUMMER AND IT IS FINALLY COOLING DOWN JUST A BIT.

I AM ALWAYS READY FOR THE SEASON CHANGES.  IN THE FALL, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET UNDER WARM BLANKETS AND WEAR ALL OF MY WARM SWEATERS AND LONG SOCKS.  BUT THEN IN MARCH, I'M REALLY READY FOR SOME WARM WEATHER TO PLANT FLOWERS AND GO TO THE POOL.

IT'S PERFECT HERE IN AUSTIN RIGHT NOW!

SO THANKFUL!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Day 12.....

THANKFUL
FOR
CHILDRENS BOOKS!

I THINK I COULD SPEND HOURS
LOOKING A CHILDREN'S
BOOKS!

WE LOVE OUR NIGHTLY READING TIME

AND DID I MENTION THAT BAILEY IS BECOMING A GREAT READER?
THANKS TO HIS AWESOME TEACHERS
@ ELM GROVE

Friday, November 18, 2011

Day 13.....

Today I'm Thankful for Anna who has benn so
patiently waiting to fly back to Vegas
to see all of her wonderful friends
and family members.
She will get to stay for 8 days!
She'll just float from one
home to another spending much needed time
with wonderful people who
love  her.
Brad just returned from his mission to Perth, Australia
so they should all have a great
time at Dale & Laurie's
It will probably be the weirdest
Thanksgiving we have ever had!

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Day 14.....

I'm thankful for

PINTEREST
(a great website full of wonderful ideas)

Christian has to take the snack for his class tomorrow, so I was checking on pinterest for a fun Thanksgiving idea that we could do together.

This is our little version of an idea we had found........

THEY ARE LITTLE THANKSGIVING INDIANS
FULL OF CANDY!

THEY WERE REALLY EASY TO MAKE
I JUST CUT OUT CIRCLES FROM A ROLL OF CRAFT PAPER
SEWED AROUND THE OUTSIDE, LEAVING A 1" SPACE
TO PUT THE CANDY IN.
THEN I FILLED IT UP, STUCK THREE LITTLE FEATHERS IN THE OPENING,
STAPLED THEM & THE OPENING SHUT
THEN HOT-GLUED SOME GOOGLY EYES ON AND DREW
A HEADBAND AND A SMILE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TURKEY IF YOU ONLY HAD TO DO 6 OR 7.
BUT DOING 22, WE TRIED TO MAKE IT EASIER
THUS, THE INDIAN!

THANKFUL FOR PINTEREST!


Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Day 15.....

I'm Thankful for approaching holidays
It's November 16th and time to be getting out all the Christmas stuff. 
 Not putting it up yet, just getting ready!!!!
Last year I found some awesome 75% off deals. 
What's even more awesome is that I had forgotten about them!
So............
When I looked in this one box, It was like an early Christmas present!

GREAT STUFF for a GREAT PRICE at that.

It was so exciting.  I look forward to next week when I have a whole day
to decorate the house and make it feel all Chritmasy and wonderful.
I will put on my new CD by Jim Brickman,
light my gingerbread candle,
and make some magic!

I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS

                                                                     hOllY







Day 16.....

Since this is the THANKFUL month and I've been thinking about all the things I'm thankful for, I decided to send my kids who are not living with us each a special card titled............

"10 Things I Love about You"


It's been hard not being able to see them as often as we used to.  I still think about them, worry about them, & pray for them often.  I have a desire to leave them "part of me" as life seems to pass quickly.
My testimony, my thoughts, my feelings, my loves, my talents etc.
I hope they save what's important to them but mostly I hope they all remember how much I have loved being their mother.

Day 17.....

I'm thankful for yummy fruit!


One of my favorite foods

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Day 18.....

I'm Thankful for.....

The Power of Fasting & Prayer

Miracles can happen and testimonies can be strengthened

Revelation is active and hearts are softened

I
Really
Love
The Blessings that come through
Fasting & Prayer

Day 19.....



I'm thankful for service opportunities


SERVICE MAKES YOU HAPPY
SERVICE HELPS YOU FORGET YOUR OWN TRIALS
SERVICE IS ADDICTIVE
SERVICE CAN BE HARD
SERVICE USUALLY COMES WHEN YOU HAVE OTHER PLANS
SERVICE BLESSES YOUR LIFE
SERVICE BLESSES THE LIVES OF THOSE YOU SERVE
SERVICE MAKES YOU FEEL JOYFUL
SERVICE HAS NO TIME FRAME
SERVICE IS A COMMANDMENT
SERVICE = LOVE

Day 20.....

I'm thankful for.......

BAILEY

Who turned

"10"
Today
11-11-11

He is.....

KIND

FUNNY
SMART
ATHLETIC
FULL OF ENERGY
OBEDIENT
HUNGRY
&
GROWING DAILY


HE IS A WONDERFUL GIFT TO OUR FAMILY
AND
WE LOVE HIM TONS!