Happy Thanksgiving

Thankful for these 3 beautiful tired faces Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with the cousins

Grandma and Dougpa (We LOVE them!! So glad they could come!)

Allie Renee's 1st Thanksgiving

We Love Them.

Thanksgiving was wonderful. We hosted for the 1st time and it turned out puuuurty good. :) When I think about what I'm thankful for, Its hard for me to know where to begin. I am so very blessed and Love the life that I've been given. I'm thankful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I'm thankful for my savior and for his sacrifice for us. I'm thankful for the knowledge that I have, that families are forever. I'm Thankful for our Prophet President Thomas S. Monson and for his guidance in this crazy world. I'm thankful for my amazing parents. For their love and for raising me the best way they knew how. I'm thankful for my awesome in-laws, for accepting me and always making me feel so welcomed and loved, and for raising my Ryan. I'm thankful for my Brothers and Sisters and for all my family and for their examples to me. Im so very thankful for my sweet Husband and best friend Ryan. He really is my better half, I'm thankful that my parents were inspired to move to Phelan 12 years ago so I could meet him . I call him my comfort blanket. :) He always comforts me and makes life so easy and fun. He makes me laugh and smile everyday. I love him and I'm glad he picked me. I'm thankful for our 3 beautiful healthy children. They are the sweetest little things ever and raising them is truly an honor. They really light up my world. The thought of them makes my heart melt. Aww. I Love them. :) Life does has its trials but it all seems a little easier because of all these blessings. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

October Fun

Watching TV a little too close. Clarke playing a fun ninja lazer game

Nerd day!

Allie, Grandma, and Hudsen

This is how Clarke climbs our hallway. :)

I totally did this as a kid. :)

Allie in the basketball hoop

Daddy and Allie (10 months)

Happy Halloween 2011

Hudsen the Pirate

Clarke the Ninja

Allie the Cat (1st Halloween)

Lots and lots of candy! Hudsen has more cause after a while Clarke decides he has enough. :)

Fun night of Trick or Treating with Cousins. (Allie was sleeping in the stroller) :)

Hudsen was acting tough in her pictures

Clarke has got some sweet poses!

My 9 month old little Angels 1st Halloween!!

Our Tough, Cute, and Dangerous little ones

Daddy and Allie

At our wards Trunk or Treat!! We invited our neighbors, and had so much fun. The kids were even brave and went in the haunted house. Clarke went twice!! (Cadee, Hudsen, Christian, Jose, and Clarke.)

Carving Pumpkins. Daddy did his famous brain one. Everybody at the Trunk or Treat LOVED it. I was lame and didnt get pictures of our finished pumpkins. :(

Hudsen and Dad did most of the carving. Clarke was outside most of the time, planting pumpkin seeds. :)

Love my Girl!

A letter to Hudsen's Primary Teacher

Hudsen wrote a letter for her Primary Teacher and shared it with me. I thought it was so precious, I asked her if I could copy it to save on our blog.

To Sister Hejis
From Hudsen Fast

I love God! I Love Jesese! I want to get baptis! I will CTR! I will cepe the cumamins! I will go on my michn! I will get mered in the temple!

Grumpy Ol Troll

We have this super grumpy neighbor, whom we have nick named The Grumpy Ol Troll. The other week the kids were playing baseball and hit a ball into his front yard. They went to get their ball and he started yelling at them saying if they came onto his yard again, he would call the cops. This really freaked Clarke out. He has been scared to go outside to play because he doesn't want to get rested, as he calls it. :) It was really sad. Clarkie is doing better though, he still gets a little nervous sometimes. Well anyways last night Ryan gave an awesome FHE lesson. It was about how we are all Heavenly Fathers children and he loves all of us. Ryan started naming a bunch of people and telling the kids that Heavenly Father and Jesus Love all of us. Even the Grumpy Ol Trolls name was brought up. :) Today, on our walk to pick Hudsen up from school Clarke says, "Mom, Jesus loves the Grumpy Ol Troll too huh?" :)

September

Hudsen received the Scholar Award for her 1st Grade class! We are so proud of our little smarty pants!! In Love with this 8 month old

Allie is not a snuggler. I am sooo enjoying this moment!!

The only good thing about a sick baby is lots of cuddle time. ;)

Jumping High

:)

Love this face!! (the big one) :)

Coolest 4 year old I know!

Just Thinking

My Thoughts... Last night Clarke came into our room and hopped into bed with me because he was scared. I never want to forget how good it felt to hold him, or anyone of my kids in situations like these. I LOVE them all so much. They are growing up way too fast for me. It makes me feel good that they always come to me for comfort and to feel safe. It makes me think of my Mother and how much I Love her. And how she can always makes things better. I'm so very blessed and very thankful for the wonderful beautiful mother that I have.