The Plymouth Rock Cafe

We have been blessed to have AMAZING teachers for my girls every year. This year has been no exception. Emee's teacher has done some amazing things for my little lady. She LOVES school and can't wait to go everyday. She is reading amazingly, and is ahead in all of her studies. Which has been a huge improvement over last year. I think that having her health improve has made a huge difference for her. Anyways, for Thanksgiving this year, her class hosted the "Plymouth Rock Cafe". We had to make reservations, and then were able to eat lunch with Emee in her classroom. Each student had a certain job. Some took reservations, some were on the clean-up crew, and my Emee was on the decoration committee. (She is a little like her mama in that way, LOL) The whole thing was so darling. The tables were set with tablecloths and little candles, and the whole room was decorated like Plymouth Rock. I loved how he gave every child a specific job. Emee was so proud, and we had a lot of fun.

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TWILGHT!!!

Last night was so much fun! I was so excited about our Twilight Party that I could hardly wait or sit still all day! LOL! We started off the night by a few of us heading to visit our good buddy Kelli who just had the most beautiful baby girl! She is stunning, and it was so sweet to see both her and Mike and how excited they were for their new little sweetheart. I think that I could have held her all night:) She was so perfect! When we left Annie and I were devising a way to keep that little lady for ourselves! LOL!



After that we headed to Louie's for a fun dinner. We had the banquet room reserved, and it thankfully held ALL of us! The food was yummy and it was so much fun to sit and talk with everyone! I just love all of these good ladies! Next..... YEAHHHHH we were off to the movie. IT WAS CRAZY! I think that we were there over an hour before the movie was supposed to start, and the line was crazy insane!But it gave us a chance to hang out a little more with the girls. When the line started to move it was complete pandemonium. You would have thought that we were off to meet Edward himself! I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the movie!!!!! It was awesome! Is it bad to have a crush on a VAMPIRE? LOL! Edward is beyond beautiful! It was so much fun to hear all the giggles and gasps from everyone in the theatre. If you love the books, YOU have to see this movie! So anyways, it was a perfect night! Thanks to everyone who came, and for the fun memories! See you next year, same place, same time for the second movie! LOL!

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Week #4-Thank Heavens for Mr. Anderson!

My family is a HUGE Webkinz family! We love it, and I am a little embarrassed to say that I have as many as my little girls. LOL! Eric has only 1 Webkinz, a monkey named Mr. Anderson and he has become a very special thing between Emee and her Dad. Because of Eric's job he unfortunately has to travel quite a bit, and my little ladies miss him so much! When he leaves, Emee takes Mr. Anderson with her everywhere she goes. She sleeps with him, plays with him, and when she is missing her Dad, she snuggles Mr. Anderson. So this week I am very grateful for Mr. Anderson and a sweet Dad who works so hard to connect with his little ladies, even when he is far away!

No more braces! Yipeee!

Today was a BIG day! Hannah was able to get her braces off! Hooray! Look at that cute smile:)Amazingly, she was a little sad about it. She loved her braces!

Decorating for Christmas

We had so much fun decorating for Christmas this week. I LOVE how the house feels, it is so warm and cozy! Check out my cute little ladies decorating the tree!

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1957......

Hello my friends, this was a fun little test. Check it out and tell me which one you are!

You Belong in 1957

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

It's that time of year.....

I LOVE CHRISTMAS! I love everything about it. The fresh smell of pine, early morning stealth ninja stakeouts for fresh greenery,the music, the anticipation, sledding and hot chocolate, the colors, the stories, warm fires, cozy blankets, special family traditions, the smell of homemade wassail, the smiles on strangers faces, the feelings of compassion and giving, and the daily reminder of the birth of our Savior. Oh my heavens I am so excited that I can barely type. LOL! So it is my tradition to start decorating the day after Halloween. I wasn't able to this time, soooooooo..... I declare this week my official CHRISTMAS DECORATING WEEK! Wahooo!

A Haunted Forest, A Halloween Party, Sweet Sisters and Great Friends!

This weekend was so much fun! It was the perfect way to finish up the fun October month. On Thursday we got together with a few of our buddies and went to this really cool park. It was right on the Greenbelt, by the river, so the scenery was amazing! The trees and the fall foliage was incredible. This is the same place where the Fire Department hosts their annual "Haunted Forest" every year. We are all pretty much wayyyy to chicken to try it out at night, so we all went through it during the afternoon. It was a fun little hike and it was fun to see all of the stuff that they have set up!It was so much fun, so check out some of the pictures.

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For Halloween night we had a good 'ol Halloween get together at our house. We had a few of our good friends come over for a potluck and trick-or-treating. It was a ton of fun. Everyone brought the yummiest things and it was just fun hanging out and talking. All of the kids looked so darn cute! Check them out.

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When it was time to go Trick-or-Treating, Hannah got sick and was feeling pretty miserable. So her sweet little sister went trick-or-treating for her. She said it was because she didn't want Hannah to feel left out. Needless to say Hannah was VERY grateful! LOL!



So to finish off our fun week, last night we got together for a girls night out to celebrate my buddies Annie and Chris's birthday. It was a blast! I absolutely adore both of these good ladies and it was fun to have the chance to celebrate them. I still can't believe that we did not get kicked out of Louies, for staying so long!! LOL! My face hurt when I came home from laughing so much.... so Happy Birthday my friends, we love you!

So funny!

Eric and his Teachers Quorum made this Halloween Safety Video for our Ward Halloween Party. It turned out so cute, check it out!

Week #2- My Sweetheart

So, in keeping with my new found project of 52 weeks of Gratitude, (LOL) we are on to week #2. This week I am feeling very grateful for my sweet husband. When I was putting together some of our pictures, I was reminded about how much fun my cute husband is, and some of the crazy and weird things that we have done together. In fact I think that is one of the main reasons that I married him. He has always been very spontaneous, and ALWAYS has something new and fun for us to try. He is kind and very thoughtful, and has made these past 13 years such a great adventure. He is an amazing father and I feel so blessed to be married to a man who adores his family as much as he does. He is able to find the good in EVERYONE he meets and has always been able to find the bright side of every situation. Just like everyone else, we have had a few struggles over the years and our family has changed a bit, but going through life with my bestest buddy has been a gift, and I could not have had a greater partner, friend, and sweetheart. So even though our hair, weight, and circumstances have changed over the years, I love him as much if not more than I did when this adventure first began over 13 years ago.

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It's Time to Par-Tay!

Last night was our annual Ward Halloween Party! Our activities commitee did a fantastic job! It was amazing how many people were willing to jump in and help them out! Everyone looked awesome! I was able to get a few pictures of some of my most favorite people, so check it out, they all were so cute!

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On a beautiful Autumn afternoon!

Today was one of those amazingly perfect Autumn days. The weather was so crisp, there were a ton of leaves on the ground and the sky was so beautiful and so clear. It was one of those days were you just want to stay outside all day! I was just itching for my little ladies to get home from school so that we could go out and play. So as soon as they got off the bus, we grabbed a few of our buddies and spent the afternoon at the park. They had so much fun, and we stayed outside until we couldn't take the cold anymore. Check out some of their cute little faces!

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Just because :)

I just love this picture! When we were having scripture time the other night Emee just could not get enough of her Dad. Her loving has always been a little on the painful side, LOL! But one of the things that I have always loved about her is that she loves with her whole little soul. So I am adding this picture because it reminds me of how much my little ladies love their Dad.

An Attitude of Gratitude, Week #1

Several months ago I heard a talk during Stake Conference, unfortunately I cannot remember who the speaker was, but he said that everything that our children know about the gospel comes from us as parents. Not from their primary teachers and friends, but from us. I am not sure if it is because my health has been so poor lately, or because it seems like my children are growing up so quickly, but I have felt such a huge sense of urgency to make sure that my children understand what it is that we as a family stand for. What a testimony is, and how important it is to KNOW what it is that they believe in, and where true happiness comes from. I think so often that we hear so much of what is wrong in this world that we forget that we are also living in a time where great and miraculous things continue to happen every day and how truly blessed we as a people are. In an effort to teach by example, (something that I am not very good at) we have been really working as a family on having an Attitude of Gratitude. I don't know if I feel that we always express how grateful we are for our many blessings as often as we should. So, I have decided that every week for the next 52 weeks, I am going to focus on one thing that I am grateful for. This week for week #1, I would like to express how grateful I am for the blessings of the temple. I am grateful for the assurances that I have the opportunity to be united with my family for eternity, and the knowledge that one day I will hold my sweet son Caleb and sweet daughter Aubrey in my arms once again. I am honored to be sealed with my sweetheart and bestest friend, and to have the feelings and blessing of peace that comes with the knowledge that I can be with those that I hold most dear forever. I am grateful to live so close to the Boise temple, and for how easy it is for me to attend regularly. So in closing, today I am feeling very blessed for the joy and peace that has touched my life because of the blessings of the Temple. The above picture is a picture of the Oakland, CA temple, where Eric and I were married. Isn't it beautiful!

P.S. If anyone would like to join me in my little project, I would love to hear some of the things that you are grateful for as well!

Autumn Sunsets & a Harvest Moon

I think that I mentioned in my previous post that when we went to the Pumpkin Patch with all of our buddies on Monday night, my girls were having so much fun, that they forgot to pick out their pumpkins. By the time they realized it, is was already so dark. So last night, we went back to "Linder Farms" and took our little buddy Anna with us. It was so much fun, and we had a little more time to just take our time, and let the ladies play. The sunset was amazing, and the moon was so brilliant. I loved it! It was so beautiful and yet so eerie. Check out some of the cute pictures.

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The Linder Farm Pumpkin Patch

For Family Home Evening tonight we got together with several other families and all went to "The Linder Farm Pumpkin Patch". It was so much fun! The weather was great, and the sunset was amazing! It has been a tradition in our family to go every Fall, and this year was so much fun!!!! We loved spending the time with all of our good buddies, and all the kids and their parents had a blast! The hayride was great, (and is one of my most favorite parts when we go to a Pumpkin Patch... there is something so nostalgic about riding on a flat bed truck full of hay and attached to a tractor, I just love it!!!!LOL!) and they had a pretty cool petting zoo this year, which my little ladies just loved! In fact my girls had so much fun doing all the other stuff, that they never ended up getting themselves pumpkins! It got dark pretty quick sooooo....YAHOO we are going back again tomorrow! So check out some of these cute pictures, the lighting was a little harsh for taking pictures, but they turned out pretty cute anyway!!

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BMX Trail

Lately Eric has been taking the girls to the BMX track. For some reason I always end up being gone when he does, so for Family Home Evening this week, we all went together to the track. The girls are really very good, and were so fast! They had so much fun, and of course Eric was in heaven. He is so excited that the girls love bikes almost as much as he does! Emee has informed me that she wants to start racing, aghhhhh!