MERRY CHRISTMAS

This is the fun we have had this month so far....

Christmas Tree Jubilee at Ogden Eccles Center it is free, and if you have never gone it is a fun thing to go to, it is the week of Thanksgiving every year and benefits children with disabilities in the Ogden/Weber area! They have the trees to look at and purchase if you want and a botique as well.

Tanners School Program and visit from Santa!!

Enjoying spending time with Uncle Ty!!

Cooking goodies for neighbors. Chocolate covered pretzels, carmel/chocolate/toffee covered pretzels, chocolate covered cinnimon bears, Take 5 Bars, Carmel, Mormon Muffins.

Merry Christmas Friends!!

GO JAZZ

Good Job Tanner, thats him #1

Coach getting ready for lay-ups Kallin, Hayden, Cutler, Tanner & Coach Warren

Kids lined up ready to play: Tanner, Dallen, Korbin, Gavin, & Kallin

Tanner has been playing basketball and has loved every minute of it, from Thursday practices to the early morning games every Saturday at 8am. Well it hasn't been fun not being able to sleep in, but it has been a fun thing to go and watch. It is quite entertaining watching 6 and 7 year old kids play basketball, and from the first to the game last week it is fun to see how much they have learned. They have an awesome coach that has really taught them good, so thanks Coach Warren and all who assisted him Corey! And of course the kids named their team JAZZ!!

Jason and I were lucky enough to get some tickets to a Jazz Game of some friends season pass holders that couldn't go, my Moms boss, and so had to throw a picture of us at the game 9th row right behind the basket, Jason even caught a Jazz ball. Since we will never go to a game and sit that close again had to throw that in. It was amazing how it changes the excitement of the game sitting closer!! Thank Mike & Sandy!!

Give Thanks

I let the month pass before I posted Thanksgiving. It was the year that we eat with the Rays, so we had the Rays over and I did the Turkey, Dressing, etc. Marci and Shirley brought food as well and we had a Feast!! It is so much fun entertaining and I loved it!! When I cook I remember my biggest Hero my Grandma Shurtleff whom passed away over 6 years ago. Whenever I start cooking and baking I think of her and how she loved to cook and bake. I asked her once why she liked to cook and she said because it makes the people I love Happy!! I agree and I think that is why I love to do it too, because it makes the people I love HAPPY!!

Thanks for the wonderful Day everyone!!

I am thankful for the following:

The Gospel

My Husband & kids

My Parents & Great In-laws

My Sister and Best Friend

That Marci & Alex moved closer too us & are having Twins

Brothers and Sisters

Great Friends & Neighbors

My Health

My Home

That I can work from Home

Food

My kids Smiles & laughter

Black Friday Shopping-yup we were there!! hee hee

Moment to Cherish

The other day I was down in my office working and Jason was picking up the kids, so I heard them come in and I heard the stopping of feet above me and then heard the stomping come down stairs and Tanner opens my door and says "Mom, I made something for you." He had made it at daycare, and it almost made me cry. He said "I did it all by myself, noone helped me!" He was so excited. Can you guess what he is trying to say? Yes I love you. He is learning to make words, spell, and read, and it meant so much to me that it was for me. I said to him "Thank you so much I love it!" He said "I will make you another one tomorrow, you want another purple note card or yellow?" (The next day right when he got home he came down and said, "Mom they didn't have anymore notecards, so I couldn't make you one again, I will make you another one when they get more notecards!") I put my sons love letter right in front of my computer to remind me during those hard days at work when I don't want to work and get frustrated with some of the customers I help that won't even help themselves, that my life is not work, my life is my family!!! I work to live not live to work!! I am greatful for a wonderful family and kids that love each other and a husband that helps so much, I couldn't do it all without him!!! I love you Jason, Tanner, & Brylee!! I will cherish this first love note from my son forever!!

Trick or Treat!!

I love Halloween and I love pumpkins and all the fun that goes along with the holiday. We grew pumpkins this year and they took over and were out of control, I got some orange, some green, and some combination of both orange and green. I loved having Halloween on Saturday we were able to make more visits then usual and enjoy the whole day rather then just the night. We celebrated all week, Monday the Pumpkin Walk, Friday Tanners School Parade & the Ward Party, Saturday afternoon visits to those we love (Grandparent Rays, Aunt Lois, Aunt Arlene), trick-or-tricking with Connor, Payton, & Bodie, & Party at Grandma & Grandpa Bowens with Chili of course.

FALL CAMPING

We took a Sunday afternoon drive for hotdogs and smores at Smith and Moorehouse with the Grandma and Grandpa Ray!!

The last trip of the year is always my favorite, it wasn't quite as cold as last year, but it was pretty darn cold. I love the time we have for the good dutch oven cookin', chillin', and the boys like to go shootin'!! The beach and campground is all to us, only the die hard campers go so of course it was Westons, Mangums, & Rays is all this year! Our trailor may be small, but it has a heater and kept us warm especially the last night it blew so hard I really thought the wind was going to blow our precious little trailor with us in it right over. We had three offers this year for people wanting to buy our trailor from us and haven't even put it up for sale, gosh if the price was right maybe we would, at least we know when we do want to upgrade we won't have a hard time getting it sold!

ANNIE & AIDA

Stopped to visit while we were in town Karen & Loen

I was so glad we weren't rained out & got to see the entire show of Aida, only a few rain/wind delays is all. This is how cute we looked huddling up. Jason was prepared, thank goodness for our afternoon shopping trip.

Cute Cousins, arn't we!!

We crashed Mom's brother & sister weekend and went with them!!

Shurtleff Crew-we had a blast of shopping and going to the shows! No little kids weekend, I can't say no kids or my parents wouldn't have let us go!! hee hee. It was a fun weekend getaway!!