Holidays and growing boys

 this Thanksgiving we stayed in Rock Springs for a few reasons, as much as we missed being home with family, we had a great time here with friends! 

It is crazy how much the holidays change as you get older... I remember times being special and the air always seemed to be filled with sweet smells like cider or cinnamon. Now, i guess the mantel has fallen on my shoulders, and it is a bigger task than I would have guessed, I hope I can create that same feeling for my kids! 

Evan has gone shooting a few time with the boys lately (thanks!!) and Anderson loves it! 

The Plan One Christmas Party was in Driggs, ID this year, it is such a beautiful place! One of the days we headed to a hot springs...but the sign had blown off, so we didn't know where to turn, and we missed it completely. So we kept driving to Rexburg. Anderson loves the temple, especially Angel Moroni! Then we played at Fat Cats - the boys loved it! 

 

 hotels are the worst with new kids! But it was fun swimming! Anderson is getting pretty good, too! He can float on his back!! Pierce just loves to lounge :)

 

At the party Santa (thanks Plan One!) got Anderson and Pierce a SWEET all-terrain wagon! they totally love it! 

 

Pierce Talmage is  7.5 months old. Time flys! He isn't crawling yet, but he loves to walk with me and he is pulling himself up onto things {sort of}. I thought Anderson was a fatty... Pierce is already wearing 12 month clothes - ugh. 

I was called as the 1st counselor in the Primary a few months ago - and so I have been busy making Christmas things for the teachers and kids. I have been very busy making lots of Christmas goodies for friends and family - but do to spoiling gifts, I cannot say much until after Christmas.

 

I printed this off of the raisingoranges blog, and will give them to the kiddos tomorrow, who doesn't enjoy woppers, oops, i mean poo :)

 

I made some bookmarks for the teachers - this years theme is 'I know the scriptures are true' so hopefully this will help remind them to read the scriptures as well as other books. 

I also made a couple body scrubs that pretty much rock - so if you want I can send you the link for the recipes. 

I love this season, and grateful for how blessed we are! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Thanksgiving and more

This week has been busy. I don't often write much in my posts {because, lets face it, people want see whats going on, not read it}. But I feel like I may be ungrateful if I don't mention something about Thanksgiving.
I cannot express how grateful I am to my Savior for the sacrifice he made! I would not be in the places I am today without the gift of forgiveness and repentance, and that is amazing. I have a great husband, I have two fantastic boys, who work my nerves, but one day will make up for it I am certain. We have a wonderful home, and Evan is employed. At this stage in our life, we really can't ask for more.

This year we had a couple friends over to celebrate Thanksgiving, it was not the same without family, but it was very close. We have met a few families here that are good friends, wh
ich makes life easier! I didn't take any pictures of the feast (which was delish), but I did finish my console table project to decorate for the occasion.

 before pics

 before pics of my FREE console table

 after some {very little} work and $

this is my family wall - you can't really see it, but it is going to have lots of pics of our ancestors! I love it!

our new pride and joy

this is the newest part of our family! aren't you so excited for me! a special shout out goes to my sister Cher and her hubby Cory for keeping it nice for me for three years {they must have known one day it would be passed along to their poor {pun intended} sister} 

so now i need help to fill it, please give me freezer meal ideas... but if the first thought that came to your mind was giving me food... DEAL, no back-sees.

happy haunting!

 

the decorating has a little to be desired, but it is a work in progress...

this is one of my favorite holidays! poor anderson, because his mom loves halloween she has drug him everywhere... downtown trick or treating, trunk or treat, hospital trick or treating, mall trick or treating, senior center trick or treating, and finally, neighborhood trick or treating - are you sick of me saying trick or treating?

Pierce was a sushi roll :) 

Anderson and Evan were a duo. Anderson was a minion and Evan was Vector... committing crime with both direction and magnitude, Vector, Oh Yay! 

he loves the candy, but hates the work :)

a trip up north.... to cody

last weekend we went to Cody to help out grandpa and grandma Danforth. while we were there Evan took Anderson out shooting for the first time, a natural of course :)

 

I am so happy that the boys love each other! Talk about brotherly love!

 We also got to have a couple lunches with cousins.

making caramel apples from my HOMEMADE caramel! 

This kid loves driving the gator! It was a great weekend in Cody! 

2 year olds can count

So, some fun things have been happening at the casa de danforth. Pierce is 5 months now, and has been trying to eat our food... he grabbed Evans hamburger and took a bite, so we have been giving him applesauce and he loves it. 

The first snow fall of the season happened this weekend, so the boys were begging me to let them go play! 

 

Then, Anderson grabbed my pants and put them on {they almost fit him} HA! {not}! so, of course, Pierce wanted to try too! 

And finally, the proof is in the pudding, or should I say bread and dipping oil, my son can count! Tonight Evan was eating some bread and dipping it in oil and vinegar, and Anderson wanted some of it. So being the good, sharing parent he is, Evan started to pull the bread into pieces to share. He gave a handful to Anderson and Anderson said, "two, I want two" Evan said, "you have", then counted, "seven pieces of bread." Then {here is the BEST PART}, Anderson said, as he tilted his head toward Evan, and scrunched his eyes, "eight." so Evan gave him one more. Anderson , still with the funny look, said "nine", so laughing our heads off, gave him one more, then Anderson said, still with the look and now a funny voice, said, "TEN." So he got 10 pieces of bread, he would have gotten 11 if his mom was more on top of it, but the next number he said was 4. I am so proud of him, he is a super smart boy, and even though he is way energetic and loud, he still has me wrapped around his finger... for now :)