I know a lot of people naming what they are thankful for everyday either on their blog or facebook, but I didn't want to commit to doing it daily - so here's my whole list :)
I am grateful for:
1.Knowing that I am a child of God and knowing the Plan of Happiness.
2. Eternal marriage and the wonderful husband that I have.
3. My wonderful children - they totally stress me out, but they bring so much joy to my life also.
4. Being able to conceive and bear children easily. A few friends of mine have lost babies recently and it makes me especially grateful that I haven't had complications like that. Also makes me think twice before whining about how hard pregnancy is.
5. Roy's job. I complain a lot about how busy he is, but he is able to be home every single evening and every weekend. And he makes enough money that I don't have to work, which is really important to me.
6. Great parents that raised me really well and are fantastic grandparents.
7. Great in-laws that are super supportive and wonderful grandparents also.
8. Fun siblings and sibling-in-laws that give me lots of support and laughs.
9. The internet - so that I can keep in touch with those in 6,7 &8
10. The gospel of my church is most important, but I am also grateful for the organization of the church - for things like visiting and home teachers and fantastic primary teachers.
11. Roy's sense of humor. Some people may not get him, but I do :)
12. Being able to rent a beautiful home that has plenty of room for our growing family.
13. Dishwasher. Seriously folks, the first 6 years of our marriage we had no dishwasher and I really really hate doing dishes.
14. Other modern conveniences like a washer and dryer, cell phone, minivan with automatic sliding doors and a dvd player inside. (I have the most awesome van)
15. I'm halfway there and I'm starting to get pretty trivial :) TV shows that make me laugh and wind me down at the end of the day.
16. Tasty treats and wind me down at the end of the day
17. Tasty drinks like diet dr pepper and Pibb Zero that wind me up in the middle of the day.
18. Living in a beautiful part of the country. I loved CA and the weather there, but there is so much variety and lovely lovely countrysides here that really make me appreciate the world Heavenly Father made for us.
19. Having a nice warm house during the winter months. Our gas bill just came though and I'm trying to turn the heat down a bit!
20. Thanksgiving break that starts today - so we have an entire week to travel - woot!
21. Christmas break - Roy will be home for almost 4 straight weeks. Double woot!
22. Our health. We haven't had any serious health problems and don't get hit with too many serious bugs. It's actually been almost 2 years since Rae has thrown up! And it's been almost 3 years since Roy has!
23. This is getting kinda hard. Seeing the joy in my kids' eyes when they have learned something new.
24. Modern medicine and equipment - I've had two ultrasounds already during this pregnancy and I can't imagine living in a time where they weren't available.
25. Digital cameras. Can't even imagine trying to get a shot of a squirmy baby with a regular camera!
26. Lovely decorations (especially Christmas ones) that make my home feel festive and beautiful.
27. Drawings from my children. They LOVE to draw, and love to hang their pictures up all over the house.
28. Disposable diapers. And Costco wipes. They are seriously the best.
29. Cartoons that keep my kids entertained while I do stuff like this.
30. People who read my blog and comment ;)
Friday, November 19, 2010
Monday, November 01, 2010
Fall
Here are some pictures from October:
We went to the university's observatory. Couldn't really see anything out of the big telescope, but there was another one set up outside and we could see Jupiter. Rae was kinda disappointed - she said it looked like a star. I think she was expecting to see craters or something :)
Isaac kept climbing out of his crib, so he graduated to the toddler bed. So stinkin' cute.
Nights started getting chilly so we pulled out the footsie pajamas and I was really happy that I bought the boys matching pjs on clearance last year for them to wear this year.
We let our grass get too long.
We started decorating for Halloween. Rae got really into it.
I went out of town for a weekend and Roy decided it'd be a good time to teach the kids the important skill of TP-ing. I love that the kids are all half-naked. I wonder what our neighbors think of us.
There have been a ton of caterpillars around our yard. We adopted two of them. Isaac really likes them.
They were doing great at first but I don't think they have enjoyed being kept inside in a vase. They might actually be dead now. Hmmmm, I should check.
We have lots of animal friends in the field behind our house. This is a groundhog. Our neighbor said there is a fox living out there somewhere. The other night we came home after dark and when we pulled into our driveway our headlights were pointing towards this field and we saw about 5 deer! Then the next night Roy saw a couple hanging around our van. The field behind our house is a soybean field, but they just harvested it last week and we haven't seen any deer since then. Bummer.
Isaac learned how to read. Okay, not really, but he really loves books lately.
The tree in our front yard provided us with lots and lots of leaves to play in!
Action shot of Isaac being thrown into the leaves!
Then we used the leaves to fill these cute bags. It is our little ghost and pumpkin family!
Thursday night I took the big kids to the library for spooky stories and treats. The stories were a little too spooky and waaaayyy too long for the kids, but the treats were worth it! Rae is a candy corn witch and Blaise is a cowboy. (we got a Woody costume for him but in the end he decided to be a regular cowboy)
Saturday morning I took the kiddos to a costume parade in town. I got this costume on clearance last year and it was just a little bit too small this year. Bummer. But I made him wear it to the activity. It was super cold and there was a lot of waiting around while everyone was judged for the costume contest. But Rae won 3rd place in the "Halloween Theme" category! She won $5, so she was super excited!
On Saturday night and on Sunday I put Isaac in this costume instead. He was so stinkin' cute! Saturday night we went to a nursing home to trick or treat and then on Sunday we went to the houses on our street.
It was windy and cold so Blaise decided to go as Tigger.
This is what our house looked like on Sunday. At the last minute Roy did the face for the attic window. We got a ton of compliments. Also, Roy dressed up like a dummy (stuffed his shirt and pants with newspaper and everything) and sat on the porch with a mask on. On the other side of the porch was the real dummy. People would walk up and say "ummm, which one is real" and "they are both fake" and then Roy would say something and scare them. He also had a smoke machine. It was a real hit - I would hear people talking about it while we were out at other people's houses. Now he's excited to decorate for Christmas!
Rae and Blaise's pumpkins. Rae did the traditional one and Blaise went for a more abstract face.
Whew, October is over - bring on Thanksgiving!
We went to the university's observatory. Couldn't really see anything out of the big telescope, but there was another one set up outside and we could see Jupiter. Rae was kinda disappointed - she said it looked like a star. I think she was expecting to see craters or something :)
Isaac kept climbing out of his crib, so he graduated to the toddler bed. So stinkin' cute.
Nights started getting chilly so we pulled out the footsie pajamas and I was really happy that I bought the boys matching pjs on clearance last year for them to wear this year.
We let our grass get too long.
We started decorating for Halloween. Rae got really into it.
I went out of town for a weekend and Roy decided it'd be a good time to teach the kids the important skill of TP-ing. I love that the kids are all half-naked. I wonder what our neighbors think of us.
There have been a ton of caterpillars around our yard. We adopted two of them. Isaac really likes them.
They were doing great at first but I don't think they have enjoyed being kept inside in a vase. They might actually be dead now. Hmmmm, I should check.
We have lots of animal friends in the field behind our house. This is a groundhog. Our neighbor said there is a fox living out there somewhere. The other night we came home after dark and when we pulled into our driveway our headlights were pointing towards this field and we saw about 5 deer! Then the next night Roy saw a couple hanging around our van. The field behind our house is a soybean field, but they just harvested it last week and we haven't seen any deer since then. Bummer.
Isaac learned how to read. Okay, not really, but he really loves books lately.
The tree in our front yard provided us with lots and lots of leaves to play in!
Action shot of Isaac being thrown into the leaves!
Then we used the leaves to fill these cute bags. It is our little ghost and pumpkin family!
Thursday night I took the big kids to the library for spooky stories and treats. The stories were a little too spooky and waaaayyy too long for the kids, but the treats were worth it! Rae is a candy corn witch and Blaise is a cowboy. (we got a Woody costume for him but in the end he decided to be a regular cowboy)
Saturday morning I took the kiddos to a costume parade in town. I got this costume on clearance last year and it was just a little bit too small this year. Bummer. But I made him wear it to the activity. It was super cold and there was a lot of waiting around while everyone was judged for the costume contest. But Rae won 3rd place in the "Halloween Theme" category! She won $5, so she was super excited!
On Saturday night and on Sunday I put Isaac in this costume instead. He was so stinkin' cute! Saturday night we went to a nursing home to trick or treat and then on Sunday we went to the houses on our street.
It was windy and cold so Blaise decided to go as Tigger.
This is what our house looked like on Sunday. At the last minute Roy did the face for the attic window. We got a ton of compliments. Also, Roy dressed up like a dummy (stuffed his shirt and pants with newspaper and everything) and sat on the porch with a mask on. On the other side of the porch was the real dummy. People would walk up and say "ummm, which one is real" and "they are both fake" and then Roy would say something and scare them. He also had a smoke machine. It was a real hit - I would hear people talking about it while we were out at other people's houses. Now he's excited to decorate for Christmas!
Rae and Blaise's pumpkins. Rae did the traditional one and Blaise went for a more abstract face.
Whew, October is over - bring on Thanksgiving!
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