Happy Thanksgiving

Well Happy Thanksgiving to all....we have had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. We ate too much, relaxed a lot, saw a couple movies, lost and then found our kitten, and enjoyed our time together and Adam's time off of work. It is just wonderful to hang out with your family and just be. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We are so thankful for everything we have been blessed with and even the unexpected things that seem bad seem to have a silver lining (usually in hindsight, of course). We are grateful for this time of year and hope everyone finds something to be thankful for!

Fun at Grandma's

The kids always have a blast over at Grandma Wanda's. Last weekend we celebrated Grandma Wanda's 76th birthday and Chad's birthday too.

It's always fun when there's chocolate cake and white shirts involved.

Grandma has these candles that the little kids can't get enough of...go figure. I think it has something to do with loving to sort things.

Exercising and loving it....

Work those biceps!

Love the Wildlife

We see lots of wildlife up at our house but it is always fun to see deer, especially if the kids see it too (which they did in this case). This one was cool because he had big antlers. (click on the photo to see it closer)

Tagged

This is a fun one. You copy and paste the entire list below and put the ones you have done/experienced in bold. So here's mine:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument

I tag anyone who wants to do it!

It's a.....

For once my mother's intuition was correct! I thought Luke was a girl, I had no idea with Grace until we found out from ultrasound, we didn't know with Liam, and I really thought this baby was a girl. I was right! Grace is so excited, Luke was a little bummed, but he has a baby brother so he's set. Liam is excited either way. And Adam and I are so happy everything looks healthy and good with the baby. Now we will start with the name polls. So fun!

Baby Girl

Little foot

Arm and fist

Star Student

Today Grace was the Star Student at preschool so be sure and check out her preschool blog if you have a minute. She is really doing good at learning her letters and she really loves her homework! Amazing....
Also tomorrow is the big day.....the ultrasound. We are first of all praying for a healthy baby, and then after that Mommy and Grace want another little girl, Luke of course wants another baby brother. Adam thinks it is a boy and if you ask Liam he says it is a girl. I am going with Liam on this one, he is the most recent from heaven so I think he must have a special connection with what is really going on. We are excited either way. I will post as soon as I know.

GO UTES!!

Oh my goodness - well you had to see it to believe it! Utah beat TCU and we were going crazy. We love our Utes. Utah 13 TCU 10

VOTE

Don't forget to VOTE!!!

Halloween Recap

I have officially survived Halloween 2008. This year was extra fun because the kids got to go Trick or Treating with their cousins. Here are the highlights.

The day before Halloween - Grandma Wanda was over to do some family history, and Liam loves all shoes soooo......I guess if he wants to be Darth Vader next year he can borrow her boots.

The cousins before heading out the door. (Clone Trooper Luke, Princess Grace, Witch Aleah, Elephant Liam, Knight Trey, and Lion Seth)

Okay Liam was on candy overload. I don't know how many suckers he had, but I am guessing at least 10. The next morning before we got out of bed he came into our room with a sucker in his mouth. I really did put all the candy up, I don't know where he was finding it!

Luke and one of his good friends from school were both Clone Troopers. This is right before the school Halloween parade.