Christmas Eve

Christmas Amaryllis

Give a 2-yr old a camera.....

FINALLY - Thanksgiving Pics!

I'm Thankful For....

We had a great Thanksgiving with our family and we missed the ones who weren't able to join us. I'll get some of my pics up later - for now you can see Jena's photographic documentation of the weekend on her blogspot.

Go to: http://livelovelaughscrapbook.blogspot.com/ for the truth about the family gathering!

Family, Jesus Christ, Atonement, Temples, Love, Gospel, Clothes were some of the kernels of corn that day.

Another Blessing Dress

This one is for Hannah Elizabeth. I look forward to meeting little Hannah - I've been thinking about her with each stitch. This dress will be worn when she is blessed, but each loving stitch comes with a blessing and a prayer from me that she will remember she is a daughter of her Heavenly Father who loves her.

http://jayandjessie.blogspot.com/

Little Red visits Gma and Gpa

Red Riding Hood made a special visit on Halloween.

Fun Day with Deana

Treasure hunting and lunch on Saturday was a blast! Here's what we found - - -

pumpkin plates, plate rack, fun fall colored plates to go on the rack....

She also brought me some fun canisters to hold my yummy pumpkin butter and apple butter, a darling tray and cute serving knifes. What a treat!

We made some apple pie filling and apple butter for her to take home and enjoy with her family.

The Last Cookie

A couple of weeks ago I went to our Relief Society weekend retreat. I left a batch of cookies on the bar for LR to enjoy while I was away. When I returned, I noticed that he had left one cookie on the plate. There were more in the freezer, so I refilled the plate. Again, he left a cookie on the plate.

I started thinking back to the cake I made a few weeks before and how the last piece of cake sat under the glass dome until I finally threw it away. THEN it dawned on me - he was saving the last cookie for me!

It may seem like a silly thing to mention this kindness as though it is a big deal - but it is a big deal to me. I realize every day the good things my dear husband does for me that to him seem like no big deal, but they mean the world to me. He means the world to me.

Whether it is fixing dinner, doing dishes, or washing windows, he is always beside me. He not only works hard to get the job done, he makes the job more fun.

I admire his strength, his thoughtfulness, his integrity, his selflessness, and the way he leaves the last cookie for me. But, I also know that when it comes to the last Diet Coke in the fridge - ALL BETS ARE OFF! ;-)

Blessing Day

It was a beautiful day - everything was perfect - UNTIL - the priesthood holder giving the blessing got lost and was late - BUT the bishop stalled and nobody missed the precious moment!

Uncle Casey gave Trish a blessing with Uncle Josh, gPa LaRon, gPa Owens, Cody, Brandon, and Alan all standing in the circle.

Trish's name is selected from her grandmothers' names. Patricia after her mother's mother and Ann after her father's mother. Both are beautiful women who love this baby and always will.

"Seek after goodness and always be a source of happiness to your family."