The big feast

This Thanksgiving we celebrated with Julie. It was a very nice day overall, very relaxing and fun. We sure did miss the rest of our families this day and we are truly thankful for each and everyone of you. Before we sat down to eat we went around the table and said what we were thankful for and then we toasted toghether with some yummy sparkling cider.

Aunt Julie read us the story about Thanksgiving and the kids acted out the story with some picture props. The good part of the day is dessert. Julie made a yummy banana cake and we had the classic pecan and pumpkin pie. Oh how I love pumpkin pie. so good.

The Turkey

This year we wanted to do a "pit" turkey again. Last time we did it with some friends on a bigger scale, this year we were flying solo. So Brad and his friend Edward dug a pit and put the turkeys in, covered it up (at 1 in the morning). Well we are in Utah with different conditions so needless to say when we took them out in the morning they were cold. The fire had gone out and the turkey was cooked a little bit. So Brad put it in the oven and It was still the best turkey ever! Good job honey you sure know how to cook up meat.

Thanksgiving Day Activities

The kids colored their turkey and pilgrim pictures.

We made Turkey sugar cookies to decorate and frost and of course eat!

Alyssa and Corbin made name cards for the table.

We watched the big Macy's Parade on TV in the morning.

Birthday Girls

Once again Aubrey and I are together for our birthdays. Its been fun the last couple of years to be together to celebrate one year older. My little sidekick wanted to be in the picture too, of course I couldn't say no to my cute Andrew.

Happy Birthday Aubrey!!!!

Cousins

My sister in law Aubrey and her 2 kids came for visit last week. Ava and Andrew got along really well it was so cute to see them play together. Its nice to have cousins around the same age to play together. Little Tyler is such a cutie too. I just wanted to hold him the whole time. He is 7 months old, such a fun age. We miss you already Aubrey!! It was good to see you guys.

Snowmen

Grandma Marshall came to visit us before Thanksgiving. We had a great time with her here. One of the days she put this snowman craft together for the kids to do. Corbin and his friend Kortney made them for the rest of the kids when they got home from school.

Snow!!!

The Snow came to our house last night (as the kids put it). It has been snowing on the mountains a few times already, but only half way down the mountain. We woke up to a yard full of snow, We were so excited (we as in me and the kids since we haven't seen snow if forever!) Alyssa and Corbin stayed outside for a long time moving the snow in different places and making a castle. Ava didn't want to touch it. I had to take a picture of our pumpkins with snow on them. never seen that before. Let me tell you I am having a lot of first here in Utah. Oh and because the houses were covered with snow and the yards, the kids called it a christmas town and they really thought it was christmas today becuase of the snow. It was a fun filled day today with snow ball fights and snow castles and yes eating the snow too.

Happy Halloween

I am glad everyone had an enjoyable Halloween. This past week the kids have played with the costumes over and over deciding what they were going to be. Luckily Susan had a youth activity at the house for Halloween so the kids got to dress up for that and then they got to be something different for school and then, yes it keeps coming they picked something different for trick or treating. So Addison and Alyssa were Fairies (we had such perfect weather their costumes worked out) Tanner was Spider Man, Corbin was a Train Conductor, andAva was a purple pegasus (horse with wings). They ran from house to house showing us what they got each time.

Halloween Night

Costumes

Ava as a hula dancer

Susan (Cruela Devile) and Tanner (Vampire)

Addison (Rock Star) and Alyssa (Cat)

Corbin (Knight) and Tanner

Carving Pumpkins

Alyssa got a coupon at school for a FREE pumpkin at the local grocery store. So we go and ask the cashier if there is any rules or regulations on the size of pumpkin we can pick. She says no, so of course my daughter goes out to the patch of pumpkins and picks out the biggest one. I could barely lift it into the cart! We carved it that night and had a lot of fun. I love carving pumpkins.

My mom came up for a visit for a few days and for family night we made Caramel Apples. I haven't had one in a very long time, We each got one and it was so good. I added peanuts to mine (yes I had to be different). The kids loved the idea that they got their very own too.

Caramel Apples

I got Tagged

So I will do this tagging thing this time, but there are no guarantees that it will happen again. Hint Hint everyone out there. So lets get this over with shall we.

5 places I have lived:

1. Spanish Fork, UT
2. Queen Creek, AZ
3. Tempe, AZ
4. Cedar City, UT
5. Temecula, CA

5 Snacks that I love

1. Goldfish crackers (I like to eat my kids food)
2. Cocoa Puffs
3. Fruit
4. Homemade Bread made into Toast!
5. Chips and Salsa

5 Jobs that I've had

1. Babysitter/Daycare
2. Oral Surgeons Assistant
3. Kids Gymnastics Instructor
4. Mom

If I had a million dollars

1. I would have two houses, one for my everyday life and a vacation home.
2. I would travel to Hawaii and Australia with my family.
3. I would give each of my siblings 20,000 dollars to spend on what they want.
4. put some away for school for myself and the kids.
5. Go to New York and Stay in the fanciest hotel and go to all the shows & plays I wanted.
6. Take my sister and sister in laws and both moms on a cruise together.
Ok I better stop before I get carried away, I am probably over my limit, but I was having fun.

5 Things I love

1. Jane Austin Movies
2. Photography
3. Reading
4. Sewing, Scrapbooking, crafts etc.
5. My family (immediate and extended, I love you all)

Thanks Miralyn for tagging me, It made me sit down and figure myself out a little bit and what I want with life!!