So Much To Be Thankful For!

We had such a great Thanksgiving. It began with Scott making rounds at the hospital and then it was off to Blackfoot for Thanksgiving dinner with the Keslers. We had a lucious meal (as usual) and enjoyed all the company as well. All of us kids and our families were there except for Cameron and his family which unfortunately he had to work. We missed you guys! After a delicious meal, we did the usual look through the adds and the guys actually went and helped a lady shovel her driveway. After some yummy pie, we headed to Starlite Lanes for our annual family bowling game. We ended up having the whole bowling alley to ourselves which never happens. It was probably a good thing because there was a herd of us.

 Koen has never really bowled much but he loved it. Good thing the guy doesn't get mad everytime the buzzer goes off for crossing the line. He did a great job though!

He  was so excited after knocking down so many pins. It was cute to see his excitement and dissapointment after each bowl.

Austin has gotten really good over the years. Look at that form!

The celebration after getting a spare. And just a side note - Austin beat me! I am a little out of practice. Believe me - that won't ever happen again :)

These two were so cute to sit there and watch everyone else bowl when their turns were over. Cousin Ripken & Koen.

The CREW!

Afterwards we came back to mom and dad's and the boys watched an intense Dallas Cowboys football game. Lets just say they were very disappointed with the outcome.

The boys continued the night playing an improv song game. They each had to come up with a short phrase that went along with the person before them and sing it. That doesn't really make sense - oh well! It is a very random game, but super fun!

Thanksgiving came to a close with a bang. I ended up pulling an all nighter due to the Black Friday deals. I hit Walmart at midnight, then the three guys and I hit Target at 2 (line was too long - so we left) and then Pocatello stores at 5. Needless to say - we got some GOOD stuff. Scott, Jordan, Landon, and I at the mall enjoying some Mrs. Powells cinnamon rolls. It was a great boost to keep us going. It was a wonderful weekend and so much fun! I am so thankful for the family that I have and for the wonderful examples they are to me. I have learned so much from each and everyone of them. I am also so grateful for my own little family. For a wonderful and amazing husband that takes such good care of me and the boys and also for 3 wonderful boys that bring so much joy into our lives. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!!

Falling Leaves!!!

Well, Fall was in the air (for a short time). We went over to Scott's parent's house and Uncle Cleon has two huge trees that leaves were just flying off of. The boys thought it was so cool (ok, so did I). It really looked like it was snowing leaves and not just a soft snow, but a good snow storm. We immediately ran over and started playing. There were so many leaves that it took seconds to put together a decent pile for them to jump in. It was a blast and the boys loved it!

The boys loved throwing the leaves at eachother!

The boys would get buried in the pile of leaves!



They loved finding random sticks that still had leaves on them and acted like they were swords. They are definitely boys!!!

Halloween!!!

Our Halloween was a very fun one - very low key, but super fun! About a week before Halloween we made this Haunted Gingerbread House! The boys love that kind of stuff. I think it's because they get to munch on the treats as we go.

The finished product. I forgot to take a picture of the back side, but Austin and Koen were in charge of that side. They thought that was so cool. They did a pretty good job too. They love to be able to make something and then look at it for a little while and tell everyone that comes over that we made it.

For Halloween Jaxon was ZORRO! He rubs his face and slobbers way too much to put a mustache on, but he was still the cutest Zorro ever!

Koen was Buzz Lightyear! If anyone asked him what he was going to be for Halloween he would say really fast, "Buzz Whiteyear, Pace Wanger" a.k.a. Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger. It could never be just Buzz or Buzz Lightyear. He has been obsessed with Buzz lately and has watched both Toy Story and Toy Story 2 many many times. He is anxiously waiting for Christmas or his birthday to see if he gets Toy Story 3. He can't wait. He loved being Buzz though, he would pretend to fly (land with style) all over the house.

Austin loved being Mario this year. When they were trick or treating, people would see him and say, "Hi Mario!" and he thought that was the coolest thing. A pretty cute Mario huh?

This was the second time that the boys have done regular trick or treating. We've always done the trunk or treats, etc. but this year we decided to go in our new neighborhood. (Oh yeah - we moved by the way. We are still in the same town, but different house!) They both went for the first time when they were 1 and 3, so they were too young to remember much, but this year they LOVED it! After we went to about 5 or 6 houses, they both felt like they had so much candy. It was so much fun to watch their excitement. At one of the houses they gave out little bags of chips and Koen yelled from the front door of their house, "Mom, I got Cheetohs". He was so excited. They had a great time and I had a great time taking them. Scott and Jaxon stayed at the house to hand out candy. They were super excited about their licorice ropes. Austin made it about 1/8 of the way and was done with it, but Koen downed the whole thing.

Comparing treats! Maybe a little trading as well! They were so excited about all their treats!

We had a great Halloween staying home and taking the boys trick or treating. It was very relaxing and so much fun!