More Thanksgiving pics!

We need to find a three legged turkey. We have 3 boys and only 2 drumsticks!!

Happy THanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Hope you all had a WONDERFUL holiday! Thanksgiving was interesting this year. Brandon had a fever of 102 and was in bed all day!! He made an apperance to take pictures, carve the turkey, ate a couple bites of salad then threw up and went back to bed!!! So just me and the boys. ; ) We watched the thanksgiving day parade, a little football, jon and kate plus 8, went walking at the park then I took them to see Madagascar 2 !! they loved it!! I tried to keep them as entertained as possible I still wanted it to be a happy day. So without Brandon as our big eater we have a TON of left overs. I baked 3 pumpkin pies, chocolate cream pie and 4 mini pumpkin loaves with an orange glaze and all the usual turkey day stuff . I enjoy the cooking just wish more could enjoy it. We asked the boys to complete this sentence.... "thanks for giving"..... And we kept going around and around the table it was cute, especially noah.So hopefully Brandon can eat some turkey tomorrow. I need a healthy family ASAP!! ; )By the way we are so grateful to have each of you in our lives. You are such a blessing to us!! Miss all of you !!! Happy holidays!

Love,
~Jackie

San Diego

It was GREAT to run away for a week for some R & R.
Beautiful Sunny San Diego what more can I say!!!! It was wonderful!!!!

Noah!

How many kids can say, especially at 3 years old, that have been in a car, on a plane, traveled on 2 different boats, been in 2 different states, went from 40 degrees to 87 and went on a bike cruiser all in one day?!?!! Not too many!

Saturday was incredible!!! I will have pictures to post soon!! I think Noah had a very memorable day and is very lucky to experience all that : )We are in San Diego for a little R & R (rest and relaxation) and so far so good!!!

The first REAL SNOW!

This past Wednesday,we woke up to such a shock especially considering the beautiful warm weather we were all enjoying just a few days before. Snow, snow and more snow. We knew it would snow eventually but we thought it would be gradual , a light snow, and then bam. Oh it was soooo pretty, cold for sure, but pretty. We loved looking out the window to see the piles and piles of what look like cool whip. My boys, unfortunatley have outgrown all their snow gear so we're really not prepared. They wanted to go sledding so bad but considering they had been sick all week it was out of the question. Noah kept starring out the window and said "It's Christmas, it's Chirstmas!!" It was adorable! Brandon shoveled the drive way to go to work and by afternoon, since we have a south facing lot, the rest of driveway and sidewalks had completely melted. Its so nice we always joke that its winter over at our neighbors house across the street and still fall for us. We have lush green grass, our leaves have barely begun to fall etc etc. Now, a few days later, we still have small patches of snow on our yard and are prepared for the next snow- we bought new boots, took the coats, gloves, beanies etc out of storage and are ready to go. And yes the sleds are waiting anxiously in the garage to be ridden! Winter is well on its way!

Our Dear Aidan

Aidan was baptized on October 11th. It was beautiful! It couldn't have been more perfect. We are so grateful to have Aidan in our lives. We love him so much and are so happy with the decision HE has made to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

My Mother!

I love my Mom. She is amazing!!! I admire her so much. She has lived in this country for more than 25 years without the ability or choice to vote and today was her day!!! She recently became a citizen and was so excited to have a voice, to have a choice and participate in this historic event. She called me this morning with such excitement and enthusiasm. She had just come back from voting and was so happy!!! We should all feel this way. We take it for granted. Her excitement was contagious and immediately I felt a burst of joy as odd as it may sound that I too was about to head out that door and vote. I am so proud of her. She captures all that is beautiful and I love her for that : )