Ethan has decided that he should feed himself allt he time! Well Oatmeal is just a little messy. He is such a funny kid.

Thanksgiving

We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving. This year I felt that I really had so much to be thankful for. Ellie, Ethan and I went to my parents in Thatcher. Brandon had to stay home and work. We were very sad without him. He did have a wonderful dinner with Tyra, Jarom, Talmage and Hugh's family. I am glad that they took care of him. It was so much fun to see Ellie and her grandpa bond with each other. One of the many blessings of having my parents closer is that they get to see my kids more than 2 or 3 times a year. Ellie is still talking about them and their house. She had so much fun. We went up a few days early and it was nice to just have some down time. I helped bake pies and rolls. I love to cook and be in the kitchen. Thanksgiving morning. Sandy's family was there and wanted to go out riding 3 wheelers and my parents rhino. We drove out to an area and it was so cold. Ellie had gloves, hat and jacket on. It was so windy. She loved riding in the rhino. After her first turn she made sure that Ethan got a turn too. Needless to say he didn't love it. He cried the whole ride. I held him the whole time and kept telling him he was having a great time. Of course I forgot to bring my camera with me so I didn't get any pictures of us our riding. My mom is so wonderful she made towels for each of us with our names on them for at her house. She is always doing such thoughtful things. I am truly grateful that I get to live so close to them. It has been such a blessing in my life!

Arizona in November

Last week was beautiful. The weather was around 85 degrees. Here are the kids outside playing in the water table. They love the water table and so when the weather does cool down I am not sure what they will do. So for those of you will cold weather we are enjoying our November outside in the sunshine.

Family Picture Disaster

Ellie is hiding so that her picture will not be taken. She was such a grouch. But we love her anyway.

If you have ever tried to take a family photo with a 2 year old and a 1 year old you know our experience. But to make matters worse Ellie was a huge grouch and refused to participate. So needless to say we finally gave up and realize that this maybe the best we will get this year.

Check out my Slide Show!

Ellie was the cutest tinkerbell and Ethan a great Pirate. They had so much fun. Ellie really loved the whole trick-or-treat idea. All day long she kept asking if it was time yet. She had so much fun.