Giving Thanks

This year we drove the kids down to Las Vegas and had Thanksgiving with my family at Alison's house. Everything worked out perfectly with my school and work so that we could make the trip. My kids did FABULOUS on the drive down and home. They were so good and didn't cause a minute of problems. I am really grateful for that!
I took the boys to the park in Las Vegas. Notice the beautiful, plush, green grasss? Well, don't get too jealous, the grass is all fake. But, so much cleaner and softer than sand!

On Sunday, Alison had her new baby, Emma, blessed. Here is a picture of all the cousins together. Getting all five kids to look at the camera and have a pleasant look on their faces was quite a challenge.

As we left Las Vegas and drove through the canyon between Mesquite and St. George, I took this picture. I thought it turned out pretty good since I took it in a moving car through the windshield.

I want all my family to know how thankful I am to all of them. Going to school and working has been one of the greatest challenges of my life. They have supported me, been patient with me, and helped me emotionally and financially. I could not have gotten this far on my journey without them. I am also so very greatful that everything worked out just right and that we could go to Alison's this year. I am so thankful I was there! It really was the hand of the Lord that made that little trip possible and I wouldn't have traded it for anything! Love you Alison!

Daddy, what's this?

Today, Porter and Joshua were sitting in the front room watching a movie. After a few minutes, Porter picked up something from the floor, and holding it up said, "Josh, what's this?" (because heaven forbid that child call him dad!) Josh looked at him in confusion, thinking it was a leaf or something carried into the house from someone's shoes. But, after turning on the lights and a more careful examination, he saw that it was a DEAD BIRD!!! We aren't really sure how the carcass found its way into the front room, since it looked to have been dead for a while. But, we were all sufficiently disgusted! I scrubbed Porter's hands with a vengence. It was so nasty!!!

Halloween and Fall Fun

If you know me at all, you know I love to dress up for Halloween. After much debate, I decided to go as a mummy. So, here I am.

Porter wanted to be a "Red Robot". He settled for Iron Man. Bryson, being the younger brother, got to wear Porter's dino costume from last year. But, don't feel bad for him. They fought over it this year and Porter only gave up on it when he tried to put it on and it didn't fit. Oh, and his "red robot" came with a mask. Always a plus. I had to work on Halloween from 8am to 5:30pm and had school from 6pm to 10pm. So I missed Halloween and missed out on picture taking. This is the only one that was any good. I thought it was funny. Notice the wild, post-trick-or-treating, look on Bryson's face. Appearantly he went berserk and was a mad man the whole time.

Today was beautiful. It will probably be one of the last beautiful, warmer days of the year. I took a few pics of the boys playing outside.