In the Spirit of Thanksgiving

In the Spirit of Thanksgiving

Watch this, it will make your day.
I am thankful for Mormon Messages, they make me happy!
Most of all I am thankful to be a member of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Life couldn't be better!

Princesses on the rocks, please...

A group of little girls up here all have their birthdays around the same time...so, all of us Mommies came up with the brilliant idea of taking them to Princesses on Ice. We went out to dinner and then the show. I took all of the pictures on my phone, since mother of the year forgot her camera. The giggling was deafening and after an hour of it I was ready for bed :), but luckily Avery can't read this. The girls had a really good time!

All the Mommies and their princesses!

Dinner at Rumbi's...my hamburger was delicious, thank you for asking.

My favorite princess and I. It was nice to have a date night just for my poor little middle child, Avis. She is delicious. Girliness is definitely the way to her heart!

After All, Dear

Tonight I decided to tackle Direct TV. You see, they have mis-billed me and I have been avoiding calling them...simply because, calls like that are inevitably a huge pain in my butt. So, I was forced to call them, by time. The call lasted for an incredibly frustrating 45 minutes. Let me clarify that I made the idiot decision to call at 4:55. I put the kids to bed at 7:00 (there is a good 30 minutes of stories, prayers, and kisses/tuckin' in after that 7:00). I hadn't even started dinner. I had to keep moving between the computer and filing box and let the water for the potatoes boil, potato-less, for 45 minutes. What was I thinking?

So, at 5:40, when I was just starting dinner...my kids were crying in hunger and bedtime was relentlessly marching in my head; I lost it. The house was insanely messy, Gracie has strep, I haven't even looked at my assignment for the week, I wasn't able to work this morning and I have 5 yellow dots (that is bad), I didn't have a lesson planned for FHE, I had just paid the bills, I hate money, Gracie freaks everytime I go to shove Augmentin in her pie hole, and my husband was INSTALLING OULETS IN THE CLOSET! What to do when one is on the verge of having a life induced nervous breakdown. (Let me garnish these thoughts with the knowledge that I have of my own sissy nature.)


I pulled dinner together and we all sat down together.


Rob asked the kids to sing him their favorite primary song, sly dog. They did and it was lovely. I love their sweet raspy voices. He then proceeded to tell them the story of Ephraim Hanks. We learned a lot about this incredible man on trek. He was teaching the kids about obedience and I was appreciating every second of it. It was like any Family Home Evening with young children, sketchy and short; but, it happened. It got done. Check.

My sister and I were just talking about this very thing, yesterday. Sometimes, being a woman feels like you are a popcorn kernel on a hot cooktop. You feel like you are going to pop. Times like this, you take all the pressure on yourself.


Rob didn't feel the same pressure I did and was able to calmly orchestrate a totally decent Family Home Evening. It took about 5000 pounds off of my worrying mother shoulders. (Because did you know that if you don't have FHE every single Monday, of your children's lives, they will grow up to be pathological liars and murderers?) I would have given up tonight, as mentioned I am an emotional lightweight with stress, and that is when the power of another kicked in. I love that man. Not because he is perfect or anything, just because he is good and consistent and takes care of me. Thank you, Babe. You are a good friend, a better father, and my very favorite human being.

I know, right?

Really? Come on, take a little criticism...

(P.S. I had to look up criticism in the dictionary, because I spelled it like this: critisizm. Ouch. Going back to school and taking an ENGLISH class is obviously doing wonders for me; maybe, I should try Spanish?)

That was an entirely different tangent...sorry.

For all the guys out there in blogging world: Love, Rob

Yes, these are in fact...skinned, dead, deer; with their eyeballs shining in the light of the flash. We so enjoyed the smell, the hiking, but most of all; proving our status at the tip top of the food chain. We are lords over the whole Earth, thank you very much.

The weather was beautiful and so was the scenery.

We guided a lot this year. We helped this random man take this nice elk on Deseret. My wife was mildly miffed that I was more than a few hours later than I said I would be, but it wouldn't be hunting if my wife wasn't annoyed!

I took this picture, and yes it took every man pictured to haul this fatty moose out of there. Once again, I was later than I said I would be. Kris annoyed? Check. Hunting as usual.

I took one child with me, Gracie, so this was looked upon with more understanding. Do you think if I take all three kids, I can just take the entire month of October to hunt? Can you tell Kris has actually typed every word of this? Seriously, I am not that clever. Well, I'm off to kill more innocent animals. Love, Rob.

Halloween was really fun for our family. We used costumes that we had already, so we are a little ragamuffin...but, the kids didn't mind. Avery was Jasmin and rocked the red lipstick.

Brody was a dinosaur. He refused to wear the feet on anything but his hands, go figure. This was the party at his pre-school. I was the only mom there not dressed up. Oops, I completely forgot that I might want to dress up...I guess I thought it was just another day!

Up here the elementary kids all walk to the high school football field and walk around it while the entire community cheers from the stands. It is a sight to behold. This was the first year that I haven't been asked to march with the kids, so I got to watch from the stands! My mother was kind enough to come and cheer on the kids with me.

Gracie chose to be a Geisha for the parade and a witch later for the trunk or treat. Little changeling, she is.

Avery's wig would not stay on! She loved every minute of being on display for so many people!

On Halloween night our ward had a trunk or treat.

This costume was so fun for Avery. She was shaking her hips everywhere she danced, so that she could hear the jingle of the jewels on her belly!

Brody enjoyed hangin' with his buddy Ian.

We had a great Scary Season and have enough candy to spare...anyone want some?