Thanksgiving weekend and 4 days of thanks

We had a busy, fun, family filled weekend and I never got around to being thankful. (on the blog anyway)
We had Thanksgiving dinner with Jared and Mandi's family at their house.  We had way way too much food.  We enjoyed good company and good food.  Then on Friday we lounged around in the morning and headed to St. George in the afternoon.  My grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and etc. all did a temple session in celebration of my grandparents 70th wedding anniversary.  I am so thankful for the TEMPLE and what it means.  I love to go there and spend time doing the Lord's work.  On Saturday we had yummy homemade french fries and homemade corn dogs for lunch during the BYU vs. UTAH game.  GO UTES!  Then later that night we went to a celebration in honor of Gramps and Grams.  I'm also thankful for the GOSPEL.  Without the gospel the temple wouldn't mean anything.  I'm Thankful for Temples, the Gospel, and FAMILY!  This Thanksgiving was a great weekend.  This is the cute shirt Kelson wore on Saturday and Sunday to make our big announcement...

We are expecting baby #2 in June!

Thankful Day 24

Today I'm thankful that my rolls turned out good (at least I think they taste good).
I was assigned rolls, jello, and corn for the big Thanksgiving feast tomorrow, and everyone knows that homemade rolls are better than store bought.  So, I made rolls this week for the very first time.  I am quite proud of them.  To me, they taste as good as my mother-in-law can make... lets just hope everyone likes them tomorrow!

Thankful Day 23

Today I'm thankful for MY HOME and CAR.
Every winter I think about the pioneers and what they went through.  The thought of going to visit family in a wagon or walking across town in snow makes me so so grateful for my car.  Then I think about how horrible it would be if in this windy/snowy weather I didn't have a warm home.  It is so easy to take things for granted... I am grateful that I live on earth now with modern conveniences.  I don't know how the pioneers lasted in the cold snowy winters or walking so so far.  I'm grateful for my WARM home and car.

Thankful Days 21 & 22

Today I'm thankful for my TALENTS.
  Yesterday I taught the YW lesson on talents.  As I was preparing I was thinking over all of the talents that I DO have.  I don't want to brag, but I am grateful that I have the talent of sewing, of crafting, of teaching...  I was thinking back to High School, and realized I had many talents which I have lost from not doing them anymore, talents such as: dance, cheer, playing the flute, making friends easy.  But then I realized maybe those talents were more needed when I was younger, and maybe we all have some talents that come and then go.  Maybe not even for our benefit but for others benefit.  Regardless.... I am thankful for the talents that I have now, and I hope I can continue to improve each of these talents.  I am grateful that the Lord has blessed me with so many wonderful talents.  Even though I can't carry a tune, or cook real well, I do have talents and I am grateful for them!

Thankful Days 19 & 20

Today I'm Thankful for MY SENSES!
I'm so glad that I have the gift of sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste!
Every morning I wake up first to Trevor's alarm (at this point I'm not so grateful for the gift of sound), but then I get to wake up to the beautiful sound of Kelson's voice!  I love hearing him in his crib "momma, momma?"  How can I start out my day bad when that is what I hear.  Next I get to see his cute chubby cheeks and bright smile.  Of course I'm not always grateful for the gift of smell first thing in the morning... a child can be pretty stinky, so can Trevor when he gets home from work!!  Although I do LOVE the smell of rain, dinner cooking, and a freshly bathed Kelson.  And who doesn't love food?!?!  But if you couldn't taste the food it wouldn't hardly be worth eating!
It's easy to wish you couldn't smell when it's diaper changing time, or that you can't taste when you put sushi in your mouth, but imagine if you couldn't experience the bad things.... how much would you really enjoy the wonderful senses.
Yes today I'm thankful for my senses the good ones and the bad ones!!

Thankful Days 14-18

I can't believe how I keep getting behind.... don't think it's because I'm not grateful, because I AM GRATEFUL!
I'm THANKFUL for my BROTHERS.
I am lucky to have the nicest, sweetest, honest, helpful, funny, friendly brothers EVER!  Infact, not that long ago I was talking with one of my sisters-in-law, Kayleen, about how sometimes we like it when Jordan makes mistakes because it helps us realize that he isn't perfect.  He is pretty close, as are all of my brothers.  I love my brothers for their examples of living a Christ centered life.  I love them for their examples of hard work.  I love my brothers and I don't tell them "Thank You" enough or that I love them enough, but I do.  Thank you Bradley, Brandon, and Jordan for all that you do for me!

Thankful Days 10, 11, 12, &13

Wow!  I got really behind on my thankful posts... so, today I'm going to be thankful for a couple of things. 
First I'm thankful for Kelson.
I love Kelson with my entire heart!  He is such a fun, naughty, spoiled little boy.  He is getting more personality everyday.  He is learning so much so fast... it is amazing.  I'm reminded everyday that he is my sole responsibility, and it is through me and Trevor what he will learn and also believe.  It is a scary thought, but he is worth every second of every day!  And since I haven't posted stats for a while, here is just a little bit about him:
 He is about 22.5 pounds. 
 Loves snacks but hates to sit still long enough for meal time.
 Loves to go outside.
 Loves to play chase.
 Both a mommas boy and a daddy's boy.
 Hates to be held for more than about 5 minutes at a time.
 Loves dogs and horses.
 He has about 15-20 words in his vocabulary (including names).
   Just a few: dog, horse, baby, Jamie (mayme), grandpa (bampba), Hi, hello, night night (nigh nigh)

I'm also thankful for Trevor.
He is such a hard working, loving, happy, NO complaining, sarcastic, handsome, father and husband.  He does so much for me and our family.  He works hard so that I don't have to work too often and can stay home with Kelson.  He loves spending time with Kelson and I know that Kelson loves it.  He RARELY complains about anything.  He is such a great guy and I love him so so much.  He is my very best friend and I'm so grateful that he is a part of my life.