Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving Day full of great food and fun. We stayed home this year, well we went next door to my Parent's house and my sister and her family came. I was in charge of the stuffing and sweet potatoes. Charyn made the potatoes and rolls and my mom did the turkey, gravy, corn, and veggie tray, and pies. We al ate like kings and then decided to play some card games. It was a fun day and nice to be able to relax. We decided that it is getting hard to always pack up the kids and go to the next house every holiday. So we are going to spend Christmas day with Matt's family and try and rotate some of the holidays from now on. We had a great holiday and have so much to be thankful for.

I had to give a talk in Sacrament meeting this last week and in part of my talk I listed some of the things that we should be thanking our Father in Heaven for. After I got listing things, I was truly grateful for all that I have and enjoy. I think it is a great activity to jot down every now and then, in detail, all the many things we enjoy and take for granted. It doesn make you very thankful.

Here is a list of mine, in now particular order:
My Savior Jesus Christ, the gospel, the scriptures, prayer, Matt- the great husband he is,Family- each one of my kids, Parker, Paige, & Paxten
My parents, Matt's parents, my sister and her family. Matt's siblings and their families, Friends, Health, Love, the seasons, clean water, clean air, indoor plumbing, heat, a home, a car with gas, clothing, warm blankets, good food, a store close by to get the food, both arms, my hearing, sight, smell, taste, books - my Kindle :) , a camera- to capture memories, blogging - my journal, my scrapbooks- to look at all the memories, money to provide for our family. I could go on and on about everything I am truly grateful for. I hope all of you have a great holiday and that you were able to look back and reflect upon the things you are grateful for as well!

Family Pictures 2011

We are on a tight budget this year for the Holidays and I didn't factor in getting Professional family photos, so we used our new camera and had my mom snap a few family pictures on Thanksgiving day. I think they turned out pretty good and we at least got some good shots of every person, they may not all be in the same picture, but hey, it doesn't always happen that way. Here is a little peek at some of the pictures.

Visit with Zander

My kids got to finally meet their newest cousin on the 11th. He was here with his momma to get some darling newborn pictures taken. Charyn stopped by for a little bit so that we could see him. The kids were all sick when he was born and we decided to wait a few weeks until they were all better before we introduced Zander to them. They all loved him and both Parker and Paige had several turns holding him. They are always asking me when they get to see him next. He is pretty darn cute and I love cuddling and holding him as well, Paxten doesn't really like it when I hold him, he's a little jealous. Guess that means it isn't quite time for number 4 yet! hahaha!

Pickle Time

This little boy loves a pickle just like his mommy.

In fact all three of my kids love a good pickle. Matt rolls his eyes at us when we are all snacking on a pickle. He just doesn't get our love for one. I am starting Paxten out young too in hopes he will love a pickle just like the rest of us. So far so good!

The Gym

I seem to have a love hate relationship with the gym. It has been way too long since I have been in there, I am ashamed to admit that it was before Paxten was born. Probably going on a year! I have been procrastinating going back and using my poor sleep schedule as an excuse. Well today I finally went! It felt so good to be in there and to get a workout in. I might not be able to move tomorrow moring, but I will go again. Matt and I are going to be working together to try and shed a few pounds. I think with him trying too, it will be a litle bit easier as far as cooking goes. Now I just need to keep my motication high and keep my mouth closed! Wish me luck!

2 Front Teeth

 

Here are the culprets for long nights, and rough days. Hope they make their way out soon!
Paxten will have 2 front teeth for Christmas and Parker will be asking for his!

9 Month Old

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paxten is getting closer and closer to being a year old and I can hardly believe it. It makes me quite sad actually, my little baby is getting bigger and acting more and more like a toddler and less and less like a baby. I am not quite ready for that yet, so I guess I better enjoy the next few months with him.

He is officially crawling all over the place. For a while he would do an army crawl type of thing, but he has figured out how to be up on his hands and knees and how much faster that is to get around. He will come looking for me throughout the house if he can't find me. Just this last week I made a discover in his mouth, he it cutting 2 top teeth!! They are slowing making their appearance and have been causing him great discomfort. His poor gums were so swollen, I thought they would pop. So now he has these 2 big teeth poking through and making their appearance into his smile. He will like being able to use them to chew once they finally get all the way through. Isn't he adorable!! I love my little Paxten!