HAPPY 25TH!!!!

Another Year Has Gone By
And I'm Still The One By Your Side!!!

On November 14th we CELEBRATED 25 years of marriage!!!! Knowing how much Satan works on marriages and families I have definitely decided that every anniversary needs to be CELEBRATED. Each and every year becomes monumental!!! We spent some much needed alone time in California. We enjoyed a day at Disneyland with each other and I felt guilty for a few seconds not having the kids with us but we had soooo much FUN. We did a session in the San Diego Temple and spent some time on the beach. We talked a lot about the past 25 years and how much we have grown as a couple. When you get married young, you really do grow-up together. I know there were things that Tim did that drove me crazy when we first got married but it has been sooo long that I can't remember what they were!! I am thankful for the spirit bearing witness to my soul that he was the one because I have clung onto that witness many times through the years. I am grateful for Temple covenants, unconditional love and forgiveness.

I love you Tim - it's a pleasure growing OLD with you!!

Happy Baptism Day!!

On October 29th Mary was baptized. She was so excited !!! We are very thankful for the opportunity to raise this beautiful girl. She has been a blessing to our family. She is a little sponge when it comes to gospel learning and she loves to sing. I Love To See The Temple is her favorite primary song. We sing it almost every Monday for F.H.E.. The day was packed with family activities. We spent the morning in the Temple, my niece and nephew (Ciara and Huston) received their endowments. There is nothing better then a Celestial room full of loved ones. It is heaven on earth. We hurried home for Maryjane's big day and then spent the evening enjoying good food and fun company. We had our own little trunk or treat in the driveway and all the kids were happy:-)

M.J. we love you and hope you know just how special you are!!

Nates Very First Break!!!

You can't raise kids without scrapes, bumps, bruises, stitches or breaks. Nate was playing next door with cousins and they decided to go on a Jungle Safari in the bedroom closet, swinging and climbing like monkeys from shelf to pole!! Well - closet Safari's are dangerous and lessons are learned:-) He is sooo proud of his camouflage cast. Remember the good ol' days when casts were plaster and only came in the color WHITE.

Hopefully in a few days he will be getting it off - It has been a LONG 3 weeks!!

Tradition - Tradition!!

At General Conference time we have had the tradition of chocolate milk and white donuts for breakfast. I know that it's a silly tradition but my kids love it!! They know that when we have those 2 things for breakfast that it is Conference time:-) This is Gracilyns first attempt with white donuts - Grandad, what the heck are you feeding me???

This year in between sessions we made these silly Halloween jars. Super easy and super fun!!

First Time Soccer Players!!

We loved teasing Mary when she was the goalie - she either had her hands in her shirt or tangled up in the net!!

Soccer came to Heber!!! Nate, Mary and Tyon had their first soccer season. Hopefully there will be many more to come:-) They had a great time learning a new sport. Nate and Mary were on the same team with Melanie Ulmer as their coach and Tyton was coached by Annette Reidhead. A big thanks to them for putting up with my kids and a HUGE thank you to Sandy Tenney and those who helped make soccer possible this year!!!!

Thanks Grandpa!!

This year my dad grew the best PUMPKIN PATCH ever!! The kids had a ton of fun going out to the ranch. They picked their very own pumpkin and fed corn to the steers. We have had our pumpkins sitting by our front door for weeks and numerous visitors have commented on how lucky we are to have them. We have learned that pumpkin prices have sky rocketed $$$$$ We LOVE you grandpa!Thanks for saving us $ at the grocery story!!

Happy 9th Birthday!!

On the 6th of this month this monkey turned nine!!! CRAZY!!! Seems like yesterday when we first picked him up from the zoo!!! When I tuck in my little ones the night of their birthday, I share with them my feelings about their birth. With this guy I tell him how fun it was to go to the zoo and see the cutest little monkey swinging from a tree and how we had to wait until dark to sneak him out of the zoo:-) We laugh and giggle and then I tell him how he really came to our family (he was born in my heart). I am grateful that he's mine and for the things that he teaches me daily. He has taught me to step out of the box and be creative in my mothering skills. He has taught me that being different is a beautiful thing and uniqueness should be celebrated!!!! Happy Birthday Nate Dawg!!!