{Thankful in November #2}

Today I am thankful for..........

My Husband

I am so lucky to be married to Josh. Here are a few reasons why........

#1 He is a great dad...

...better than I actually ever imagined a father to be.

Just look at them...can't you see how much they love him?

#2 He is a hard worker.....

He genuinly cares about his work and the people that he gets to encounter each day. I know that he can say that he really loves what he does.

#3 He's pretty fun to be around............

We've got attend some preety amazing sporting events together, visit Martha's Vineyard, Fenway Park, Costa Rica, the Salmon River, Sunny San Diego, and many other places....Oh, the fun that we've have together! Looking forward to doing many more fun things together.....

#4He has a very positive outlook on life..................

I don't know how he does it sometimes....but most people don't know what he is deally with right now because he doesn't let it show to most. He continues to find work for his employees, bid jobs, and check on his jobs as he goes. Many don't know that he has a pretty tough case of cancer and is in a lot of pain. They don't know that he goes to radiation daily and has a continuos chemotherapy pump running. He feels sick and very tired most of the time, but I don't think that I have ever heard him complain about his situation one time. He points out regularly that this is just one more obstacle in his life to overcome.

I love you Josh!!!

{Thankful in November}

I have a friend who posted something that she was Thankful for on her Facebook wall every day for the past year. Every single day she was able to recognize something around her that she was greatful for. So, I figured that if she could do that for a year then I could do it for a month. So every day in November I am going to look harder around me to find something that I am greatful for so here is #1.......

My Kiddos!

I mean seriously....have you ever seen kids cuter than them?? I am so lucky to have them around. My kids help me every day....they help me realize what is really imortant in life, they make me become more patient (especially Kyler!), and they teach me many important lessons. We really have been blessed with good kids, they all slept through the night since their births, they are all pretty easy going, and although they've had some challenges they are all pretty healthy. I am so blessed to be their mother!

{Halloween 2011}

Kyler the Lion

Kelsie, The 80's

rock star






&

Kamrin, Dorothy


Ruby Red Slippers & All!

{Carving Pumpkins}

The kids got to make a special trip to the pumpkin patch with my great aunt.....they each came back with the pumpkin of their choice and so we spent the evening carving them.

The finished products:

{Back to School 2011}

I realized that I had never posted the back to school pictures for the year....I'm afraid that I am failing at keeping this family journal afloat......I suppose that late is better than never!
This year because of our family circumstance I pulled Kamrin out of the charter school so that both girls would be at the same school.I love Sawtooth though and have been very glad that I made the switch and man is it easier to just drop off at one school instead of two!

Sisters

Kamrin, age 6, 1st Grade
Ms. Morrison

Sawtooth Elementary

Kelsie, age 9, 4th grade

Mrs. Jones, Sawtooth Elementary

Kamrin's teacher had a contest to see who could memorize all of the states in order. Kamrin came home determined that she would learn them and practiced until she could say them all.....it only took her a couple of days and now she's a pro!

{Kamrin is 7!!!}

Kamrin Marie

Kamrin had a birthday this week and is 7........I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is a lot like me and it's been interesting to watch her grow up and do some of the things that I do. Right now she loves cheerleading and mostly being in the gym working on her tumbling. She is pretty competative and wants to do the things that all of the older girls can do. She is also very helpful and likes to cook with me and just be a part of anything that I am doing at the time! I really do love having her around and couldn't imagine not having her in our family!


Right Now Kamrin loves:

• School





• Cheer





• Reading





• Nail Polish & Jewelry (She's all girl!)





• Zebra Print &





• Baking