Thanksgiving and Such

Well, we had a very wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We spent Thanksgiving day with my mom and sister and her family. Jack was supposed to go with Steve, but he let us keep him for the dinner which I was so thankful for! We had a great time - but, certainly missed Dad! Everyone says that the first year is the hardest, but I think it will be hard no matter how many years it has been!

My sisters kids stayed with my mom from Thursday to Saturday. The slept at our house on Thursday night because my mom had to work on Friday. We took the kids to McDonald's for lunch and then Dusty and I took the older kids to Harry Potter 7 that night. My mom also took all the kids to Megamind earlier in the day - so, Duncen and Myken were movied-out by the end of the night!

Saturday we took the kids to Pirate Island - we missed Jack though! Then my mom took them home. I think they were pretty spoiled while they were with her, but that's what Grandma's do I guess. We also got a new car that night - it's really for Dusty but I really like it too.

Sunday we got Jack back and had fun making homemade donuts (thanks to my friend Jean-Marie). They were FANTASTIC. We actually dipped them in cinnamon-sugar. Yummy!

So, we had a great holiday. I'm just sad it's over! This weekend Dusty and I will be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary in Park City - Christmas shopping, here we come!

Happy Birthday Bree!

Happy Birthday to by little girl - she's not my baby anymore. Bree turns 6 today. We love you Bree!!

Myles

I thought I'd journal some of the words Myles is saying now. He sure loves to babble - and he'll only talk on his own time, so no forcing him to do anything he doesn't want to do!! lol
Mom - he says this all the time. He walks around the house calling for me. Especially when I'm not home.
Dad
Hi
Bye
Choo-Choo
Sun
Shoes
Grandma (only once)
Jordyn (only once)
Mouse (for Mickey Mouse)

He says a lot more, just nothing you can understand. I sure love My Guy!

Cooking and Such...

So, if you know me very well you know I do not cook very often! I'm just so busy! What a great excuse, huh... Well, about 2 weeks ago I started a new diet, and it has really helped me cook every night for my family. I have tried several new recipes that the family has really liked. And, it's been great sitting at the table eating as a family. And, I have lost 17 pounds which is good too...
I am certainly enjoying cooking - which is a first! Go Me!!

Family Update

So, we have had a pretty busy October! I'm very glad it's over. Here is a few of the things we've been up to - it's a pretty long post:

Myles is sure growing! He will be two in December - I can't believe it. He is still the comedian in our family and sometimes we just sit and watch him do his thing. He is also a little mischievous and likes to get into trouble! The first thing he does in the morning is grab my phone off my night stand, crawl under my bed and hide! He loves to play games on my phone, but I don't always let him. So he thinks he's being clever by hiding - which works most of the time. Now we know when we can't find him, look under the bed!

He also has a hard time eating - he likes to play with his food. I left the kitchen for 1 minute and this is what I found when I came back. He had dumped his cereal on his head - milk and all! This morning, he had a plate of eggs, a granola bar, and some milk. Dusty kept moving his granola bar and milk and he would get mad. He would quickly place them back to where they were supposed to be. Hmmm.... Looks like he has some of his mothers OCD tendencies!

Myles was a monkey for Halloween - which if you've read my post a few down, you'd understand why :). He sure looked adorable in his costume.

Bree lost her first tooth the other day. The only problem, we couldn't find it. She lost it while I was at work and our babysitter Jordyn noticed her tooth was gone - meaning, Bree didn't realize when it fell out. So, we left the tooth fairy a very nice note explaining what happened, and she left Bree $1. Thank Goodness!!

She is loving school so much which I am very thankful for! I also love spending time with her and Myles while Jack's at school. A few weeks ago, the three of us went to lunch at Zupas - and they did great. They love that place - and so do I!!

Bree was a fairy witch for Halloween - not sure what that is, but we found the costume at Old Navy and she loved it. She took every opportunity possible to wear it...

Jack had his last flag football game on the 21st of October - and I think he really enjoyed it. He is still struggling at school, but I keep hoping things will get better for him. He is really a great boy and I just love him! He has been home from school the past two days sick - poor guy. He is also really good with Myles. I am always finding Myles laying on Jack or sitting next to him - I just love it!

Jack was a storm trooper for Halloween - I believe that's from Star Wars the Clone Wars. He's a little obsessed with Star Wars. But, he looked awesome non the less!

I've been keeping busy with marching band. September & October are really my busy months, and this year is no exception. We have one week left, and we have won all the competitions so far. My guard has also taking the best guard trophy at all the shows. I am so proud of all their accomplishments!

Dusty is still loving work and I am grateful everyday that he has a great job that he loves. He has also been a very patient husband through these past two months. He keeps busy taking care of our yard - Saturday he and Jack picked the apples from our tree. We only got 3 box fulls this year (last year we had more like 7), but that's ok because it will be easier to make applesauce with and not be so overwhelming!! We carved pumpkins the other night, and that's really Dusty's thing. He is great helping the kids while I sat and watched.

This month we celebrated my mom's birthday, as well as my dad's. We went to lunch for my mom's birthday and then had her over that night. We watched Beauty and the Beast and had a pumpkin cake roll after.

For my dad's birthday, we met at the cemetery with balloons that had messages on them. We all wrote a little message for dad/grandpa and set them off. It was a fun thing to do - something we'll do every year on his birthday. It was pretty emotional for my mom and I, but I'm so glad we did it. I miss him every day and still can't believe he's gone.

That about wraps up our last few weeks in October! Pretty crazy. Hope you all are doing well.