Turkey more Turkey and some Turkeys

Well we have a lot to be thankful for and we have had the chance to think about it all month. We started out our Thanksgiving meals on veterans day. My dad's side of the family thought that we could all get together that Monday and then it would leave Thanksgiving to go to the other side of the family. It was great fun to see everyone and start out the holiday season early.

We then enjoyed the company of my mom's side of the family on Thanksgiving. We got an extra treat in that all my aunts and uncles along with the majority of the cousins and their families were all in town for the weekend. We did our traditional morning at the movies with the kids and than dinner at Aunt Libbys. We ate and played games, enjoying and having fun remembering what the holidays were when we were the young ones and were running around the backyard. We than we were off to FARM!!! with the Sapps. (oh yeah!) and have our first round of leftover turkey.

So that is our Turkey and more Turkey and here are some of our "Turkeys"...

We spent the morning friday, starting at 6:30, cleaning up the backyard at my parents. Who can get up at 6:30 after eating all that sleep inducing turkey is beyond me. (As you might have guessed my kids and I weren't there until later.) Needless to say, Corey found a way to have to work and missed out on most of it. And you can see how Wyatt contributed. (JK. this was at the very end of the job.) Ella even pitched in to see that we got it done.

And at the end of it all that mom (well dad really) treated us girls to a pedicures and manicures at the salon. Not a bad ending to the morning, as we still got home in time for naps.

During all this clean up time, Kaytlynn and MaCayela were inside playing. Katy decide to be a photographer and pose MaC for pictures. Added in here (since we are talking about turkeys) is a couple of a new rising photographer.

Now the Race is on...

and here comes Dallin up the backstretch...

So if you couldn't tell Dallin is now crawling. He is giving us all a run for our money. He was so close and we kept thinking that it would happen any time and then one day he did a little crawl. By the next day he was all over the house. I can't keep him in one place and in just four days he has worn the girls out, in that they have to have everything up off the ground and mom makes them check on him constantly. I guess it is time to get out the baby gates and vacuum more often.

Funny little tidbit on my little ones... Dallin started crawling one day before he was 9 months. Ella was 9 months and one day, and MaCayela was 9 months exactly.

OH YEA!!!! Dallin also got his first tooth today!!!!

You all said this was easy

Well as you can tell I don't know what I am doing... I tried to switch out my background to Christmas and lost all my side pictures. Now I can't even figure out what I did, nor can I get the Christmas background on there. What I am doing, I have no idea, I have spent 4 days staring at this stuff and nothing!! But I can still post and not lose those, so until I figure out HTML or can get someone to do it for me this is what I am stuck with... A plain background and no side pictures.

MaCayela's Turkey Recipe

For Those of that are still looking for a good Turkey recipe, MaCayela brought home her own personal one from school.

First you need a 130 pound turkey. Put flour and sugar on it. Put in the oven for 40 minutes. Then you eat it!!

Good Cookings to All! Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving and remember all that you are thankful for. For here in our home we are thankful for our friendships with each of you.

Saying Goodbye, AGAIN!!!

How can you say goodbye to your best friends!?! Especially when you are just a kid. (I act like they live next door and we see them everyday. ) They actually moved to Bakersfield 2 years ago, (which I am still mad at Richard for!!) but it seem so much worse to say that they are moving to Kentucky.

The Thurstons have been close friends of ours since MaC was just 8 months old and Emma was just 9 weeks. Nathalie and I seemed to be inseparable as new mothers plugging through our new experiences. The best part was our husbands actually enjoyed being around each other (you know you have those friends that your husband doesn't want to do things with because he's not friends with the friends husband), so we could do things as couples and families. We have enjoyed many outings, Vacations, Birthdays, Special events and Holidays with the Thurstons. Our Families have mirrored each other as we have each added a little girl and boy to the family. I am proud to say that we have tried to see each other every month making the trip to Bakersfield or them coming here, but I'm not sure I will make it to Kentucky anytime soon.

We just want Richard, Nathalie, Emma, Cate, and Parker to know that we love you all. You each hold a special place in our lives, you have been there as our friends and we think of you as our Family. As we think of the girls early childhood you are in most memories, where good or crazy ones. You have been here to celebrate the good and lift us up on the lows. We value your friendship and will forever cherish the memories.

You are always welcome to visit... I promise to always have Diet Coke and Ice Cream just waiting your arrival.

Happy Birthday!!!

It is Birthday time at our house once again.!

Ella has just recently had a birthday (Nov. 7th) and turned 3 years old. While MaCayela's birthday is coming (Dec. 4th) and she will be turning 5 years old.

For birthdays this year we took the kids to Disneyland for the first time. (right before Ella turned 3 and we actually had to pay for her. - hehe) We thoroughly enjoyed our time, but thought that we still needed to do something as far as cake and ice cream. So last night we had a "Family" party after our monthly family dinner for the girls. See, mom is getting smarter and combining things instead of having two parties at different times.

The girls enjoyed playing last night with cousins and friends while running around papa and grandma house. And now today are having fun with all their new games and toys while having Katy and Trevor over.

Hello Grandma Shirley!!

The Girls just wanted to take a picture that I would put on the computer for grandma since I told them that you could look at this anytime you wanted to.

Okay... I Finally did it!

Well I have been saying I am going to do this and now with the encouragement (or down right demand) from Nathalie I did it. I am going to have to figure out how to do this all as we go so bare with us and we will get this thing put together.

When does life slow down?

Life seems to be going so fast I can't seem to hold on. So what do I do.... Take time out to write about it.



When do I get to sleep again!!!



As most of you know we went to Disneyland for a week last month and then turned around 4 days later and flew to Utah with Dallin. Well.... I think I screwed up his sleep pattern to bad that I am still paying for it. The first night we were gone was a rough one as we didn't get to LA until midnight and tried to get settled in. Being in a hotel and trying to get the kids to bed that late we were trying to be nice neighbors and so I put Dallin in be with us. After that with his naps all screwey and going to be late that week didn't help the issue. By the end of the week he was use to sleeping on moms tummy. I tried to get him back on schedule but we left for Utah and he was sick while there and again we were in hotels for another four days. Being nice neighbors again, I just stuck him in with me. After traveling for 2 weeks and comming home with a kid out of wack and a husband that travel nthe next two weeks mom (me) got lazy about getting him back in his bed and on schedule. Now I can't get him out.... he wants to sleep right on my tummy or in the crook of my arm, which gives me a pinched nerve and sore muscles in my neck and shoulder. I just want that little guy that went to bed so easily and slept great back.