Thanksgiving 09

We celebrated Thanksgiving at my mom's house this year! It was really laid back.. Derek is on his mission ( but my mom did bring up our golden pig and place it at the table in remembrace of the PRIZED PIG)! and Ashlie and her family went to Judd's parents this year so it was just me, Colby, Kade, my mom and dad and my Grandma Bonnie! My dad invited Jose and Antonio over to eat with us too ( They work for my dad). But they didn't make it for dinner. They came over a little later though and my mom fixed them up a plate. It was kind of awkward cause they don't speak much english and they didn't really seem like they wanted to eat! They kept picking at it and lookin at it. Maybe they felt a little weird celebrating Thanksgiving with us cause they did let us know that Hispanics don't really celebrate Thanksgiving...OOOPS! They were kind enough to humor us though:) They stayed for a little bit and tried to teach my dad some more spanish too! My dad is so funny he thinks that he is making progress because he can say things like MUCHO!! Uh dad everyone knows that word means BIG... Its not that cool! ha ha

After Some visiting and sittin around we watched "Four Christmases" It is a pretty good movie and it was fun to just realax and hang out and realize how blessed we are! I am so Thankful for my parents and my family ( Colbys included) They are so great to help us out in anyway that they can and they love us uncoditionally! I am Thankful for Colby and Kade and the family that we are building together... I can't picture what my life was like without them! I never knew what I was missing in my life! I am Thankful that Derek is on a mission and just having him out there is making all of us want to be better people! Thanks For the Exapmle that you are Derek:) We really have so much t0 be grateful for! Good Health, good friends, Good Food! Here is to Thanksgiving and taking the time to look around at all the good in our lives!

Here is Kade With Derek's PIG! (inside JOKE)!

The only pics that we took on Thanksgiving... we are such LOSERS!!

Oh, and Kade actually took an hr and a half nap so that Colby and I could both eat a HOT Thanksgiving meal! Wahooo... so much to be Thankful for!

Mom's BIG B-DaY

My mom had her Birthday on The 17th of Nov. We decided that it would be a good idea to do something a little extra special... She gets a little down in the dumps on Birthdays and Holidays because Derek is not here. So my dad called some of Derek's fiends to come down to the bowling alley and have pizza and cake and ice cream. If we can't have Derek we will have to have his friends... we love them anyway. They love REB DANK :) Gentry came and even brought my mom some Chocolates for her Birthday! He really is like our second Brother and he knows the way to my moms heart:) We all met down there after work to go bowling and my mom had no idea that that many people were gonna be there to celebrate with her. Of course she cried cause she was so stoked about it! Ha ha, it was fun and my mom enjoyed every second of being the center of attention! She is crazy... but we love her! Happy Birthday momma!

I will have to post some pics soon!

Kade's 1st Halloween

So, I know that Halloween was over a month ago... Holy crap where did November go?!! Anyways, for Halloween we had our traditional pumkin bowls and soup:) This year we made cheesey patato and it turned out pretty good, We carved pumpkins and we made the rounds to see the grandparents. Since Kade is to little to go trick or treating they were the only ones that got to see his cute costume this year but we still had a lot of fun! Kade actually didn't mind his costume even the hat. Although I did buy his costume about a month early and by the time it was time for him to actually wear it we couldn't button the bottom of the hat together cause of his double chins!! ha ha:) We love you Kade!

Oh and of course we still had to dress Meatball up a little:)