A Florida Thanksgiving

We spent our Thanksgiving Break in Florida this year with ou friends, the Raymonds!!! Oh what fun we had! I bravely drove down on Saturday with the 4 kids by myself. We were origianally all going to go together on Tuesday when Bryce would be home from his confrence in California, but I just couldn't wait that long! So, we arrived a few days early to "help" out with the new baby! Ok, Ok, I just really wanted to see the baby really bad :). We did try to help as much as we could though. The weather was absolutely perfect the whole trip - lower to mid 70's and sunshine all the time! The kids spent a lot of time outside, mostly playing in the black Florida dirt/sand, but also catching little frogs and working all day making up "parties." Bryce flew in Monday night and we were glad to have him join us! We spent the rest of the week going to the beach, touring the church ranch (picking oranges and wild-life watching), and playing in Orlando. We visited Downtown Disney (which was really quite amazing!), and we road the monorail around to some of the Disney resorts and to the DisneyWorld park. I was hoping that Bryce would catch the Disney fever and have an overwhelming desire to take us there next year. I think that did it. Anyone want to join us next summer?! We are home now and still trying to get settled into our tiny home. It seems that everytime we visit someone with a home, our apartment seems to shrink! We had a fantastic trip and it was so good to share the holidays with people we love. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

The Big Day

Happy 3rd Birthday James!

I know, I know, everybody always says the same thing, but . . . I can't believe my little baby boy is THREE!!! November 21st, 3 years ago our sweet James joined our family and it hasn't been the same since!
He is such a sweetheart and has made us smile from day one!


I will always remember feeling what an amazing spirit you were even as a teeny-tiny baby. You always try to make people laugh and you are so loving.


You have always been so content with simple things - just being outside, a small bouncy ball, or cuddling with mommy!


You have a fantastic imagination and love to "change character" daily (batman, superman, peter pan, captain hook, pirate, kywauker (luke skywalker), monsters, or daddy are your favorites right now).










We celebrated James' birthday on Monday and I apparently didn't get any great shots so I will try again tomorrow. We opened presents, played with balloons and had ice cream cake for dessert. He really loved being the special one for a day! What a cutie.


We love you James!

Off with the Old

Old Couch




New Couch



After being married for eight years, we decided it was time to upgrade and purchase a new couch! We are ever grateful for the years that we were able to spend with Grandpa and Grandma's hand-me-down, but it is now time for it to serve in a different happy home. Hoorah for us!

Tagged

Ok, Ok, I'll do the tag. I had to post the 4th picture in my 4th picture file or something like that, so here it is. I love primary! This was a picture we took in April. Don't really know why my folders are organized the way they are but it works for me! I'll tag: Lara Brown, Jen Seeley, and Lisa A.

Fort McJorgensen

My kids absolutely love mopping day because I put all of my kitchen chairs into the family room and they get to make a "fort" out of them. It makes a mess of our front room, but they totally love it! It brings back memories of turning our kitchen chairs growing up into a long "choo choo train." Anyway, so my kids are really good at making forts now. The other day they developed a new base for their fort - Annabelle's saucer, and just thought it was so great. So here's a picture. Oh, and my new curtain is in the background. :)

The Sweetest Thing

 

 

 

Annabelle is 4 months now! She is always so happy and she just makes us all smile! We went in for a check-up and she weighs 12 lbs! I took these sweet pictures yesterday and had to share.