January

Wow, we are halfway into January!  Happy New Year everyone! The most important thing that happens at our house in January is that we celebrate Hannah's birthday.  She wanted low key, just family, pizza and cheesecake for her happy day this year so that is what we did.  Happy Birthday Hannah!

 January also brought us a huge snowstorm, so here is everyone out in the thick of it pitching in to clear the driveway.

Big day for Hannah!

Hannah received her Young Womanhood Recognition and Medallion in sacrament meeting yesterday!  She set a goal for herself that she would have all the requirements done before her 17th birthday.  I'm so proud of her, she has really worked hard over the past few years on the value experiences and her projects.

JOY

We had our ward Relief Society Christmas dinner tonight.  The Relief Society President said something in her talk that Hannah had told me before, but I forgot to write it down, and it is really great.  She said to remember to have JOY and to remember what each letter stands for.  You will have JOY if you think of and serve Jesus, Others and then Yourself.
Katie just came down the stairs and said that Nathan has written that in a letter to us too.  Boy, I must really have needed the reminder:)

Have a JOYful Christmas everyone!

Being Thankful

I saw this today and it really reminded me about being thankful, and acknowledging my gratitude, every minute of the day no matter what activity I'm involved in. I'm so thankful for the life and the blessings that my Heavenly Father has given me.

November 27

I'm thankful that we were able to attend opening night of Festival of Trees.  I'm also thankful for my friend Julie who called and offered us an extra invitation so that Kirsten and Brandon were able to come with us.  I'm thankful too that Thayne loves me and is patient while I wander through the boutique looking at EVERYTHING...for a really long time.  Festival week is pretty fun!

November 26

I'm thankful for my sewing machine! I'm thankful that I know how to sew and create things with fabric.  Today I made some fun pillowcases to send to three missionaries.  Gotta love that fabric!

November 24

I'm thankful that everyone worked together to tidy up the family room so that we could set up our Christmas tree and the decorations.  I love looking at all the tree ornaments we've collected over the years, some are homemade, some represent a family vacation, and some have been given to us by people we love.  I'm also thankful that Kirsten helped me to put together and wrap some little gifts to send to Nathan for a countdown to Christmas package, we'll get that in the mail tomorrow hopefully.  I'm thankful too that we were able to spend time playing a game together this evening, it's fun to talk and laugh together!