Christmas Is Coming..I can't wait!

Thanks Katie for the new Christmas background. You're great!

Happy Thanksgiving

My sweet mama!



My Kids and Grandkids (some of them)


Just a little kiss for my cousin!

I sure hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We went over to Jason's house with the Perkin's family. We ate, got full, and yes, I beat Anthon and Eileen in ping pong. Way to go Lyd! Thanks Eileen for letting us come over.
Ron and Ronnie left afterwards to go elk hunting. Christopher, Bailey, and Brody left to go to the dunes and Aleia, Faith and Jaylee went to Holbrook with her grandparents and Aunt. Have fun everyone. I'm setting home alone. It is quite peaceful but I missed seeing Heather's family today. I can't wait until Christmas so we can see all of them.
I'm grateful to all of my family and friends and for all the wonderful blessings I have. We are all blessed to live in this great land and to have our freedom. Thanks to our forefathers for all of their sacrifices and all those who fought for our freedom. I hope each of you can stop a few minutes and think of a few things that you are thankful for on this special day. I love you all!
I have a good picture of Eileen but she said she would pay my way into the movie if I didn't blog it...we'll see?

GOBBLE, GOBBLE, GOBBLE...HAPPY THANSGIVING!

Heather and I are more a like than she thinks! Yum, my favorite pie too!

You Are Lemon Meringue Pie

You're the perfect combo of sassy and sweet. You always know how to brighten someone's mood, but you're not overly sappy. In fact, you can be a bit too honest at times. And most people find that refreshing. While you're always true to yourself, you keep things light. That's how people are able to stomach your slightly bitter outlook. Those who like you have well refined tastes. You're complicated - and let's face it - a true enigma. You enjoy defying expectations, and there are many layers to your personality. There's not one easy way to define you.

What Kind of Pie Are You?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RONNIE AND BRODY!!!

Today, 29 years ago, Ronnie was born early in the morning. He had only a 10% chance of living because I had a strep infection that they didn't know I had. They were running all kinds of tests on him to find out what was causing him to have such a high fever. I ended up getting sick the next evening with a really high fever and they called my Dr. in. It's not very fun being examined and tested less than a day after giving birth, but they did find out that I had the strep infection and they finally knew how to treat Ronnie. It was a very emotional time when the Dr. gave him only a 10% chance to live. Ron and my dad gave him a blessing and I immediatly had peace in my heart and knew he would be OK. Two weeks later I brought him home from the hospital. I remember looking like a racoon the day I went home from the hospital without him. I had cried so much that my eyes were red all around them. They didn't have it where the mom's could stay there with their babies then. I went back and forth to the hospital and used a breast pump to bring him milk. One thing that was good about it was I lost all the weight I had gained plus 10 more pounds. I was very thin, then!!! Anyway, I want Ronnie to know how thankful I am for him and that he was able to be in our family. Even through the hard years!!!! (I'm just glad I survived them!) He has grown up to be a great man that we love with all of our hearts. Happy Birthday Ronnie!!!!

Then, last year our son Christopher and his wife had a cute little (well, not so little ...) baby boy named Brody Keith on Ronnie's birthday. It was so exciting to see this little guy make his entrance to the world. He had big fists and was so cute and chubby. This past year has been so fun watching him grow and learn things so fast. He has got to be the happiest baby in the world. He almost always has a big smile on his face. We are so happy to have this big guy in our family! As you can see in the above picture, his dad and mom bought him his first 4-wheeler!!!! Happy Birthday Brody!!!!

HALLOWEEN TIME

We have been busy with work and church responsibilities. Here's a little bit of our Halloween..Our ward always has a Halloween party each year with booths and lots of food. Ron and I are both on the Activities committee so we helped with the carnival. Ronnie and Aleia brought the girls. Faith had a lot of fun and Jaylee slept through most of it because she still wasn't feeling very good. That was on the 24th, which happened to be Christopher's birthday. After the carnival we went and watched the games that Ronnie and Christopher played in with all the cousins.
Halloween day wears me out at school because we literally party all day in the class that I work in. That evening Ron and I went to Ronnie and Aleia's for our traditional pumpkin bread bowls and soup. It was yummy!!! Potato and chili. After dinner we went trick-or-treating with the girls, Jaylee and Faith. Jaylee did not want to get in her darling little pumpkin costume. Once we got her outside and gave her a sucker she was perfectly happy. Faith had so much fun giving out candy and then trick-or-treating. We left there and went over to Christopher and Bailey's so we could see Brody. He was a pirate and looked as cute as ever. Christopher and Bailey had scrubs on. Jason came by with bleached hair and his skin yellow to be Bart Simpson. We had a fun evening but we missed Heather and all our other grandkids!!! She said they had a lot of fun too. Anyway, holiday season is upon us. Now for Thanksgiving and starting our Christmas shopping.

A little late in posting...

I've been busy and I was going to post more pictures for Christopher little video but I have to scan the other pictures and I haven't had time so here is what I've got for now.

Check out my Slide Show!

Christopher 27th Birthday

My youngest son turned 27 on October 24. I can't believe how time flies. He had to coach his football team and then he had a baseball game after that so we didn't get to do anything until Sunday evening. I made him Hawaiian Haystacks nad Cherrycheese cake. It was yummy if I say so myself. Anyway, I'm thankful for my son and his family, especially that little grandson. Brody brightens my day and anyone that sees him just like his dad does. Christopher has grown up big and strong and we love him so much. We are so proud of him!!!! Happy Birthday Christopher!