Happy Thanksgiving

A little turkey activity to get this Thanksgiving started!

Eden's job...put marshmallows on toothpicks.

Leila's job. Find something to stick in mouth.

At the end: Cheesy smiles and a happy turkey.

Then eat the turkey! Notice the sticky toothpicks stuck to Eden's belly. Tee Hee.

Things I'm thankful for:

1. A wonderful husband who always inspires me to become a better person through his example.
2. Two wonderful little girls who make me smile and laugh and are just cuter than any two little girls could ever be.
3. Family. Its easy to remember and miss family on holidays...I can't wait until I get to go back to Utah to visit.
4. Friends. Its so nice to have some friends close by so share this Thanksgiving and spend time with.
5. Med school. While at times it seems hard to have no income and no husband, I truly am grateful that Tyson has the chance to really do what he loves.
6. The gospel. I can't explain how happy it makes me to have guidance in my life along with the knowledge of what's truly important for now and in my life to come.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Eden and Leila

"Quiet Mom, we're trying to read."

Its days like this that make me thank Heavenly Father for such a wonderful family.

Autumn Time

Oh the joys of autumn. Eden's loving all the leaves.

(And please excuse the jacket that's a bit on the small side. She insisted on wearing it.)

Eden bullying Leila by dropping leaves on her while I was trying to snap some pictures of her.

"Eden's a bully" face.

Eden also insisted that she wanted to climb a tree.

Halloween

All I have to say is...Halloween is MUCH more fun with kids (in my humble opinion).

I mean, look at how cute my kids are!

But beyond dressing them up in costumes and watching Eden's face light up while trick or treating, I was also able to have fun making Halloween treats like mummy hot dogs, ghost rice crispy treats, soup with pieces of cheese on top cut out like bats, and monster apples.

Eden LOVED it all.

At our ward Trunk or Treat, Eden's favorite part (besides getting candy) was definitely "fishing in the cauldron". This is her and her little friend, Benjamin, fishing and getting their lines tangled.

There were also ping pong balls made like eyeballs that you were supposed to throw into pumpkin buckets....but she found it more entertaining to just play with the eyeballs.
Eden even got a balloon animal from one of the girls in the ward dressed as a clown.

Then of course, trick or treating with dad ROCKED.
And mommy stayed to pass out treats with the little chubby bunny.
By the looks on Leila's face....Leila obviously didn't appreciate Halloween like Eden did. But overall it was a really fun weekend.

p.s. What an awful wife I am....Tyson's birthday was on the 23rd and I didn't post any lovey-dovey my-husband-rocks-my-socks blog about him. But in my defense, he probably liked it better that way. Happy Birthday my love!