We are so thankful for...

Each other
Ginger and Pepper
Grandmas and Grandpas
Moms and Dads
A warm, cozy home
Food in our bellies
Jesus Christ
Temples
Good neighbors
Rain and Snow
Sun and Stars
Knowledge of the plan of salvation
Cousins, Aunts and Uncles
Friends
Music
Horses
Missionaries- and especially Wade on a mission!
Toys
Milk, binkies and blankie
Snowmobiles
Beautiful Ford Truck
... and a garage for the truck
Our Prophet today Pres. Monson
The Book of Mormon
Video cameras and still cameras
Blogging!
mountains, rivers, and trees
health and strength
FAMILY, LOVE, and HAPPINESS

So much more we are thankful for but we will stop there. Hope everyone has/had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!
Love, Brody, Ashley, and Taylor

Thoughts about Twilight!

OK so I'm just gonna put it out there. I am not one to critique but the anticipation for this movie was more than any other for me.
There was no point in the movie where I FELT Bella and Edward were truly in love.
I wasn't expecting to see every detail in the book but I was hoping to at least see and feel how much Bella and Edward are in love. I wanted to feel the fight in him to stay away and the fight in her to keep him close.
A few things were not explained but I really didn't notice until afterward when I kept analyzing everything. So I guess I really don't care cuz I still loved the movie.
I thought it was interesting to see someone else's interpretation of the book.
Kirsten Stewart portrayed Bella very well in my mind.
Robert Pattinson is simply gorgeous and I thought he was amazing!

Overall I really loved the movie for what it was. Oh, and Brody even loved it too!

Tag!!! Now you're it!

Eight Favorite TV Shows
1. The Office
2. My Own Worst Enemy (gotta love Christian Slater!)
3. So You Think You Can Dance
4. Friends
5. ellen Show
6. King of Queens
7. American Idol
8. Dancing With The Stars

Eight Favorite Restaurants
Out to eat! What's that? We go out maybe once a month
1. Maddox
2. Timber Mine
3. Olive Garden
4. Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
5. Chili's
6. Pizza Hut
7. Lee's Mongolian
8. Ogden Pizzeria

Eight things I did yesterday
1. Watched some home movies and labeled the DVD- 5th one hour DVD from the last years footage. Apparently we record a lot.
2. Talked to my grandma and grandpa on the phone
3. Played blocks with Taylor
4. Made breakfast when Brody finally woke up.
5. Prepared my lesson for Nursery
6. Went to church
7. Made Dinner while talking on the phone
8. Watched "Get Smart" with Brody

Eight Things I Look Forward To
1. Having another baby! (no, not expecting...yet)
2. Going to see "Twilight"
3. Thanksgiving
4. Going to Cut down a Christmas Tree- Family Tradition
5. catching up on scapbooking
6. Decorating my home for Christmas and spending our first Christmas in this house
7. Saturday- date night with good friends we haven't seen for a long time
8. "The Office" episode next week!

Eight Things I Love About Fall
1. Flannel Sheets
2. The leaves changing color
3. Football
4. Sweaters
5. Cold smell of the air
6. Furnace smell- I like it in this house but not the last as much
7. Pumpkin Pie
8. Thanksgiving and Christmas coming soon

Eight Things On My Wish list
1. New Wardrobe
2. To see my friends more often
3. Gas to stay under $2.00 a gallon so I can drive for often- miss my family
4. Affording a professional photographer
5. Having Taylor's baby video done and spending whatever
6. My husband to get a Crohn's treatment
7. Actually, for doctors to find a cure for Crohn's disease
8. To have a years supply of food

Eight People I tag
1. Steph
2. Jenny
3. Camille
4. Andria
5. Makenzie
6. Melanie
7. Mandie
8. Megan

Need a Photographer!

We are looking for a professional photographer to take our family picture soon. Yes, I finally talked Brody into it! Amy I contacted your friend Anne Pearson but I think she'll be too far away for us to pay her to come down here. So, we are looking for someone good that is maybe a little closer to where we live- around the Logan or Ogden area. We want to do an outdoor photo. So if anyone knows of someone please let me know, or else I'll just have to settle for someone I find on the internet, and I'd rather be referred to someone of course. Thank you!

First Time Trick-or-Treater!!!

We had lots of fun with Taylor on Halloween. She looked so cute in her Piglet costume.

We even dressed Ginger up- as a Ladybug! She has mellowed down so much lately. Poor ol' girl. We took her trick-or-treating with us and all the neighbors and kids got a kick out of her. She was very good.

We hurried and carved out pumpkins since we put it off all week. I love carving pumpkins!

Ashley's, Taylor's, Brody's
Then last minute Brody and I decided to find something to wear.

Brody wore his Grandpa's old Leisure suit from the 70's. (My smokin' hot greaser renegade!!!)

Then there's me- I was just a chubby pumpkin.
We just went around the block trick-or-treating, which seemed like hours waiting for Taylor. But we enjoyed taking her! It was way fun seeing all the other kids dressed up too. Most the kids around here are under age 10 and there are lots of them. It is great! We love our neighborhood more and more. It was nice to actually have a few trick-or-treaters this year, and to even be HOME. In years past we left home to go down to Kaysville or something, but we didn't have many trick-or-treaters anyway.
This weather has been so nice! It was so weird to be outside on Halloween night in a short sleeve shirt. I am kinda looking forward to cold weather though- that means snow!!! I can't wait to hit the mountains... for ski slopes AND snowmobiling!
It was a very memorable Halloween for us!!!

Happy BOO to you!