Nothing but Stuff-ing.

I have done it again.


Neglected this poor blog. I am sure if IT really had feelings and a mind of it's own, it would be telling me to stick it (something) where the sun don't shine. Or, IT would be telling me to "buzz off", and IT won't be posting any more posts of mine, since I obviously don't care about IT. 


The thing is, I have nothing to say.  And I have had nothing to say for WAY too long. Which never happens. Really.  I always have STUFF to say, even if that STUFF is really nothing.


Does that make sense?


Of course it does. 

To me.

And I am sure it would to my blog...if it indeed had feelings of it's own.

I used to be able to find a MILLION things to write/talk about...why can't I anymore??  (Is it possible for a person turn even MORE boring than they were before?) 


I say it is.


I am proof.


However, I am going to try again to revive this THING if it's the last thing I do!  Otherwise, I will have to deal with neglecting IT again and the guilt which accompanies that. 

So in honor of Thanks-giving tomorrow I want to post about things that I am Thankful for. But first I want to GIVE you a THANKS. 

THANKS!

...Thank you for reading /following our blog, even, the most down-right, awfully boring posts of mine.  Thank you for being there for us in the good times and through the hard times. Thank you for your friendships and support through the years. We are so grateful for loving friends and family who stand by us, encourage us and love us. 

I am extremely grateful for the blessings in my life. I have been given so much. I can't thank my Heavenly Father enough sometimes for the blessings I have. And sometimes I get so emotional about the things I have been given that I  literally feel like I am being overstuffed with love and tears. Many times my husband has looked over to see me crying. And then I get THE look (you know, the one that says, "you're crazy") because I am all teary-eyed... and he asks, "What's wrong?"

And I say, "Nothing."

Because that's exactly what's wrong. Nothing is wrong. Everything is RIGHT.

I feel so blessed. I don't deserve half the STUFF I have. And with "stuff" I mean....my rock star husband, our three beautiful girls, our perfect celestial baby boy waiting for us, the gospel , my parents and my siblings, my nephew and soon to arrive baby niece, Ryan's parents and siblings and their spouses, our dear friends, the gospel, the atonement, being able to take the sacrament and renew my covenants every week, our beloved Prophet, temples, The Book of Mormon, Ryan's good job and steady income, our good health,  my eternal marriage, my Primary calling, this house we have to live in, our backyard, being able to buy food for my family, and have nice clothes, working cars, shoes on our feet, health insurance, being able to have my own craft room, scrap booking, my circuit, cell phones, internet, my camera, pictures of my kids, a good school for Madisen, books to read, movies, holidays, Reeses Peanut Butter cups, pickles, Egg Nog, Red peppers, Cucumbers, Turkey and chicken sandwiches, Taco Bell, chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, Chips A' Hoy cookies,  cookies and milk, (I did mention cookies right?), P90X(too kick my butt and burn off all those cookies), pajamas, toothbrushes, teeth whitening kits, mascara (can't live without that!)....the list of blessings is endless.

I am so so SO grateful and my heart is always full of thanks, especially this time of year. 

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Thanksgiving! 

Guess Who?

 This picture that I took of Avery the other day reminds me of a character on a movie.... Any Guesses??

Did you guess Edith from the movie Despicable Me?

We love this movie, because all the girls on the movie totally remind us of our own girls and their different personalities. 

pictures!

The girls were looking so cute on Sunday so a snapped a few pictures of them. Nothing more than that. Here's to the grandparents! :)

October Festivities...

This month has been a busy one! It's been really fun too! To celebrate Halloween, each Monday of the month we did a fun spiritual lesson but following it we did something to do with Halloween...we made Halloween decorations to hang in the window and on this Monday we made Halloween sugar cookies! They turned out great so we decided since they turned out so good (which normally they don't) we wanted to share with our neighbors.

On another Monday night we painted and carved pumpkins....

Ryan barfing...

For our ward party this is what the girls dressed up as....

Madisen wanted to be a cheerleader...

Avery of course wanted to be a Princess...

 She is a beautiful princess!

 And our little Emily was a fairy....however, I don't think she like it at all. I could not get her to smile. She seemed irritated with the outfit...but she survived the night anyway.

And Ryan and I were Napoleon and Deb. We had so much fun and got a lot of good laughs from others in the ward. 

Doesn't Ryan make the best Napoleon! 

 We had a great time at the ward party and the girls got MORE candy than they could eat...so Daddy and Mommy helped them out with it. Isn't that nice of us?

The girls went around the neighborhood to get even MORE candy....Emily refused to put the fairy outfit back on, instead she was thrilled when I pulled out the bee outfit we had from a few years ago. See? Now she is smiling. And Madisen decided to be a triceratops again from last year.

So many pictures, not a lot of words, but it's a post, AND it's up the day after Halloween. Hope everyone had a great Halloween!!