Thanksgiving

We enjoyed a lot of fun Thanksgiving celebrations this year.  Wesley's kindergarten class put on a really cute little play.  I was glad I got to sneak in and see it.

 Amy and I enjoyed an adventurous drive to Twin falls with 6 children packed in our van.  Doesn't get better than that!!!

We stayed with my parents and had fun watching Christmas movies together.

The Twins had a birthday party at a jump place.  Everyone had so much fun! 

 Thanksgiving Day was awesome. I really enjoyed working in the kitchen with my mother-in-law and her mom.

We had a fun crew. 

The cousins always love being together.

 

 Wesley turned into some kind of animal and wanted to eat all the Turkey right off the bone.  He literally ate this whole leg!

 After dinner we took a little walk along the canyon.

 Such a beautiful view.

 All the boys lined up for "the rules." 

 Don can't have any activity without some made up rules :)

 And, we're off!  It was technically a speed walking race, but only a couple kids actually took that seriously.

 Just fun to be with family. 

We ended the weekend watching holiday fireworks with my parents.  Chilly, but fun.  I love how much my husband loves fireworks!

I have so many things for which to be grateful.  When we took turns sharing on Thanksgiving I mentioned 2 things:

1.  My incredible husband.  He is amazing.  He does so much for me and I am so grateful for all the little things he does to make my life easier -- like take out the trash and fill up the cars.  Simple, but so helpful.  And he is the best father.  I love seeing him connect with our boys whether its about Harry Potter, jeeps or race cars, he always seeks to involve them and I love him so much for it.

2. The blessing to be a mother and to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a support.  I cannot imagine trying to navigate the day to day struggles of parenting without a knowledge of Christ and His plan and without the help of the Holy Ghost, prompting me what to do. The sweetest moments I have as a mother are when I am teaching my children about the Gospel.  Those moments are so tender and I'm so grateful for them.

Happy Thanksgiving! (I know, Christmas is next week --trying to catch up!)

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

The Missoula Children's Theater came to our school for a week in November.  With a little encouragement Dillon and Wesley both tried out and made it!  Wesley was cast as a chameleon and Dillon as Bill the Goat. They practiced everyday after school for a week and performed twice on Saturday.  It was a long, but fun week!

 

When the chameleons first came out they were so cute.  Wesley was doing great until he started picking his nose and eating it on stage -- classic! He also had a hard time staying focused during the show but he was pretty entertaining to watch. He and his little friend Noah were by far the youngest in the cast.  He was a great little singer!

 Dillon really stepped out of his comfort zone and jumped into character.  He remembered all his lines and was so fun to watch on stage -- he was sincerely having a great time!

 They had a photo shoot between shows.

 Can you find my boys in the cast shot??

 My sweet sister Kamie came and supported the boys.  They were so thrilled to see her...

 ...and cousin Avery.

 Their local cousins came to see the show too.  Lots of cousin love!

 Pretty cute in their costumes!

 They both had a good buddy in the show -- who are also brothers.

 That really helped them enjoy themselves.

 We were lucky enough to host the directors for the week.  My boys loved having Kwame...

 ...and Latrisha in our home!

It was a great week!  So proud of my boys for trying something new!