Happy Thanksgiving!

We had such a fun, lazy week! I REALLY enjoyed sleeping in! The first couple of days we played with friends and hung out as a family. Then, the Callaways and the Ekins joined us for the big day and it was non-stop fun until tonight! Even Uncle John joined us, and that was awesome to see him! Our house was FILLED with the sounds of laughter and the kids had SO much fun. We saw movies, ate yummy food, held cute baby Caleb, and enjoyed the time together. (and definitely missed Jacob and Jayne!) We went out today and took some more pictures. You can NEVER take enough family pictures. Thanks, Britt!! :) Thanks to everyone for a fun weekend, and best wishes and blessings to all!

A Love Story

No, I am not in love with Edward....(although he was quite handsome in the movie!) but I AM in absolutely enthralled with how much he loves Bella! As I read Twilight for the second time this week, I enjoyed EVERY second of remembering how FUN it is to fall in love! I was there at midnight on Thursday with the rest of the screaming fans... NOT just teenagers, for sure! It was so much fun to watch the movie, but I went there with pretty low expectations. How could they possibly make a movie to match my imagination for one of the most romantic and fun stories I've ever read? The movie was actually better than I thought, and quite frankly, I STILL can't stop thinking about it!!!

I have also thought a lot about my own personal "Edward"... :) Our anniversary is on Monday, and I have to share how lucky I am. Corey is an amazing husband and father. He works extraordinarily hard for us, takes me out often, adores his kids, cleans toilets!!, and encourages me going to things like "Women's Conference", or out for a girls' night... AND he LOVES to shop!! I also always tease him that I married him because he doesn't watch sports! It's been so fun this week to think about when we first started dating, and the magic that happens during this time. If only we could bottle that! But, thanks to Edward and Bella, I've been able to remember.... :) Happy 13th, Corey! (my lucky number!) Thanks for dazzling me!

Yosemite

We had so much fun yesterday in Yosemite. We have been trying to get there for several weeks, but have had other things come up. It was worth the wait! It was a gorgeous day, and we saw PLENTY of fall colors. We started the hike to Vernal Falls, and Corey insisted that we were going to the top. I thought, "Yeah, right!" We got to the bridge...(about 1/2 way) and kept on going!! The stairs at the top were brutal, especially for Corey who had Aidan on his back, but we ALL made it! I am so excited that they are good little hikers. Corey and I used to do all the time, and I absolutely love going as a family!! We definitely have a theme going for the year... VISIT the NATIONAL PARKS! I LOVE days like this. :)

SNOW!

The Callaways came to town this weekend. We always love having them here! We headed over to King's Canyon this afternoon. I tried to check the weather online, but had a hard time locating the forecast for the area. So, we got to about 5,000 feet, and it was SNOWING!!! The kids thought it was AWESOME... but we weren't exactly prepared for 32 degrees... So... we just made the most of our little adventure... We spent more time than usual in the VERY warm visitor's center, took as many pictures as we could stand in the cold, and even hiked to see the "General Grant" tree and then dried our feet in the car with the heater going full blast. We had hot chocolate when we got home although we had long since thawed. Success... and the sight of snow on pine trees even got me a little in the holiday spirit! Thanks for a fun weekend! :)