Four Little Turkeys and their Leader

We had my nephews over for the day on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Levi planned a whole day of festivities for the boys.  It was a hoot to see him running a full on Turkey Day Camp.  The day's activities included a Turkey Hunt outside, a Turkey craft inside and other turkey themed games he made up.  My nephews and Liberty, who was also part of the fun, had a blast.

Two days later was Thanksgiving

 Rock made a cherry pie because my family never makes enough pies to suit him.

Turned out pretty good, though I wouldn't know how it tasted.  I don't like pie.

We spent the day at my brother's house and the kids were in heaven.  They played with their cousins from 10 AM-10 PM.  Best Thanksgiving EVER!

Except for the part where they had to wait for dinner.....

Derek's idea of an apron.....

Yes, that's a paper towel.  Well, several paper towels, actually.

This year I am thankful no one was sick on Thanksgiving.  I'm thankful for my instant pot which makes mashed potatoes (and eggs and roast and everything else) EASY PEEZY.  I'm thankful for a husband who is patient.  I'm thankful for my home and my country.  I'm thankful teenage-hood does not last forever. I'm thankful for my picture slideshow screen saver that reminds me they used to be adorable with fat cheeks.  I'm thankful for sisters to shop with on Black Friday.  I'm thankful for seat belts that don't beep.  I'm thankful for my testimony and my Savior.  And I'm thankful for the selfless people who let me into traffic-it almost brings me to tears when someone is that thoughtful.  Silly, I know, but it humbles me every time and I am grateful.

Just to name a few!  

Liberty's Baptism

Liberty turned 8 back in July and has been patiently waiting until Reagan turned 16 so he could baptize her.  It was very fitting as she was blessed the same weekend he was baptized.  

It was a very special day and we're glad so many loved ones could share it with us.

Her Uncle Derek was not going to be there, but he showed up just in time!

I love these two people!

So proud of my girl for making this big decision!

Halloween 2018

It's Thanksgiving break so let's talk about Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

 Levi REALLY gets into carving....

 Success!

 

The Finished Products

Halloween

This year, Levi went out trick or treating with his friends, 

Reagan took Liberty around the neighborhood 

and Cade went to a party. Things are a changin.

The Bandit and the Unicorn (sounds like a good book)

It's Fall Y'all

We've had a busy fall. :-)

First Day of School 2018

 Cade: 9th Grade 

Reagan: 10th Grade

Not sure you could get cheesier smiles from these two.

Levi: 5th Grade

 Liberty: 3rd Grade

We've had three birthdays I haven't blogged yet, so let's get those done:

Cade turned 14 and this was his first church dance.

Rock turned 41

The title of this picture should be "Blowhard"

and Reagan turned the big 16!

I let him pick his two favorite desserts for his birthday. 

He picked apple pie and Oreos.

 We took him to Tucanos for more celebrating.  

And this summer he gets a trip to Yellowstone with mom and dad.

 Liberty made him this picture for his birthday because he will be baptizing her next week!

Other family adventures this fall include:

Apple Picking

and 

The Pumpkin Patch

Yes, that cute kid is mine.

Balancing Act

Too cool for pumpkins

 Or not..

More Balancing...

GQ Pumpkin

GQ Pumpkin² 

In other news, Levi got his (first set of) braces off!  I get a small reprieve!

This fall Levi tried football!  When the kid who was going to play quarterback quit, Levi was put in as QB and he did a great job.  He worked so hard and did a job he'd never done before.  It was really fun to watch this kid progress.  

Here is a video I took of his last game.  It was a beautiful play...until the poor kid who caught Levi's pass, tripped and fell a yard from the touchdown. It was so sad.

And lastly, a few leaf pictures...back when we had only a few leaves in our yard.

Happy Fall Y'all