November Thrills

My fierce Indians!

 

We were able to spend Thanksgiving in St. George this year.  We had so much fun enjoying the weather, spending time playing games and being a family. We are so thankful to have a fun place to go and a beautiful house to stay in. We are thankful for a wonderful family and this beautiful time of year!

 

 While the boys went shooting and the women cooked, I painted faces. I had the best job!! It was a lot of fun.The kids really got into character.

 We celebrated Jesse's 32nd birthday a few days after Thanksgiving by going to a morning movie (where we had a really bad scare, making us get our concealed weapons permit) and going to Outback Steakhouse. We had to go pretty easy this year since Jesse has been out of work for awhile, but it has really forced us to think of the true meaning of this season. I'm so grateful for my awesomely handsome and funny husband!

 Using their imaginations and strength!

 My 6th month old cutie! Our little Maverik has stolen our hearts and makes us smile everyday. At 6 months he is 6% for weight and 85% for height. His head circumference is 15%. He is a horrible sleeper and we hope he gets better soon. He doesn't have any teeth yet, and has just started to roll around a lot both ways. He sits up very well and smiles all of the time!

He loves to stand and would love to all of the time.

 Our sweet friends from Georgia came to visit us last week and it was so fun to see the kids get together again. We miss their friendship!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TESS

Our little Tess is now 4 years old. Wow has time gone by quickly. She is our sweet and sassy child and we love her so much.  She is so funny and has the cutest little voice. She is such a tiny little thing. The doctor believes that she will be around 5'3" which is very different for our family!

 
She got two bunnies that she names Sadie and Gunner. She was finally able to have a nice big birthday party. Her first since she was 1. She was well deserving of it. Tess loves animals and so we decided to give her a farm birthday where we took her and all of her cousins to Thanksgiving Point to see animals and to ride some horses. She had so much fun and had so much love and support from our whole family who all came. 

 
Tess hates the cold, loves to play on my phone, can NOT color, does not love to clean up. Cries every time we say no or yell at her, and gives great hugs!

 

Jesse getting around on his wheel chair

 

 Bodee sabotaging his cute brother

 

Let the Christmas festivities begin. A night at the Festival of Trees was exciting!

 Jesse's graduation present from his Grandparents

 

These super super cute cousins. They are so lucky to have eachother. 

 

I'm sure Jesse appreciates my posting his nasty pictures on he internet, but hey these are memories that we will never forget. His blood balls and his infection which started one of the hardest times in our marriage so far!

 
Just some cute pictures of the kids that I love so much!

 

Ward Christmas Party. Lexi was brave, but surprised us with changing her mind on her already purchased Santa gift! Tess cried but finally braved up. Bodee wanted nothing to do with poor Santa Clause!