Life is going by crazy fast!

I feel like the last month has flown by! I have been pretty good about posting and now I am way behind! So here is a quick recap of the month!


Nov. 12 - I turned 25! It was an awesome birthday with alot of fun surprises! And aparently this is how mature I am at 25...

I got a stack of boxes on my door step a few days before my birthday - the stack was almost as tall as Shaef! I was definately spoiled by my loving family and friends from back home!!

Part of my birthday from Anson was my Bosch mixer (that we purchased this summer on sale and I have used many times...........but it was the best birthday present ever!)

We had all been sick the week of my birthday and Anson was a superhero and even though he didn't feel good - he made me an amazing homemeade Salmon and Asparagus with Potatoes dinner and Chocolate Mousse Cake! (Shaef loved it too!)

Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving

Tanner came to visit us again and we feel sooo lucky!! Shaef loves his Uncle Tanner!

This was my 1st time ever making a full Thanksgiving dinner.....Thank goodness we had some amazing visitors to help us eat all that food! We never got a picture of our finished pies - trust me they were really good!! Pear crumble and pumpkin! Anson also go to carve his 1st Turkey!

We got to have both sets of Elders from our ward come and spend the day with us!! It was fun to spend time with them and get to know them better!! They are great missionaries!! In order from Left Front around to Right we had: Elder Brimhall, Elder Wilkey, Elder Aiono, Tanner, Shaef, Anson and Elder Graham.

Nov. 27 - Jacksonville City Christmas Boat Parade and Fireworks!

The pictures aren't great - but right on the other side of the concreate barrier is the boat deck and then a big river! They had a bunch of boats that were decorated with lights parading around the lake! It was a really fun way to get into the Christmas Season - and we actually got cold sitting there watching!

Shaef and Brooklyn sat here and watched like this the whole time!!

The fireworks were amazing! This is the only picture I got because I was cuddling a cold little boy - but this doesn't even do them justice!! There were bridges on two sides of the river - and at the very end they had a stream of fireworks coming off them so it looked like waterfalls!! I have never seen anything like it!! It was definately bigger than "The Stadium of Fire" or "The Biggest Show in Idaho!"

I just found this picture on the internet showing the waterfall of fireworks! Amazing!!