Thanksgiving plans....

You may or may not know, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. No pressure, no gifts, just good ole' fashioned fellowship with the people we love. It is truly one of my biggest pet peeves that Christmas decorations are out in the store before Halloween even arrives....seriously, is that necessary?? Anyway, we are celebrating Thanksgiving this year at Dana & Wes' house with a few friends of theirs.

This is one of the many things we'll be giving thanks for this year.
We are so excited for Dana & Wes to be having their first baby!







Here's a little sneak peak......

The menu is planned, the shopping soon to be done, then to just wait on the good food!! Even though we'll be celebrating with a new group of people this year, the things we are thankful for haven't changed...happiness, health, and the love of family and friends. What more could we want?

K

Update.......

So, it's been FOREVER since I've updated....bear with me, this may ramble a bit :)

Let's see, since I last blogged in February we've had a lot going on. The girls both played softball this spring, so we averaged 4 games a week between the two of them. Poor Noah tagged along to every game and practice. Softball finished up in June.

The first week of July, I got a job offer I couldn't refuse at a hospital in Phoenix, AZ.......so here we are! The kids and I left July 13th and trekked across the country to Arizona. Thank heavens Dana & Wes were so hospitable (thanks a million guys) because I only had 2 weeks from job offer to start day. Obviously, the girls weren't thrilled with the idea of leaving their friends, etc. but they've transitioned wonderfully. I'm so proud of them. We've had a few rough patches along the way, but they've made new friends and are getting along better than they ever have.

Noah was sad to leave his Nana Susie and his little buddies at her house, but it was time to go to preschool. We found a Montessori school for him and he goes 3 days a week. He is doing great! He really likes school, and is so proud of his many art projects!

Scottie's transfer wasn't completed until 2 weeks ago, so he didn't get here permanently until Oct 4th. That was a tough 3 months living bi-coastally. We definitely don't want to ever have to do that again. Thank goodness mom was able to come out and stay a few weeks to help out with the kids. I don't think I could've done it alone.

I'M AN AUNT AGAIN!!!! Nick & Deborah had baby Autumn in August. I've only seen pictures so far, but she's beautiful and perfect in every way.

AND.....God continues to bless our ever expanding family. Dana & Wes are expecting their first baby in mid- March! I'm so excited to be here to experience my baby sister's first pregnancy/baby with her. Fortunately for my pocketbook, they aren't going to find out the gender...makes it alot easier not to shop!

NOAH IS IN HIS OWN BED!!!! Not super news worthy, but a point to make note of. We are all sleeping much better now :)

We're going to be busy over the next few months....our first Thanksgiving here in Arizona. The weekend after Thanksgiving we're taking Noah on a Polar Express train ride to the Grand Canyon to kick off the Christmas season. I'm hoping for snow early in the mountains so we can take the kids snowboarding for the first time! Scottie's parents are coming for Christmas and we are super excited to share our new city with them. Hopefully mom and dad will be able to come out soon (though I'm not holding my breath because it's now deer season!).

We still love and miss all of our old friends in Prairie Grove, but are enjoying Arizona. I promise to add pictures soon, but the laptop has died again and the old PC makes uploading painfully slow. I'll have to add that to my list of projects...

Happy Fall Ya'll,

K