We are SO Thankful!!

I don't know about you but we had a great Thanksgiving. We spent the afternoon and evening with Ryan's Mom's side of the family. We all met at his Aunt Beth's house for some yummy food and some good company! Here are just some of the things we were thankful for yesterday!!

A sweet baby with a killer smile. Nothing beats that. Have you ever tried to not smile when you see a baby smile? I don't think it can be done!!

We are thankful for finger food, well really all the yummy food that we had to eat. It was delicious I tell ya. Lauryn loved the olives the most I think!!

Ayden is thankful to have lost the tooth that was flappin' in the wind for the last week so he could eat somewhat normal. I guess if you can with no teeth. He really does want his two front teeth for Christmas!!

Meysa is thankful for her new rain coat and boots, that happens to be pink with horses on it. Her Grandma Margaret was going to come up last week for Meysa's birthday but ended up getting the flu so Meysa got to open her present yesterday. She loved it!!!
The kids were thankful for the fun little games that Aunt Beth had out for them to play with. I guess so were Ryan and I, because it kept the kids occupied!!

Lauryn loved the dinosuars and for some reason the dog toys!! Strange girl!

Ayden was etch-a-sketching some helicopters and Star Wars ships. Lots of fun!!

I am thankful that my one assignment for dinner turned out. The pies were tasty especially with fresh whipped cream on top. Yummy!!

I am thankful for a hardworking husband that is one of a kind!! I am one lucky girl!!

But mostly I am thankful for my little family. I have a great husband and wonderful kids. The Lord blesses me each and everyday with so much. Hope your Thanksgiving was just as great as mine.

Random Happenings

So I thought I would share some randome pics that don't really need their own post. These next pictures are ones the kids took on Sunday Morning. Ayden has had this elephant since he was a baby and he wanted to share with Wyatt. Well that obviously called for photos to document the occasion!!

I love the look on Lauryn and Wyatt's faces. I don't think they get the significance of the occasion.

These pics of Lauryn were taken when we were at a friends house a few weekends a go. She walked around with Ayden's hat on and thought maybe she would get into the Wii game. I think she looks so old in these pictures!! The people in the background are Lawrence and Melissa Grant. Ryan works with Melissa and Lauryn thought Lawrence was pretty funny!!

Ok, so I bet you can guess what happened here. It was a dark night on a bunk bed and Meysa picked a fight with the railing....the railing won!! She said she was trying to do belly flops on her bed and she missed the middle of the bed and landed on the railing. She put her tooth right through her lip. Lots of blood and tears, but all I could think of was thank heavens we already did family pictures!!

Happy Birthday Meysa!

Ok, I know this is late but at least I am posting it(her birthday was the 19th). I just haven't been in a very bloggy mood as of late. But I couldn't not post about my Meysa's birthday. She has been waiting very impatiently for this day to come. I think she is the last one of her friends to turn the BIG 5 and boy was she ready to join that elite club! (disclaimer: blogger is retarded, the pictures don't upload in the order you want them to, so the pics are out of order) I guess we will start at the end here. The one thing Meysa wanted was yes, you guessed it, a HORSE. Not much has changed in a year with this girl. She is still in love with horses. So we got her a horse, granted it is a much smaller version and a lot less hassle to keep. She loves it and so does Lauryn as you can tell in the picture. Lauryn had a melt down when we told her that it was in fact not her horse but Meysa's. It is so hard to be a two year old.

The smile of pure joy, she knew what was in that big box!!!

We made her open up a few smaller gifts before giving her the horse. Just some brain quest flash cards and a workbook. Trying to get a head start on Kindergarten!!

I bet I can guess what her wish was, how about you? I think it starts with a H and ends with a neigh!!!

Meysa of course wanted once again a horse cake. I thought I would change it up and do a horse this way. I am telling you if she wants one again next year I am not sure what I will do. It was a fun day for her. She got to take cupcakes to preschool and share with her class, which was a big deal to her. I can't believe that she is 5 already. It really does seem like yesterday that I had her. She is such a delight to have in our family. She has a wonderful personality, she loves to pretend and imagine all the time. She loves to make up songs and stories to tell to her little sister. I love being her mother, for she has taught me volumes already!!
On a side note, I think Wyatt has hit the "I don't want anyone but my Mom stage"!! Nana and Papa came to have cake and ice cream with us and this is what he did when Papa got a hold of him. Not happy!!

And he did the same thing for Dad. I think he was hungry so that probably made it worse. Neither of those guys smelled like milk!!

A shot with Papa Ralph!! Thanks for coming to celebrate with us Nana and Papa!! And thanks to all our other grandparents that called and wished Meysa a Happy Birthday!!

Brother and Sister

Lauryn was playing the other night that she was putting Wyatt to bed and then she decided to lay down next to him and pretend to be sleeping too. I just thought these pics were super cute of my two youngest!! Wyatt is sure getting big and Lauryn is too for that matter!

Free Tutorial

Wyatt here, I am trying my hand at this blogging thing. I thought you guys out there might like a free tutorial on how to really get a good smile to impress all the ladies (pay attention Colton). Yeah my mom says I am a pro at it now!! I have to thank my mom for taking the pictures. I am a visual kid so I thought it might be easier to show you, rather than just tell you. Ok, are you ready, pay attention now!! Step #1: Letting a little slobber go is ok, just not too much or the ladies think you are kinda gross!! Now just slightly turn the corners of your mouth up, yeah just like that. Good, ok onto...

Step #2: Pull those corners up a little farther and let a little gum show, the ladies like that!!!

Step #3: Throw your head back a little and keep the gum showing. Make some gurgling noises too. Almost like you are laughing but not yet that is in a later step!!

Step#4: Ok, now the arms come into play!! Loosen the smile and insert your fist into your mouth. Keep your eyes smiling though, always keep your eyes "smiling"!!

Step #5: The clincher!! This step is really important. Make a lot of squealing noises and curl up into a ball. Keep that fist in your mouth and forget about the eyes, close them, don't need them anymore!!

Now I can guarantee that if you do this, the ladies will love it. You'll get lots of kisses and "oh, aren't you just cute", and not necessarily my favorite, the cheek pinch. Ladies can't resist a smile like this!!! Hope this tutorial has been informative and thanks again to my mom for helping with the technical side of things!!

-Wyatt, over and out!!