My Grateful List, Happy Thanksgiving!!

This list really could go on forever, I have so much to be grateful for. But I will try my best to pick the most important things!!!

1. The True Gospel of Jesus Christ, including the Priesthood in our home, the Holy Ghost to guide me, the atonement of Christ without which I would have NO hope and would be lost, scriptures and living prophets! I'm grateful for my strong testimony and the adversity that shaped me spiritually - such as my amazing conversion process, the car accident that changed my life, having children...
2. My sweet children and husband who are eternally mine, and are so good to me! My joys are endless in our home because of them! My eternal companion really is my other half!
3. My support system of friends and ward family, I couldn't live without you! And of course my parents and other relatives, I love you all and am so grateful for who you are, all you've taught me, that you are understanding and forgiving too!
4. We are so blessed physically with a home that we own! Jeff's career that supports us, that I can stay home with the kids. We're blessed with a good education for us all, intelligent minds and able bodies (YES! I can walk, move, work out, and breaking my back and neck & other bones had no lasting effects!)
5. So grateful I don't live in the dark ages of technology! I love electricity, running water, dishwashers, TV's, cell phones, computers, my car!! It really is a miracle that all this exists just in the last 100 years!
6. I love our wonderful country, USA. It truly is a promised land, a fair and beautiful land of freedom. I am so grateful for the privileges I receive by being a citizen of this amazing nation.

Twilight Party!!

Last night was SOOO amazing! Some friends of mine arranged this sweeeet Twilight movie/book party for 125 people. It began at Bon Vino's restaurant (which was, by the way, so amazingly decorated) with games and drinks, there was trivia, fortune telling, pictures with Bella & Edward... Then came a gourmet meal catered by Bon Vino's. T-shirts were sold, there was a raffle, silent auction, and drawing for prizes. There was also a costume contest judged by the owner of Bon Vino's. At the end of the party, the evening wasn't over! We went to the movie theatre for the Midnight showing of Twilight!

Natalie & Erin ran the whole thing. Kathy worked the T-shirt table, Becky worked the front door, raffle, and later the trivia/silent auction, Reagran worked the front door checking people off the list, Natalie's mom was there to help out too, and I helped with the trivia/silent auction.

The best part for me was helping out, enjoying the festivities, and OF COURSE the BEST part! All of us friends sat in the theatre together to watch Twilight (we missed you there Erin)! It was SO awesome, so THANK YOU Natalie & Erin for putting this all together & making it happen!

Ever lock your keys in your car?

Aaaah! I did it this morning! It totally ruined my morning. I went to Chevron for gas (at least the prices can make you smile!). I pumped gas & tried to get back in - I only had my bank card with me, no keys or anything. I was locked out & the kids were locked in! I went inside to ask them if they had anything I could use to break in. They didn't. I borrowed a cell phone and NO ONE was answering, finally dad answered at the post office & was able to reach mom who came. Some guys tried to rescue me with my own antenna. It didn't work no matter how hard they tried, they just couldn't get it to pull the automatic lock button up. The police showed up and my boys were bawling their heads off by then. Yes, I tried to get Keanu to unlock, but he was buckled in and couldn't reach. So I called a locksmith & they came and unlocked it. So it was an hour ordeal. When Jeff found out what happened, he went to the lockshop and made lots of extra keys, some of which are hid on the outside of both of our cars. This isn't the first time this has happened!!! Thank goodness it's over!

Twilight Evening: Dinner & Private showing, can't wait!

Any Twilight Fans out there? Well, I've read the whole series & am eagerly anticipating the movie!! The night of the premier, my wonderful friends, Natalie and Reagran have planned this wonderful Twilight themed party! We will enjoy a gourmet dinner and dessert at Bon Vino's, there will be door prizes, a silent auction, a drawing, and at the end, they've planned a private midnight showing of the movie! I can't wait, it's going to be so much fun! And the best part: Dressing up as my favorite Twilight character! Hmmmm, who will it be? Rosalie maybe?

Happy Halloween!

Our Halloween was a blast!! What made it so was a chili feed, fun church carnival, an awesome trunk or treat with warm weather, another carnival at the school, extremely cheerful kids, and a huge candy haul!
Dad & Reggie serving chili!

trick or treating!

Myself with Kalani at the cake walk. Keanu was the big winner at the two cake walks we went to, winning 2 regular cupcakes & a decorate-your-own cupcake!

Keira was Hannah Montana!

Her wig lights up and I made her tunic top and silver jacket.
Keanu was a red dragon! He had so much fun running around playing in his costume!
Kalani was a little lion. He was one of the winners of the costume contest!
My niece Janai was a dark fairy

My niece Malea was a Power Ranger
Eli was a cowboy riding a horse.

He also was a contest winner!
Keanu & Eli, best friends!
Keira & her good friend Aline,

both Hannah Montana!

The blow-up slide at the school carnival. Keira went again & again, so much fun!