Thanksgiving left overs at the coast

The day after Thanksgiving we drove to visit my family and had some more Thanksgiving food with them. We had delicious food all weekend and KaeLynn was able to see her grandpa and great grandparents, along with aunts and uncles, cousins, etc. This cute picture of her in the sink is because my dad only has a shower not a bathtub and I didn't want to get in the shower with her so the kitchen sink it was! She LOVED it! She kept saying "Wash my hands" over and over again. My sister Abby later let us come over to her house to see her two horses. KaeLynn enjoyed the horses from a distance, but did not want to see them close up. KaeLynn absolutely adores Abby. Abby had went home before we left and she kept asking for her. It was a nice visit and we look forward to come back during Christmas.

Zoo Lights and Thanksgiving 2010

This year we were able to go to the Zoo lights the night before Thanksgiving. Cavan's parents have a zoo membership, and this event was only open to members, so we all got in before it was open to the public. It was very cold, but we were all bundled up nice and warm. KaeLynn enjoyed herself. She loved seeing all the lights in shapes of animals. They had this band playing mostly Christmas music and our family could not help but dance along with it. It was a good way to stay warm! We also rode the train and our family almost took up a whole cart! We had a party of 14 people total! Wow are family is getting so big! Then the next day Roy'l and and had our very own " 5K Turkey Trot". We were going to sign up for an official Thanksgiving run, but wanted to save our money. It was a good way to get our metabolism going before we ate a bunch of yummy food! Then we went to the Dover's and had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner!

All by her self

KaeLynn has become very independant lately. Her favorite new phrase is "all by myself!" Sometimes she says this with excitement that she was able to do the task by herself, and other times it is in a demanding voice that she wants no help! In that case this was this morning before church. She still hadn't let me change her from her bedtime diaper. She put the dress on with the neck of the dress through her legs. To top it off the tights were on backwards! It was so adorable! When she realized that it wasn't working she asked for help. She then found my church shoes and put them on. She then told me "come on mommy! time for church". It was quite a fun morning!

Trans Siberian Orchestra

Last Monday night Cavan took me to go watch the Trans Siberian Orchestra for an early Birthday present. We first went out to dinner to PF Changs and ate delicious Chinese food. Then it was time for the show. The TSO plays the most amazing instrumental Christmas songs. There were lights, fire, smoke and the energy in the room was crazy. The best song in my opinion is their version of Carol of the Bells. It was a great night!

I need a time out!

This year I went to Time Out for Women with the Dover girls of the family. (Cameo and Michelle I call are Dover blood with different last names). This event was amazing! We got the cutest tote bags and left feeling completely spiritually fed. It is so nice to have a conference with inspirational stories and examples that keep you going when you feel that you are not giving enough or when you doubt if what you are doing is worth it. Everything was related back to Christ. It was a testimony to me that with him ALL is possible. Who knew that being a wife, and a mother could be so hard. I wouldn't want it any other way and I really enjoyed the speakers that gave me inspiration to keep doing my best. This years theme was Hope. I laughed and cried and wouldn't have changed one thing about it.

Happy Halloween 2010

We ended our trip in Utah celebrating Halloween. We carved pumpkins, made Halloween cookies and went trick or treating. The evening first started with KaeLynn being a witch, but then changed her mind and wore Adam's old costume of a turtle. She like being the turtle much better. We went trick or treating in Brooke's sister's neighborhood and hung out with her family. We also danced to their Wii game Just Dance. It was a blast! We had so much fun in Utah and look forward to go back and see them again.