Family Pictures and "Thankful List"

Since Thanksgiving is tomorrow I wanted to write down some of the things I am THANKFUL for. There are SO many things I have been blessed with! I feel very fortunate in my life and am very grateful to my Father in Heaven who has given me so much. I am thankful for...

-My testimony of My Savior Jesus Christ who died for me so that I can come and live with Him and my Heavenly Father again. I know he lives and knows and loves ME, and that is the biggest blessing in my life!
-My wonderful husband! He is such a hard worker and provider, but is also a family man. I love him more than I can say, and I am so glad he is mine forever!
-My beautiful little girl...well worth the wait! She brings so much happiness into my life and teaches me everyday.
-My unborn baby...who kicked my hand this morning:) I can't wait to welcome you into our family!
-My parents, who have always given me so much. As a parent I can finally START to realize just how much work and worry and personal sacrifice goes into raising a family.
-Reed's parents, who have loved me and welcomed me into their family like I am one of their own. I am so glad Reed had parents like his to help him become the man that he is today.
-Our Grandparents. We love you and are so thankful you are still in our lives!
-Our brothers and sisters and in-laws...I am so thankful to have ALL of you(there are a lot) in my life, and to know we always have someone there.
-Our Friends! I am so glad that both Reed and I have such good friends who are great examples to us. We really do love you and are so lucky to have you and your little families in our lives.

Ok, so the list is getting long, but there is SO much more!! But these are some of the things that matter most to me, and that I could never put a price on. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for all the comforts and necessities in my life too...food, clothing, my home, cars, ext. But that's not what brings me happiness. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

FAMILY PICTURES...This year we had our family pictures taken by Reed's cousin Angie. Thank you Angie! She did such a good job, so I wanted to share some of our favorites...

EASY recipe...

I found a recipe for HOMEMADE GRANOLA that is super FAST and super EASY! I found it on www.cooks.com and then added a couple things. This only takes five minutes, and you do it the microwave! It turned out great, and even Macie LOVED it. And the best part is that it makes your house smell DELICIOUS!

Easy Homemade Granola

2 C rolled oats
2/3 C nuts, chopped
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C honey
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 C dried fruit
dash of salt
dash of Cinnamon
*opt-coconut*

In a large low dish (8x11") Add oats, nuts, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, salt and Cinnamon. Stir together and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir, and microwave 2 more minutes. Stir, and microwave 1 more minute. Take it out and stir in fruit and coconut (if you have it) and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

*This is good on its own, with milk, or on yogurt. This time I used almonds and raisins, but I think it would be really good with any kind of nut and fruit mixture. I can't wait to experiment:)

HaLlOwEeN...

We had so much fun for Halloween this year! Our friends had a Halloween party the Thursday before Halloween. Macie was Little Red Riding Hood and I was an Egyptian. Reed had to go to his class that night, so sadly, he couldn't come with us. But we had fun anyway, thank you Highs:) On Halloween night we went to a TRUNK-OR-TREAT at the church, which Macie Loved! She had a blast picking out candy and putting it in her bag, which took forever...too much to choose from! But I think putting candy into her bag was her favorite part. She also loved seeing every one's costumes, and she was having so much fun that she started running down the sidewalk and hugging all the kids and legs of the grown-ups! It was so fun to watch! She was a cute little skunk that night, and she did so good not to mess with her costume at all!






This was at Reed's Parents house with her cousins.




I couldn't get a good picture of Red Riding Hood because she kept running away.

Macie's Favorites...

My camera was dead the last time I did a post about Macie, so here are a few pictures of her doing some of the things that she LOVES...





She LOVES horse rides from Dad! Every time he lays down on the floor she climbs on his back and hangs on to his neck.







Playing dress-up in Daddy's work clothes....even his dirty work socks:) I don't know why she thought that shirt was so beautiful, but she was modeling it all around the living room.









This is her playing outside....her favorite thing in the world!





Lately she wants ALL of her bows in her hair at once. These were all the ones she could reach:) I don't think I could ever fit all of her bows on her head.....she has a million!