What? No Turkey!

I could post some pictures of our family stuffing our faces, but I won't. Instead I thought I would only tell you about us stuffing our faces. First of all, our family started a new tradition about four years ago, I let the kids help choose what we will eat for our thanksgiving feast. This year I asked the kids to vote on what we would cook this year. What do you know, turkey did not win! Ty's famous hot chicken wings won instead, so that is what we had. Here are some of the kids other favorite foods that we had; celery stuffed with cheese, olives and pickles to pick at while I was cooking. The pies that they chose were pumpkin, chocolate pudding pie and orea pudding pie. They also wanted nacho's for thanksgiving, so we did that too. Of course we can't forget the jello jigglers (that is a tradition my mother started when I was a kid), and my favorite is the rolls. I cheated this year and bought frozen dough instead of making them from scratch.

Happy Thanksgiving to every one!
I asked each of the kids to tell me what they are thankful for this year and here are their answers.

Dallin- food
Jayden- my dog Titan
Sadie- the whole family, animals, and house
Aubrie- icecream, Titan, food, family, our house, friends
Halen- brownies and chocolate pudding pie
Ty- my family and my job
Tamie- family and friends, my house

Bucket list

Ok, so it looked fun counting the "big things to do in life list" or the "bucket list" whatever you want to call it. So here it goes. Just copy and highlight the things you have done. Try it and pass it on! I scored 53 out of 99, only half, apparently I am not ready to kick the bucket any time soon.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii(soon)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (no way I will ever do that)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (in your heart count?)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (only as a kid, sorry mom)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (never had much, I am still happy)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (never will)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Romania, Poland, Austria, Germany,Czech Republic, Slovakia,Hungary(ok I changed it)
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Gone without food or water for 24 hours or longer
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud (practically every day of my life)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Stayed up for 24 hours with NO sleep at all(too many times)
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Changed a lightbulb
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Mowed the lawn (too many times)
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (prevented a mom from running over her own child,that counts!)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (in two's, beat that!)
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I miss summer.....

I am so missing the lazy days of summer, cooking in dutch ovens and sitting in the sunshine. After about two weeks of somewhat cold weather and staying indoors much more than I would like to. I thought that it would be fun to remember the great times we had this summer with friends.

Ty's graduation dinner

Wow! Ty graduated with honors. It has been a long five years but he did it! He actually finished his last class in August but on Friday night we were able to go to a fancy dinner with everyone from his graduating class to celebrate. We had yummy prime rib and shrimp, and of course my favorite was the dessert. I am so proud of him, and the best thing is that he really enjoys the work that he does (except the cold weather).

Happy Anniversary November 21st

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad, 35 years, WOW! To think that almost all of those years were spent putting up with me! and KC! I don't know how you have managed but thanks for always being there for us. Love You.

Congratulations

We just wanted to congratulate Jayden and Dallin for a super start at Junior High, there is nothing better than hearing that all five of your students are doing excellent in school. I am super proud of all of the kids putting their education at top priority. Dallin was awarded a certificate for a 4.0 grade point average! Jayden came extremely close with all A's except one B. I am proud of both of them, they all know that I only expect them to try their hardest.

Happy Halloween

The kids had a fun Halloween, Sadie and Halen did a Halloween program with all of the 2nd grade classes and had two performances so that the entire school and parents would be able to watch. After the program the class parties started and I was able to volunteer at Sadie & Halen's class where we made witches hats out of cookies and eyeballs out of marshmellows. What a busy day! Ty brought home pizza for the family for dinner and that was a life saver because the kids soon reminded me that I promised them they could "trick-or-treat till their legs fell off" what was I thinking? I think my kids pretty much covered three different wards. Jayden and Dallin had their own plans trick or treating with their friends.