Giving Thanks :)

In the spirit of Thanksgiving- I thought I would write about a few things I am thankful for. (In no particuar order)
1. Most of all I am so very thankful to have Taz! I can't imagine going through life without my soul mate. I am thankful for a husband who is there to hold me unitl I fall asleep at night, wipe my tears, cheer me up, make me laugh, be my best friend, bring me flowers, be the best father any little girl could ever dream of, and still give me chills down my spine when we kiss. I am so thankful that he has made it possible for me to stay home with Lia in our wonderful house. Taz- I love you more than you will ever know. OK Now that the sappy part is done...
2. Of course I am thankful for Lia who has given me the most challenging and rewarding job I will ever have- Mommy. She blows me away every day with her unconditional love, energetic little body, and ability to learn so many new things!!
3. Family- what can I say I am very lucky to have such great family on both sides- they are the BEST!!!
4. My health- I had a recent scare with Thyroid cancer and it made me realize just how thankful I am so have a healthy working body- except when my back goes out :(
5. The gospel in my life- I would be completely lost without it.
Happy Thanksgiving to all- and I am thankful you are in my life!!!

Flowers make everything better

So I know that blogs are supposed to be all about the fun and cool things going on but unfortunately there are no fun and cool things going on right now. Yesterday I was carrying Lia and my gigantic diaper bag along with a large board of carpet samplings (the good news is we are getting new carpet :) into Home Depot and..... I sneezed. This sneeze buckled me knees and pulled my back out. The other bad news is that my doctor noticed that my thyroid was enlarged and sent me for an ultrasound. They found three large growths and today I had the joy of having a thyroid biopsy. This meant that I had a large needle stabbed into my neck about 20 times. Taz was so sweet and felt so bad for me that he brought me home these beautiful flowers. Flowers make everything better.

Saying Goodbye

My parents have sold my childhood home!!!! I will miss this house and all the memories that I have growing up there. Oh man... if walls could talk- these walls would have a lot to say!! I am happy that my parents now get to enjoy a beautiful new house- but this one will be missed by all of us.

Happy Halloween!!

Lia is going to be a flower this year for Halloween- Happy Trick or Treatin' to all!!!

Vegas

This weekend was so much fun!!! My best friend Jamie was able to have her 5 year old son Jonah sealed to her and her husband Kort as well as have their new baby girl Josie blessed all in one day!!! The temple was so amazing- there are few things better in this world than seeing a family be sealed together forever. I was bawling my eyes out- you know like when you cry so hard you start doing the "Ugly Cry". Thank you Chatlian's for letting us share in your incredible day. We decided that since we were going to Vegas we deserved a date night- so we ate at the Cheesecake Factory which is my all time favorite restaurant(so glad there is one coming soon in SLC) and saw Phantom of the Opera!!! The show was so amazing- if you are ever in Vegas you should really check it out. We left Lia in St. George with Grammy and Papa and were missing our baby girl and wanted to surprise her with something fun so we went to F.A.O. Schwarz and picked her up this cute cat. She just loves him- she held him the entire drive home!!!

The new "do"

So- I have been wanting to cut my hair short and go really dark for a long time.... well here it is thanks to my friend Sarah!!! Hope you all like the new "do"

Pumkin Patch Hay Ride