My birthday and ready for Christmas

This is a busy time of year and also one of my favorite. We have been busy going to Christmas concerts for the kids and this week we have our ward dinner and my work party tomorrow night at our favoite place Samari 21. We are all excited to eat there. We got all of our Christmas put up last weekend and it was also my birthday I love my Christmas tree and love to decorate it.

These snowmen are some of my favorite decorations. Jayson usually

buys me decorations for Christmas for my birthday cuz I love them.

Jayson bought me this awesome nativity last year.

I didn't want a cake this year I wanted fruit pizza, so

Tianna made me a delicious one. Isn't it beautiful.

Teisha bought me some comfy pj's

Tianna bought me a scarf

Jayden got me some fluffy socks.

And Jayson bought me the wall hanging for my

bedroom that I have been wanting from Kohl's.

He even stood in line on Black Friday for an hour

with his dad and Jayden to get this for me 1/2 price.

Weekend fun

We had a fun weekend. Jayson's parents came for Thanksgiving and so did his niece Bree. We had a great day eating and spending time together. The girls and I got up early and went shopping on black Friday and Saturday we celebrated Jayden's 9th birthday since Grandpa and Grandma went home today. We went to WalMart and he picked out his own bike and then we always let the kids pick their favorite place for dinner and of course Jayden's is Chuck-a-Rama, so that is were we went to dinner. I don't know about anyone else, but I have eaten so much this weekend that I know I have gained a ton of weight, but it sure has been fun. Me and my man

Me and my beautiful girls.

The girls decorated Jayden's chair and the living room.

Jayden's new bike

Grandma and Grandpa Thompson

Jayden unwrapping his gifts.

Jayden's birthday party

Jayden's birthday is the 29th and it always seem to fall the week of Thanksgiving. We usually have to have his party the week before so that the kids will be able to come. Tonight was the big night and we had a lot of fun with 4 boys and Jayden. We went to Jumpin Jacks again this year because that is what Jayden wanted to do. He loves it there. They played hard for two hours and were all hot and full of sweat when we left. We went to our house and ate pizza, German chocolate cake with twix candy bars on top (that is what Jayden wanted) and then we headed out to the garage to beat up the Spongebob pinata. I literally mean beat him up. Those boys didn't stop until he was in pieces.

Jayden, Cole, and Bobby Pulver

Jayden blowing out his candles

Jayson showing the kids the magic string trick

Tianna's Award

Here is the letter Tianna got in the mail from the National Honor Society. She was accepted and is the Vice-President. There are a total of 57 students from her school. They have their first meeting this Tuesday and Tianna made all the reminders. It is a getting to know you meeting and to plan their induction into Honor Society. The parents get to attend that meeting. We are so proud of Tianna and her accomplishments. She works very hard to get good grades.

Another Halloween

We had a fun filled week with all the Halloween activities. Last Sunday night we made our annual caramel apples and I didn't take any pictures this year. Monday night we went out to the Tuacahn and watched Thriller. That is our favorite show at the Tuacahn and our favorite thing to do for Halloween. Wednesday night we had our ward trunk or treat and soup and cornbread social and Thursday night was Jayden's school carnival. We didn't carve our pumpkins until Saturday because we had such a busy week and Teisha was up North at a volleyball tournament, so she missed out on carving this year. Halloween is one of our favorite holidays and it is Tianna's most favorite, so she is sad that another year is passed. She was already saying this morning that she has 365 days until her favorite holiday. She is so creative and made her own costume again this year. She looked so awesome. At Thriller

A zombie sat on Teisha's lap

Zombies at Thriller

Tianna was a frozen head in the freezer.

Carving pumpins

Jayson got all his power tools out to do his pumpkin!

Jayden's pumpkin

Tianna's pumpkin

Michelle's pumpkin

Jayson's pumpkin

Our pumpkins lighting up the path to our door. We also had

our spooky sounds playing and the fog machine by the door.

Our New Home

We have been in our new home a little over two weeks. The things I like about the new home are: 1. Double Ovens (Holiday Cooking)
2. Fireplace
3. Double headed shower that is huge (Jayden plays in it like a locker room shower)
4. 3 Car Garage
5. Big patio
6. Fenced Backyard
7. Beautiful Yard
8. Quiet Neighborhood

Things that I dislike and miss from my old house:
1. I miss my 3rd bathroom
2. I miss my big pantry and storage closets and attic
3. I miss the colors of carpet, tile and walls
4. I miss having carpet in the living room and hallways
5. I miss my kitchen cupboards
6. I miss our spare bedroom and the size of the girls bedrooms.
7. I miss my palm trees!
8. I miss the size of my old house. Front of the house with the Halloween decorations

Back Patio

Kids Bathroom

Jayden's new fish tank. We couldn't bring the wall hanging one.

Entryway

Masterbath

Update

We moved into a different house a little over a week ago, so life has been crazy. We are all settled in though and are finished now. It was the ruffest move we have ever had. Maybe it is like pregnancy and you just don't remember how bad it is until it happens again. Anyway, I am glad it is over. The girls and I are still trying to adjust. There are things I like better and things I dislike. The house is smaller with less storage, which is always a downside for me and the kitchen isn't storage friendly, so I am struggling with my cupboards. It is going to make cooking more difficult. The main areas of the house are all tile and light tile and I am not fond of that. Those of you that know me know I am a clean FREAK and tile is much harder to keep clean. Plus it is hard and cold. The pluses are a fireplace, 3 car garage, very quiet street, finished, fenced backyard that is very private, and a bigger patio. I am just thankful to have a nice place to live, but I do miss my old house.

Jayson got a phone call from Dustin's mission president last week and he said what a wonderful boy we have. He just loves Dustin and said out of the 100 boys he has been over so far as president Dustin is his favorite. He said everyone loves Dustin. He never changes, he is just Dust. He said he is a hard worker and does what he is asked to do. He complimented us on being good parents and raising a great boy. That always feels so good. We are so proud of Dustin!

Tianna has a 4.0 grade point average and out of 312 kids in her grade she is ranked #1. WAY TO GO TIANNA!

Teisha got the first award in volleyball for hardest worker, always coming to practice with a smile and not getting down, and getting along with everyone.

Jayden is doing great in his classes too and gets 100% almost every week on spelling and vocabulary.

It sure makes life a lot better when your kids are all doing so well.