Happy Birthday Jake!!

Jake celebrated his birthday on Saturday. We were able to spend some time with him at a family Christmas party. Jake is great kid. Always willing to help. Jake and Madison are the best of friends. They have always gotten along really well. We love Jake very much, and we hope he had a Great Birthday. Thanks to a great picture taken by his mom. Lisa I hope you don't mind me taking it.

Cooking Class in Salem

I am way late on this post. My Mother-in-law took my sister-in-law Lisa and I to a cooking class the first part of November. I have been to I think four of these classes with Brett's Grandma,Mom and Aunts. This time it was just Lisa,Susan and I. They are seriously so fun. This lady teaches us how to make some simple meals and then feeds it to us. Then we get to take the recipes home and try it on our families. This class was on holiday cooking. This is what was on the menu. Carrot cake pancakes with cinnamon syrup(seriously so yummy), Fabulous chicken and rice, Holiday peas, Triple-chocolate peppermint treats, Cashew Carmel fudge, Tepee Treats(for Thanksgiving),and a Doughnut snowman. I was so excited when Susan asked me to go. Susan thank you so much for taking us to do such fun things. I can't wait until next time.

Funny things kids say

Yesterday morning I was getting Madison ready for school and she was telling me about the performance at the rest home that she is doing next week. She started to sing me the songs that Lisa had taught them. She was singing Rodolph the Red Nose Reindeer and got to the part where you start to name all the reindeer. Keep in mind that she is really singing her heart out. If you know Madison it is no surprise. So she starts and says now there's Dixon and sleepy and... I couldn't help but laugh. She asked what was so funny and I said I think Sleepy is a seven dorf,and I think the reindeer's name is vixen. She looked at me and said oh well and started to sing again. I actually love to listen to her sing songs. She has her own version of most songs. My favorite one is when she sings Human by the killers. We get a performance from her daily and we love it because it makes her happy. She is a funny girl and we love her.

Thanksgiving!!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving a couple weeks ago. As I sit here watching the snow fall I wish we could go back. We went to St. George this year and It was so nice. Brett has two sisters that live down there and were so nice to have the rest of us come and stay with them. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at Shannon's house and it was beautiful weather. We were able to set the tables up out side and if you were sitting in the sun you were hot. It was the best. I use to love the snow and cold when I was younger but I am really starting to hate it. Then later that night like 11:00 pm we went shopping. We just went to the outlet mall and it was crazy. We stood in line at children's place for over an hour just to check out. I only spent $15 so I am not sure if it was worth it. I have never been shopping on Thanksgiving or the day after before. It was a new thing for me. I don't know if I would do it again. I would have to say I had fun with my sister-in-laws and mother-in-law. Being with them was the Best part. Brett's dad took the horses down to St George with him and took kids on rides Thursday morning. Then on Friday the guys and Kathryn Went on A ride in Zions. It was way worth taking the horses with us. We also had family pictures taken on Friday. With such a big group they turned out really good. Every one left on Saturday afternoon except us. We were able to stay and go out to dinner with our friends. Brett meet the Goods when he was on his mission. They took really good care of him. It has been almost three years since we had been with them, and it was so good to see them. Our kids had so much fun with them as well. They live in St. George and we are going to make sure we see each other more often:) Then on Sunday we had to come home to real life. We had a great weekend. Thanks Shannon and Kathryn for having us. We hope you all Had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Happy Birthday!!

So I have been a slacker in the area of wishing my family members Happy Birthday. I am going to get caught up today. Here we go.....
First we had Jeff's Birthday and it was back in October. Sorry Jeff I am a horrible sister in law. We Love Jeff and hope he had a wonderful Day!!!

Next is My Sister Monica Her birthday was November 2nd. She is my oldest sister. She is five years older than me. We have been told we look alike. We worked for the same dentist a while ago and most people thought we were just one person. We love Monica and hope she had a great day.

My Dad is next. His Birthday was on November 13th. We love our Dad and Grandpa. He is always thinking of his family, and does so much for us. We hope he had a great day. We love you.

My Grandma celebrated next. I am not sure how old she is but she is still going strong. We are so grateful for her. She has done so much for us over my life time. My Mom does her hair every Friday morning so me and the kids go over to visit. My kids love Fridays so they can see their Grandma Mangelson. She always has a quarter and a hug for them. Madi feels bad because ever since she started school she hasn't been able to see her on Fridays. I hope this is something my kids will never forget. We Love you Grandma.

Last but not least Kaci Fae had a Birthday last Wednesday. She is such a cute little girl. She got a brand new pony for her birthday and it is just her size. We love having Kaci as a part of our family. We hope she had a great day. We love you.