Saturday, November 29, 2008

I'll say I'm 30..........




My 30th birthday was last Tuesday......and I'm okay with that. I've been okay with that. Actually last year I was ready to skip 29 all together and move on to 30. Maybe I just didn't want to post-pone the inevitable, or maybe I was just ready for the next chapter in my life.




I think over the last couple years I've really grown as a person, as a mother, a wife, a daughter. The last couple years have taught me a lot about life. I'm not perfect, but I feel like I'm becoming a person who I'm proud to be. I still make mistake, I'm sure I always will, but I've learned that you learn from them, you apologize for them, and you try not to repeat them.


I'm happy with the direction my life is going and who I'm becoming....and I'm happy with everything I have accomplished in life so far..... I'm truly happy ......




And I truly believe that 30 is just a stepping stone.....from where we've been to where we are and to where we are going......


But let's not discuss 40 just yet.................



I've got 10 years to make peace with that......


For now enjoy some of the things I truly believe!


And mottos I like to live by.......


And teach my children.........


And share with my friends......
















Friday, November 28, 2008

Thanksgiving..........Through Pictures

If only you knew how many pictures like this that I take before I actually get a shot that has three smiling faces!
Or like this.....
We had a great Thanksgiving Day, with family and friends........We started the day off going for lunch at my Aunt Margaret's ( My mom's family). The food, oh the food! It's awesome!
I think Aaron's favorite part was playing football out in the yard with the boys.....Cody and Dalton were more supervising Aaron and Grant though...

Mom, you just said don't get muddy, you didn't say I couldn't get grass stains.........
"Puh-lease, try not to hit your sister in the head with the football.......I don't care if you were just passing it!"
Nope she's not crying she's tougher than that, she just got something in her eye!
Okay I'm taking a break..........
As Mom tells Dad that this would make a really cute picture if Aaron would have had a haircut! lol
You just can't appreciate this picture unless you look at it up close.....it's the way he's holding his leg up, pulling back the ball, and most importantly...it's all how he's holding his tongue.....
And he launches it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here I'll give you something to take a picture of!
This was the final result!


Then after we left my Aunt Margaret's we come home and have everyone over for Thanksgiving dinner at our house......





And what's Thanksgiving with a little bit of wrestling.........
I'll save you Savannah!!!!!

And Here Starts Thanksgiving through Brienne's pictures!
Unsuspecting Beth.....
That must be where Aaron gets the tongue thing........
Uh oh Savannah and Aaron are trapped!!
Kevin and Paul horsing around....
Savannah wants to play too!
Beautiful Rosalind!
Brienne needs a little bit more practice on the unsuspecting shots!

My mother would kill me! lol
Amy...........the best lip purser in the family hehe she loves me!
Jim......need not say more!
That would have been an adorable pic if Brie had either zoomed in on Nathan or zoomed out a little to include Mom Dillard.



Look at little Rye Rye.......he's getting to be such a big boy!!

I take it she didn't let Larry know she was taking the picture...

This picture of Brie's I'm very proud of she did a great job....I think it helped she had such a good photogenic subject as well.....

This is about the only time I come out from behind the camera......if one of my children ask to take pictures.....
I honestly think I could have fallen asleep at this point.....I think it was partially turkey coma, and partially I just don't have my strength back 100% yet.....I just tire out easy...it could also be that neither one of us went to bed til 4am that morning and got back up at 9am....that might have something to do with it! lol


I'll leave it with this.........We had a very wonderful Thanksgiving filled full of family and friends and great food, and tons to be thankful for............Hope everyone else had a great Holiday!

And a special thank you to everyone who made it great!!!