I'm Chasing December!

I know...... The camera sucks;) So Lane and I never get each other gifts at Christmas. We never have money to. But I still wanted to do something special for my husband. So I made him a 12 days of Christmas gift. I cant tell you what I put in the envelopes because I don't want to spoil the surprise. But I can tell you it was fun to make.

Ryan's window.

Laney's window.

Lane's Grandma paints and so this year I asked her if she would come over and paint the boys windows for Christmas this year. She did snowflakes and a snowman on Laney's window. And on Ryan's she did a Christmas tree. It turned out so cute. We are so grateful for Grandma!

Steve is here. We got him on Saturday. They boys were walking on clouds all day!

Boys and Steve!

Ryan's letter to Santa...

Laney's letter to Santa.....

For I Cant Wait Until I'm 8!!!!

Laney and Rebekah

Our Family on Laney's special day!

Laney and Dad.

Laney was very excited!

Saturday was a very special day for our family. Laney chose to be baptized! He was so excited. All week he kept saying "Mom I am so pumped to be baptized". Lane and my niece Rebekah decided that they wanted to be baptized together. We call them the twin cousins. They are only 8 days apart and they are best friends. We had them blessed on the same day and now they have been baptized on the same day too. My nephew Jeshua gave the talk on baptism and my Dad gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. It touched my heart to see all our family and friends there to love and support us. The spirit was so strong. I cant believe I have and 8 year old. Oh ya did I mention that you get to be a boy scout when you turn 8. Laney is so excited that now he gets to go to scouts. Thank you to all our families and friends for making Laney and Becka's day so wonderful.

I'm Thankful!

With Thanksgiving nipping at my heels I thought I would do a "Thankful" post. I needed to sit down and list some of the things I'm thankful for.
-First and for most I am thankful for my family!
-I am thankful for a loving husband who treats me like and queen and honers his priesthood.
-I am so very thankful for my two little boys who bring me such joy and happiness.
-I'm grateful for loving parents.
-I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ.
-I'm thankful for repentance.********(I've got to star that one!)
-I thankful that Lane has a good job so I can stay at home with my boys.
-I'm thankful for good friends in my life who lift me up.
-I'm thankful that I live in a free country.
-I'm thankful for all our men and women in the military that keep us safe.
-I am so excited and grateful Laney has chosen to be baptized on Saturday!
-I am grateful for my health and the health of my family.
-I'm thankful that Father in Heaven hears and answers prayers.
-I am thankful Lane and I were able to go to the temple yesterday.(and it didn't snow until we got home.)
-I am thankful for priesthood blessings.
-I am grateful for a roof over our heads and food to eat.
-I am grateful for Sis. Hunt ( She is a dear friend of mine that I look up to and love dearly. Who answered my prayers more then once lately.)
I am grateful for so many things I would be here all day if I kept listing them. I just want to say that I am so thankful that I have been so blessed. Here is one of my favorite poems about Thanksgiving enjoy!
Thank you, God
By: Marian L. Moore

Another year has come and gone;
On this Thanksgiving Day,
O God, our hearts are turned to Thee;
With grateful thanks we pray.

For all thy care which shelters us
Wherever we may go,
For wonders of thy bounteous love
Which ever make it so,

For all the beauties of the world
Created by thy hand
And given to your people here
Who dwell upon the land,

For harvest when the autumn flings
Her color to the sky,
For winter silence, soft and deep,
Protecting snow, piled high,

For all thy wondrous gifts to us,
Your children here below,
We offer grateful thanks to Thee;
Our love for You will grow.

What have we been up to?

Check out our table!!!!! Lane had a week off of work last week and refinished our table. He put new tile in it re stained the wood and painted it black to match my buffet. I love it!!!! As soon as we get our chairs done ill post pic's.

A view of our Dinning room.

This is our table before. Old white tiles and white wood trim. I bought this table for 100 bucks 9 years ago at Shopko. I have been wanting a new table for years but we can never afford one. So Lane and I decided to refinish our old table. It only cost us $40 dollars! I think it turned out awesome!

Laney's Birthday! '8'

I must be crazy! Laney turned 8 last Friday and I told him he could have a friend party this year. He gave me a list of people from school and church that he wanted to invite. It was a modest list and I told him that would be fine. Then I remembered that Lane's school has a rule that you have to invite everyone in the class or all the boys. Ahh! So we invited all the boys in Lanes class. Thank goodness they didn't all show. But we had 11 wild excited boy's running through my house for 3 hours. They had a ball and Laney felt really special.

I wanted Lanes Birthday to be really special this year. We decided on a late night party were the kids come at 6p.m. and leave at 9p.m. We had all you can eat pizza and games. Then when we were done with cake I took the kids downstairs to the "Movie Theater". You probably cant tell from this pic but we put Christmas lights all around the room. I popped the boys little bags of popcorn and made sure they had and endless supply of airheads,glow sticks, and capri sun. It looked awesome!

Laney had been dying to get his hands on his Dad's BB gun. He found it at my Mother-in-laws house a few months back and begged us for it. Lane told him he had to wait until he was 8. He was so excited when he get it. They made targets and practiced shooting them. I must say Laney is a pretty good shot. I was impressed.

Laney blowing out candles! Happy Birthday baby! I love you more then words. I remember the first time I laid eyes on you. You were so perfect and sweet. I have never felt instant love before you. Thank you for the honer of being your Mom. Its the greatest joy in my life. Stay sweet and loving. You are such a great example to me. I love you!

A Baby Byrd!

Lane's little sister had a baby a couple of weeks ago. They named him Kellen Jack Byrd. He is beautiful and healthy. Congrats Tori and Jason we are thrilled for you!

Halloween Happenings!

Harker Grand kids!

My boys with some of there cousins.

Got to get to the bottom of the bag!

Ryan is so excited to go trick or treating!

Working on some Ninja moves.

My Ninja and Race Car driver!

Here are a few fun pic's from Halloween! We had a fun night of trick or treating! I'm go glad it's over for another year ;) Now on to Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!