This post is brought to you by the letter Q

Q

questions

I am grateful for questions. Yes even the one that is why? why? why? Because the more questions that I ask the more answers that I get and that means the more knowledge that I have. I like to find out the answers to things and if I don't know it I say Look on the Internet. Why? because you can find anything on the Internet. Why? someone, somewhere has posted about it. Why? because they were bored. Why? because they didn't have anything else to look up on the Internet. Why?????????

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P

People

I am grateful for all of the people that have touched my life over the year. I am grateful for Mindy for being so fun and adventurous with me.

Carolyn for being my oldest most amazing friend

Bishop Hayes for the love and support and strength he gave me through my rough times

Ginger for knowing exactly what I was going through

Trisha for being a excellent example of faith and patients

JoLynn for being my friend in Idaho and having great time together

Mindy E for our matching personalities and our jokes that only we can understand

Heather even though I am just getting to know you, You are awesome

Angela for putting up with me and accepting me for who I am

JoMaMa for having such a great time just hanging out

Nicole for helping me get through so much stuff that you still don't get. And loving me just the way I am

I am so lucky to be able to have these friends in my life and to have their support, friendship and love.

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O

Outside

I am grateful for being able to send my kids outside to play and to get exercise. I am grateful for the changing seasons and for being able to go camping outside. I didn't feel comfortable going camping with the kids when they were younger and I finally feel that my youngest is at an age where we can go camping a lot. We were able to go 4 times this summer and look forward to going a lot more often this year.

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N

Nichole and Natalie

I am grateful for my 2 daughters they are both just wonderful kids. They are turning into wonderful and responsible kids. They are so fun to hang out with. They are funny and I love them both so much.

This post is brought to you by the letter M

M

Marshmallows

I know that marshmallows seems like an odd thing to be grateful for but let me tell you why I am grateful for them. One of my favorite stories happened to Tyler when he was 3 years old. He had hurt himself and he has always been a kid that is a little (a lot) dramatic about his ouchies, anyway he wouldn't stop crying and I was at my wits end with it. So out of desperation I asked him, Do you think that a Marshmallow will help.

He replied, "I think so."

I gave him one and he limped,wobbled into the other room while I was finishing up in the kitchen. He stopped crying so I said, It must of made you feel better

He said" Yes mom it did."

I then walked into the living room to see him with a marshmallow on his ankle. It was the cutest thing that I had ever seen so I had to take a picture. So yes I am grateful for marshmallows (plus hello yummy in your hot chocolate)

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L

Lesley

I have know Lesley almost 10 years now and I feel as if my life has been blessed because of it. She was my family when I lived far away from my family. She knows me better then anyone else out there. She is an great example to me. She is an amazing mom. And one of the funnest people that I know. I love you Lesley.

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K

Kim

I am grateful for Kim my Daddy. I know that at times I have let him down but he has always been there for me anyway. I am grateful that my Dad has supported me on the decisions that Nate and I make even if he doesn't agree with them. I am grateful that he fixes my house on his vacation here. He is a great dad, an excellent grandfather, and an amazing man. I love you Daddy!!!

This one is for Lesley

Today I was going through some of my old photo Cd's to find a picture for one of my posts and I came across these pictures of Lesley's kids. I thought that it would be fun to post some old ones of my kids and I thought that I would add some of Lesley's kids too. This picture was taken in February 2004. At this time Lesley is in the hospital having Trista.
This picture was taken at Tyler's 4th birthday party in July 2004

This picture was taken at the girls very first sleepover (when I wasn't there) at their birthday party in 2003

Baby Trista. What a beautiful baby she was. And a beautiful girl she is now. This was taken in 2004

This one goes along with Kassy's picture on the day that Trista was born. She looks so little here. Lesley you have such beautiful girls.

The big girls I am combining them and some of all of the kids together

I guess I am just getting lazy but I decided to put the 2 I have of all of the kids and combine the big girls pictures on here. Just so it looks like I have a lot of them. Don't they all look goofy in this picture
This picture was taken right before we moved from AZ. So Tyler was 4, Nattie and Choley were 7, and Ella was 18 months old

The kids loved boxes. Its amazing how that happens. Right after we moved on base the kids took over a few of our boxes and made them into their club houses.

Nichole got attacked at Tyler's 4th birthday party.

I love the look on her face in this picture. She must be deep in thought

You almost got her in girls keep trying

Choley's first day of 2nd grade

And the award that she got

My girls spent the whole summer outside when we moved to Mountain Home.

Oh so sad Nattie

Natties first day of 2nd grade

She has always liked to have her picture taken until now

Some pictures of the little man

I have had so much fun looking at these older pictures of the kids. My very favorite story of Tyler will be posted under the "M" day so be ready for it. It's pretty good. Tyler spend the 24th of July with his Grandma Musil when he was 5 years old and she took some pictures for me this I thought was just so cute of him.
My my big girls were younger they would always pick on Tyler. They would pinch him and try to make him cry. On day I asked why do you do that. Their reply.... His eyes get so blue when he cries. They still do. I love this picture because it shows that. Why is he crying you ask. Because I made him play outside for 15 whole minutes when he didn't want to. He just sat by the door and cried the whole time.

He was so pooped this day. I always found him sleeping in weird things like this. He fell asleep in a laundry basket and a drawer one time.

He wanted to dress up like a hero and we didn't have any hero stuff so this is what he came up with.

Can you see his tongue sticking out? Yep I totally do that. I don't mean to and I am getting better at it.

This is his birthday picture when he turned 5 years old. What a handsome feller