Family Photos 2009

Here's our family photos.... enjoy! There's a lot because I couldn't just put a few up, I love them all! And thanks goes to an AWESOME photographer who just happens to be my second cousin, Rachel DeVault, check out her photography.

Today, I'm thankful for...

A clean home! (At least it's clean for 2 minutes anyway...) I'm thankful that I have a home to come home to. I'm thankful that it's not being foreclosed on us, and that we don't HAVE to move. (We could if we wanted to of course...) I LOVE my home and neighbors. I'm thankful that my children have a place to play and little people to play with. I love how my Christmas tree looks in my home. My home is where I do most of my living and existing, and the place where my family is. So I'm very thankful for these walls and roof, and carpet, etc... And of course the moments we create within these walls.

I'm Thankful For...

...For all of these people...

-One Mom
-One Dad
-Two Brothers
-Two (more) Sisters-in-law
-One Sister (not shown in this picture)
-Three (more) Nieces
-And one (more) nephew on the way...

Mom and Dad... (Who we're going to visit in Virginia for Christmas, YAY!)

Scott, Jen, Kalissa, and Lilia

Joe, Kimberly, and Alisa (and Jr. on the way...)

And one crazy sister, Christina...

Today, I'm thankful for...

Halloween!

(A little late, I know, but awwell...)

Here are my paintings I did for Tuacahn for Thriller...

A very beautiful Cinderella and an awesome Buzz Lightyear.... (Elora wouldn't take her gloves off...)

Cousins!

Dustin.... What more can I say...

Chad...

After trick-or-treating at the High School...

14 Days of Thanksgiving, Day Two...

I'm thankful for all of these people:

-One Mother-in-law
-One Father-in-law
-One Husband
-One Daughter
-One Son
-One soon-to-be Sister-in-law
-Five Sisters-in-law
-Seven Brothers-in-law
-Seven Nephews (The seventh was born five days after this photo was taken)
-Four Nieces

And days where we get to celebrate this:

One little princess:

One beautiful addition to our family:
One guy who I'll love forever:
One eternal family:
One Sister-in-law who can organize this:
One boy who thought we'd all forget about his day:
One boy who is just too much for words:

One boy who IS smiling:
One happy couple:
And a whole bunch of little people:

15 Days of Thanksgiving, Day One...

Or rather, 14 days of Thanksgiving, day one...

My friend, Sarah, started this idea, and I thought it was a good one, so I'm joining in...


I'm thankful for:


Yes, this may seem a little odd... But I came home from work after the rest of my family had already gone to Costco and had dinner. And I had to go to the store anyway for a quick trip.... So I grabbed a delicious dinner of Totino's pizza and Little Debbie Nutty Bars. Mmmmm... Alright... so it's not the healthiest... but awwell... Ask me if I care.

Our Life

I've been sick this week, and now Travis is sick.... so we haven't seen much of the outside... So let's get to some good points...


Travis-

(Photo courtesy of Elora Gough)

-Travis is going to school full time getting his teaching certificate, and working 3 part-time jobs. He teaches two basic automotive classes at the college as an adjunct professor, he refs high school soccer games, and he refs little league flag football. He enjoys work a lot better now, and is looking forward to when he gets to teach high school classes. He has faith in our future. And he loves playing hide and seek with the kids, and of course spending time with his wife.

Cynthia-

-Cynthia works part time at the Tuacahn box office. She is also excited to invest her time in two businesses-artist and childbirth educator. She has just done some commissioned artwork for an old family friend, and has got herself a new space to work on paintings etc... (Home is too distracting to work on art, so she is borrowing some studio space from her friend Annette Everett when Travis can watch the kids.) Cynthia is also teaching Hypnobabies childbirth education classes. Classes start on October 10th. She enjoys all of her "projects" and has faith in her future and dreams. She recently got a haircut that she absolutely loves! She loves cuddling and singing with her kids before bedtime and receiving sweet little kisses in return. Oh and of course spending any moment she can with her awesome husband!

Elora-

-Elora goes to preschool two mornings a week, and ballet class once a week. She enjoys playing pretend with her many little dolls of different types. I can often hear her little voice re-enact little situations we have in our own home. She loves riding her bike and begs to ride it everyday. She can trace her name, and she is excited about every moment of life. She loves to boss Max around, climb on Daddy, and "go somewhere" with Mommy.

Max-

-Max works hard at play everyday. He enjoys lining up his cars, reading books, and just figuring out what he wants to do next. He wants to do everything himself, or if Daddy is home, "Daddy do it!" He still sleeps with his blue doggy that he got when he was a baby and runs his fingers through the ears, but no longer sleeps with a pacifier. He loves to help out anyway that he can. Max enjoys playing pretend with Elora and doing what she tells him to do (sometimes...), climbing on and chasing Daddy, and cuddling with Mommy and making his Doggy give Mommy a kiss.

-So that's our family. We are excited about life.