BTW HBDTY

It was my birthday yesterday. I didn't really think about it because I am so consumed with my baby and three other children. But I do appreciate the people who called me or came over or sent cards. It's nice that others are thinking about me when I can't think about myself (that made sense to me even if it doesn't make sense to any one else). This past year has been very eventful for me; selling a house, moving out, buying a new house and moving in, my oldest child starting kindergarten, having my fourth baby. And those are just the big things.But I have to say that in this time of economic strife and uncertainty, we have been extremely blessed in all aspects of our lives. Hopefully this coming year will be as good as this last.

Lia's Blessing

I thought that since Nov. 29 was Luke's birthday and we had just had Lance's birthday and Thanksgiving, we might as well add more excitement to the weekend by having Lia blessed at church. It was a beautiful blessing and the Spirit was very strong. Among other things, Alex blessed her that she would have the desire to seek much learning, both spiritual and secular. He also blessed her that she would be close to her mother. How sweet! Lia is a different baby than my other kids were. She's more fussy, and she mostly doesn't take a pacifier. But she nurses better than they did. Luckily, she sleeps quite well at night which definitely helps my sanity. She is beautiful and our family is blessed to have her with us.

Luke's Birthday

Luke turned 4 on Sunday, November 29. He loves Star Wars; the whole summer was spent watching all the episodes of the Star Wars saga. Of course anything can be turned into a light saber. Luke also loves preschool. He asks me everyday what day it is, and if it's not preschool day (Tuesday and Thursday)he's sad.
Lance and Luke had a fun birthday party.They always enjoy being with thier cousins and they love all the presents they got. They got a Star Wars cake with Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker action figures-complete with glow-in-the-dark light sabers-very cool!

Happy Birthanksgiving!

Lance turned 6 on Thanksgiving this year. I really had to convince him that the gathering of 100 relatives wasn't exactly for his birthday. Lance is doing great in kindergarten, draws the best pictures, has the sweetest testimony (he tells me he wants to be the prophet when he grows up), and I love seeing him learn all the things he is learning in school.



Here are some other pictures of our Thanksgiving.

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