So Much to be Thankful For...

Another Thanksgiving season has come and gone so quickly. This year was pretty quiet. We didn't have the girls this year, and we only had Nate for half the day. It was a nice day to sleep in! After that it was to Grandma Jamison's for dinner. Michelle's & Erin's families were there for dinner, and Craig and the boys came for dessert. It was so fun to see everyone.

Would you believe I forgot my camera?? So, here's a couple pictures that my aunt took.


This is 9 of the 12 Jamison grandkids. Zach, Katie, Bailee, Jacob, Nate, Jordan, Austin, Addison & Tyler. (Missing are Chris, Lauren & Holly).

After that, it was off to drop Nate off at his dad's, and then to Michaels. Yes, I said Michaels... as in the craft store! They had an awesome deal on a certain cricut cartridge that you could only get at Michaels... Couldn't pass that up! After that it was home to relax. I boutiqued and Charley watched football.

I attempted something this year that I have never done before. Black Friday!! There's something in particular that I saw (will post details later when the kids aren't reading.. LOL) that I wanted to get. Anyway, it went on sale at midnight online, so I went on and tried to buy it. The computer kept freezing, and then shut down. When the site finally came up, they were out of what I wanted... Ugh. So, by this time it's 2:20 am. So, when the store opened at 4 AM, off I went. Found the item and waited over an hour in line.

I'm still trying to figure out why people do this ... for fun... year after year?

So, onto the traditional 5 greatfuls. (Still waiting for the girls to get back to me on this one).

Nates: (Keeping in mind, he's not your average almost 10 year old little boy) He thinks mostly OUTSIDE of the box:

1. Family

2. Gift of Life

3. Friends

4. The Gospel's Help

5. My Body

Pretty impressive.

My greatful 5: (Yes, I cheat, there are more than 5 here).

1. Family & Loved ones

2. Church & Testimony of it.

3. Savior's Love & Example

4. A place to live

5. My Job

Charley's Greatful 5:

1. Family

2.

3.

4.

5.

Um. That's all I could get out of him.

We are especially thankful to all of you. Love to everyone this Holiday season.

Halloween... Finally

Halloween this year came and went so quickly that I am just now getting around to posting about it! I've been tied up in two boutiques and pretty much spending every free minute on those. Now that the second one is over, here's our Halloween update!

Lauren and Holly spent Halloween with their friends, so I don't have any pictures of them. From what I understand, Lauren didn't dress up, and Holly was corpse bride or something like that. (Sorry, I'm not a Nightmare fan, so I don't really remember).

Nate on the other hand, well, you know his creative little mind. He wanted to be some sort of food item, and his first impulse was bacon! I know, odd. After researching "Bacon costumes" online, there really wan't a wide selection... Go figure! I did find one that came with eggs, and it was pretty expensive. We didn't have anyone to dress up as the eggs, and if I would have tried to make the bacon part of it from felt, it probably wouldn't have looked like bacon! Or I also found one other one, that I'm really not sure what it looked like! LOL.



So... On to search for other creative homemade costumes. I compiled a list, printed it out, and just told Nate to decide. The list was pretty cool. Included stuff like "money bags" " Operation Game", "Undecided", etc. He chose "Dr. Pepper". this was a great costume for him. I made him a head band with a huge circle on it, and I had an old lab coat from a past murder mystery dinner. printed off a bunch of "pepper" pictures from the internet and make them into stickers with my xyron machine. It even was a great costume because Nate was able to help with it.

And here's introducing Mr. Pepper, himself.... The Dr. is IN!

Here's a couple pictures from the school halloween parade and carnival. The carnival was C-R-A-Z-Y. So many people there in a tiny school! Needless to say it was a HUGE success. the kids all had a great time.

Halloween morning was actually pretty crazy. We got up early and went to Katie's baptism in Heber. Being anywhere on time on a Saturday morning is a stretch for us, let alone getting ready in Sunday dress and driving to Heber! Of course we were running late.

I mentioned to Charley that I didnt' want to drive all the way to Heber and miss the baptism! As he casually replied that he didn't want to get pulled over, he did go a little faster. Well, as Charleys bad luck (or should I say my bad luck) would have it... YUP, we came over the hill and there was a highway patrol sitting in the median. Next thing I know, we're pulled over, and it took him so long to write the ticket, we missed the whole baptism anyway! UGH.


Anyway, after the baptism, the family went and ate at Golden Corral in Provo. So, it was Heber, Provo, shopping for candy (nope, hadn't done it until the Halloween day) and then off to the trunk or treat at the church. This is always fun for the kids. And they get such a large amount of candy in such a short amount of time (and walking). Denise was able to bring Christian & Michele out this year. They kids had a great time.
After the trunk or treat, it was off to take Nate to his dad's for a visit. Because Nate's an odd child and doesn't like a lot of candy, Aunt Nana & Uncle Marty gave nate two decorated pomogranites for his "treat". He loved them. Especially since he's been waiting all summer for them to be in season!!

And on to pumpkin carving. Who ever thought of this anyway? As you know, I'm not a fan of this, so sometimes i am greatful that I "get" to go to work! HAHA. Charley is such a good sport. He took Nate to get a pumpkin and carved it with him. I know that's why kids are here. If they weren't, I'd never carve pumpkins, never put up a tree... yada yada.

So Charley and Nate came home with what I would assume was the largest pumpkin at the store. I don't even think Nate could lift it! They chose their design and started making the mess...

But I do have to admit, the pumpkin tured out A-W-E-S-O-M-E. Great job boys!!

Here's what it looked like when it was dark and all lit up! Looks like something right out of a movie, doesn't it?

And last, but certainly the least important... Nate convinced me to dress up this year. Plus, they were having a party at work, so for the first time in 12 years at IHC... I dressed up! Simple, but it worked...

Funny thing though, after going to Idaho and bringing back all those potatoes, when I walked into work, everyone asked me if I had potatoes in my pocket!

I know this is late coming, but hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween. This is a funny picture of Nate after the festivities. His pose here explains exactly how I feel after all the running around and boutiquing... EXHAUSTED!

Boutique Tomorrow!

Don't forget to come see me at the "Girls Day Out Boutique" tomorrow. I've got lots of projects I've been working on, and I'd love to see everyone, so stop by and say HI.

Here's a quick pic of one of the items for sale. These cards are only $1.50, or 10/$10. What a bargain! LOL. These also come in cute gift boxes... a set of 8 for $10. Makes a great gift.

You can also see more pictures on my almost NEVER (but working on updating more often!!) scrap blog here!