Portraits

We got portraits taken the other day for our family pics. I'm not posting any that we're using for our final pics yet until we get them in our hands :) Certain grandparents want pics of their granddaughter and I thought I should leave a little surprise with holding out on our "top picks". But until then, I love these pics :)

Who would have thought........

Who would have thought gas would be $1.83/gallon on Dec. 2nd 2008? Only months ago when I was driving around the radio station person was predicting gas to be $5.00/gallon by Christmas and I DEFINITELY agreed, seeing as it was already over $4.00/gallon. Wahoo and THANK GOODNESS, we can actually afford to fill up our tank :)

What a good day!

(Random pics for fun. I laugh when I catch Breanna's tantrums on camera, gotta love it! She's such an emotional chica!)

I am Thankful for Thanksgiving :)

I am thankful for Thanksgiving because it makes me stop and think of what I'm thankful for. Most days I just go through the day, without thinking of what I'm grateful for. I am very thankful for prayer because it is the one reason that I daily think of what I'm thankful for, without it, my days would blur into weeks and possibly months without stating the MULTIPLE things that I have to be thankful for.

Here's my list....I am thankful for:
**Heavenly Father and Jesus
1. My husband
2. My daughter
3. My parents
4. My sisters
5. My extended family
6. Our apartment
7. Our cars
8. Food we have to eat
9. Electricity
10. Sunny days
11. Books
12. Nap time
13. Being a stay at home mom
14. Having a husband with a job
15. Chick flicks
16. Friends
17. Earth
18. Airplanes
19. Music
20. Candy
21. Pictures
22. Vacations
23. A body that is healthy and able to exercise and run around
24. When Breanna sleeps in late in the morning
25. When Rob comes home from work and plays with Breanna
26. Showers
27. Clothes
28. Other moms who help you in your time of need
29. Education
30. Animals
31. Restaurants
32. Nature
33. My new treadmill
34. Going on adventures on Rob's days off
35. Girls night out
36. A clean house
37. Candles
38. Holidays with family and friends
39. The holiday season, in general, so fun!!
40. Dessert at night after Breanna's gone to bed
41. Talking to my parents on the phone
42. Seeing Breanna light up when she's excited
43. Watching Breanna learn and discover new things each day
44. Medical technology
45. Walmart that is 10 minutes away instead of an hour away
46. The time I got to spend living in Hawaii, I'll always cherish it.
47. Going on walks with my mom
48. Going on dates alone with Rob
49. Living in the United States of America
50. Freedom

Jumping Breanna

This is how Breanna got her energy out before bedtime yesterday after we stayed at home all day long.

Abandoned Parks

I don't know if I'm weird or something, but if it's NOT raining or FREEZING I will take Breanna to the park. We'll stop whatever we're doing and go b/c sooner rather then later it starts raining again or gets cold. So, what I don't understand is why are there no other moms and kids on the playground? Now I seriously think it's been the past 4 times to the park NO ONE else is there?!?!?! Is there some sort of magical indoor playground around here that is free that no one else is going to? I really don't think so, but if there is, let me know! I'm not upset, it's just an eery feeling to pretty much always have the playground to yourself.

Maybe other moms are alot busier then I am, probably, but I feel so locked up if we stay at our house all day, so I'm always jumping at the chance to get out. They probably also don't want to go b/c the playground is wet, but it seems like it's always wet, so we don't worry about that, or else we'd never go!

Either way, Breanna and I enjoy going :)

Canned Food Drive - People that live in WASHINGTON!!

(This is my husbands company and I would love to support him by helping him get as much food as possible for this canned food drive!)

In the mood to give thanks?

Quadrant Homes is participating in a Canned Food Drive - North West Harvest. You can check out the website @ northwestharvest.org. The Food Drive goes from now til Nov. 17th. For every time you come and make a donation you will be given One ticket to the Space Needle - Good for up to 4 people Free Admission up the to visit the Observation Deck includes 4 free hours of valet parking and expires the Dec. 30th 2008.

Drop off the canned good items from 10 - 6pm Monday-Sunday at The Ridge at Suncrest community:
917 Comiskey Lane - Tumwater, WA 98512
Phone: 360-352-5656

What types of food does Northwest Harvest need?
Northwest Harvest can use any nonperishable food or monetary donations. If you prefer to donate food, select shelf-stable food with the lowest saturated fats and refined carbohydrates (sugar, white flour). We buy white rice and beans in bulk, so we encourage you to donate other items. Here are some suggestions:

General food items:

Oatmeal
Whole grain pastas
Brown rice
Tomato products
Canned peas
Canned pears and peaches, especially with low sugar (but not artificial sweeteners)
Canned tuna
Canned chicken and turkey
Shelf-stable milk
Beef stew, chili and similar meals with low sugar and saturated fats

Infant and baby foods:

Baby formula
Canned milk
Infant cereal
Jars of baby food
Powdered or canned milk
We also accept baby diapers

Trunk or Treat

Breanna is supposed to be a flower....she threw a 25 minute tantrum about me putting the costume on her. She also told us "owie" about the petals if they would touch her face (mind you they are the softest material EVER :) So, i put flower clips in her hair b/c I realized the hat part of the costume was not going to stay on!

My parents ward had trunk or treat and before the candy everyone had brought big crockpots full of soup and then rolls/bread, so we had a tasty feast! They also had a little "festival" around the church in different rooms. Breanna got her face painted (so did grammy) and won a prize at the beanbag toss. (she walked all the way up and dropped the beanbag in....smart little girl, she probably thought why are all these kids standing behind this line trying to throw it in...that's too hard, i'll just walk up there and drop it in :)

Dad was Bob Marley, which worked great because it kept his head warm and he got to have a "hair complex" for the night. Mom was a "wench", at least that's what dad kept saying she was because that was the label of her costume, in other words, a female pirate. I borrowed some of my moms scrubs and was a nurse, not too creative, but a great last minute and free costume!

Lots of fun! Breanna enjoyed trunk or treating. At least the candy aspect...but so did all of us adults :) Thanks Breanna for trunk or treating so I could steal your candy !!