Thanksgiving

Since Halloween took so long to blog about, let's get Thanksgiving done now! This has been a week of thanksgiving for sure. On Tuesday night, Jefferson and I got to go to the temple with his sister Suzanne. Other than my brief coughing fit, it was a lovely evening in the temple! Then on Wednesday we got to witness Suzanne, Joe, Capree and Oakley be sealed together. What more could I be thankful for than temple blessing and the knowledge of the gospel. Thanks, Ganges, for letting us be a part of your special day!


On Thursday we had breakfast with the Porter family. Yummy quiches, sweet rolls, ham and pumpkin roll. Perfect way to start the day. It was Gary's birthday so we opened presents and played a quick game about how well we knew him. Jefferson then went to Sports Authority with the boys and I took Lincoln home for a nap (and I needed a shower).

We headed to my parent's house around 4:30. All my brothers and sisters (and their families) were there for dinner. Dinner was delicious. I love a good turkey and mashed potatoes! Before dessert we all went to the family room to discuss Christmas. After much laughter (and some hurt feelings) we figured out what we wanted to do. So we ate dessert! Jefferson made pumpkin cheesecake bars and I thought they turned out very good. There was also 3 kinds of pie and a German dessert Johanna made with nuts and pastry and raspberry preserves. YUM!

Needless to say it was a good day of food and family. I am so grateful for my family (brothers (in-law), sisters (in-law), parents (in-law), aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, etc...). Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Now....let Christmas decorating and songs on the radio begin!

Halloween

Yes, Halloween. I was going to at least get this up before Thanksgiving, but alas, it did not happen. Oh well. Here are some cute Halloween pictures of Fireman Lincoln. He got to dress up Thursday and go trick-or-treating with the daycare around to the classrooms at Davis High. Then we went around the block on Halloween night with some neighbors. Found out he loves suckers :)


After going around the block Jefferson took Lincoln over to the Porters to see all the cousins. I think everyone looks pretty cute in their costumes!

Sick Baby

Lincoln hasn't been feeling too well lately. Yesterday he just wanted to be held. At night he started getting a fever. I took him to Grandma Porter's today. As we were walking out the door, Lincoln threw up all over the kitchen floor and himself (luckily it was on the tile and not on me). So I had to change clothes and quickly clean up so I wasn't too late for school. Since he wasn't feeling well, and Grandma had other kids to watch, I went to school and started hunting for a sub. Luckily I found someone and was able to go home to take care of him. I ended up taking him to the doctor because his fever wasn't going down. Ear infection! Second one in 2 months and the same ear. The doctor said it was a pretty good infection so he gave him a stronger medicine. Hopefully it helps Lincoln feel better soon! I could tell he just didn't feel good. Poor kid! Luckily we got in today before the weekend. After all the running around today, he is finally down for a nap (the doctor's office called and said to come just after he fell asleep for his nap). Let's hope this medicine works quickly!