Abundantly Blessed!

Our family has been abundantly blessed this year!  We had 3 baptisms, a baby blessing, bought a new house, had a wonderful trip to Washington, Ben and I went to Dubai and Hawaii AND this week Ben got a job offer with less travel!  We have much to be thankful for!

I have always loved Thanksgiving.  It's important to recognize the good in our lives.  Even when things are hard (the past 7 years have been no picnic) you can find something positive in any situation, and when you do, it brings peace and joy.  In an attempt to help our kids develop an attitude of gratitude we had them tell us one thing they were thankful for (no repeats) each day in November.  I enjoyed it so much it may become a family tradition.

This year my brave sister Angie invited us for Thanksgiving at her house.  I'm pretty sure she was surprised when most of us said yes.  Tara and her family couldn't make it, and Julie is still in the clink, but the rest of us headed to St. George and made some fun Thanksgiving memories.  Angie was an awesome hostess, Ryan smoked some succulent ham, Jenny thrilled us with her pretzel jello, Ben candied some delicious yams, Dad's turkey popped right on time, and David "the matador" made an excellent gravy.  The rest of us helped where we were needed, and it was miraculous that it all came together right around 2pm.  Success!  The rest of the weekend was filled with hiking, pickle ball, sunshine, nerts, and fun times with the cousins.  Thanks for everything Angie and Ryan!

Dixie Rock

Everyone but Ben made it through the "crack".