Elder Bricco

Well, it's been a long time since I sat down at my computer, I actually had to clean off a space on my desk so I could even type this :)  Just wanted to show some pictures of Keiler and his time in the MTC.  He entered there on May 15th and left for South Korea at the end of July.  He seems to be enjoying his time there, but as is typical he doesn't have much to say in his emails.  He is enjoying the ward he is serving in and currently has a companion from Sandy, Utah. 

A few wedding photos

Enjoy the Journey

I wasn't going to post anything till after the wedding but this thought keeps coming to my mind so I thought I'd better write it down. I remember when my kids were babies and I thought "I can't wait till they can smile, crawl, walk, talk, etc. " Then its I can't wait till my kids start school. And I can't wait till summer when we don't have homework. It goes on and on. I sometimes feel like the kids when we drive in the car on a trip and they say "are we there yet?" The only way they seem to enjoy the journey is to watch a movie or color or play games, but whatever the entertainment they do finally enjoy the journey. I think I need to find my "movie" or "games" or pictures to "color" during my journey. I really enjoy life, I've enjoyed being a mother and I love being around kids so it isn't like I don't enjoy the journey everyday but sometimes I just feel a little overwhelmed at the task ahead. One of my new years goals is to take time for myself, to do things like study the scriptures more, attend the temple more, work on my sewing projects more... I think taking time for those things will help me feel more organized and happy with the other parts of my life. I also want to make sure that everyday my kids know how much I love them. They grow up so fast !!!! Enough of the rambling- time to get back to wedding preparations :)

Cousins

The girls.

The boys.

All 10.

Early this fall we decided that we needed a cousin picture, before all these kids go different ways. These are my parents 10 grandchildren- 5 girls and 5 boys !! 5 of them are mine, 2 are my sister Karen's, 1 my brother Aaron's, and 2 are my brother Colin's. (We're still waiting on Pat :) ) I'm so glad that they all get along so well and have made lots of memories together. It wont be long and some of them will be spread all over the world (possibly). Keiler will be leaving on a mission soon and Alex wont be far behind him. I'm so excited for both of them and the adventures awaiting them. Jordan is getting married in January and Ashley is only 1 1/2 years younger so who knows when the time will come for her :)

Thankful Thursday

For this month of Thanksgiving, I thought I would list 10 things I'm thankful for. They will be in no particular order :)
1. The Gospel of Jesus Christ
2. My wonderful parents who taught me so much and continue to teach me.
3. My awesome husband Greg who puts up with me.
4. Jordan, Keiler, Max, Dallin and Lauren- the best kids in the whole world!!
5. My Grandparents who are such an influence in my life.
6. Karen, Aaron, Patrick, and Colin- the best siblings anyone could ask for.
7. Rick, Melissa and Katrina- thanks for becoming part of our family :)
8. My house (and especially my craft room)
9. Greg's job !!
10. The best neighbors and friends I could ask for.

My Cousin David

Yesterday, my cousin David A. passed away from injuries suffered in a car accident. This is his beautiful family from last year (their youngest was not in the picture she turned 1 this summer). I don't have very many cousins, but spent my childhood living close to most of them. I have so many fun and silly memories of David. My favorite thing about him has always been his smile. It seems like everytime I ever saw him as a child or as an adult he had this big smile on his face. He will truly be missed.

Why Am I Doing This?

Last Saturday at Weight Watchers our leader challenged us to come up with 10 reasons why joined WW. She said to post our list somewhere where we would not forget so I decided to make it a blog post :)
These are in no particular order and it was way harder that I thought to come up with 10 reasons!!!

1. Jordan is getting married.
2. I want to coach Lauren's soccer team next fall.
3. I want to buy cute clothes.
4. I want to feel healthy.
5. I want my family to be healthy.
6. I want to feel better about myself.
7. I want to prove to myself that I CAN accomplish a goal.
8. I want to avoid health problems.
9. I want to go to Hawaii.
10. ??????