Thankful for Thanksgiving!

THANKSGIVING DAY & THE BOYS STILL JUST WANT TO BE ON THE COMPUTER!

OUR LITTLE INDIANS!

I have to say I think Thanksgiving has to be the best holiday of the year! I love Christmas too, but Thanksgiving is so much more simple. Just family, friends, great food and a chance to really ponder on our many blessings. This year we spent Thanksgiving with our good friends (& neighbors) the Wirigs. Andrea & I made the turkey & all the fixings. Although, I wish we had our moms (& the rest of the family too) with us, I have to say we did a great job Thanksgiving dinner was delicious!!! I am grateful for good friends to spend the Holidays with when our families are so far away. I am also happy we get to see our families soon!

Meet Reggie!

Reggie

A mini labradoodle (grandma was a lab grandpa a toy poodle, mom is a 15 lb. labradoodle & dad is a 6 lb.toy poodle), we will wait to see how big he gets.

How could you not fall in love with this little guy?

The Kids love having him!

He is cute and silly

(Kyle, Maddy & Reggie)

The big girls adore him and snuggle him.

The boys play and sometimes tease him.

The little girls think he is a baby doll; they carry him around everywhere, brush him, and put toys in his mouth (like it or not) & they call him "wedgie" (like the underwear thing) . He is such a good sport to put up with it all, I think he is a keeper. He is 12-weeks old, currently 5 pounds, he sleeps through the night (from 10-7) and has not had an accident since the third day we had him.

And if you ever wonder where he is at any given moment, just look at my feet and I'm sure he will be there!

Heading Home

Day 3: The final day of our quick little adventure, but none less exciting than the rest!

We stayed in Air Force trailers parked at Flagg Ranch just outside the South entrance of Yellowstone. On Wednesday when we left we made a detour to Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, as you can see it is beautiful country!

The moment the kids have been waiting for is finally here! We picked up our V.I.P. (very important passenger) in Pocatello. Everyone instantly fell in love with our newest member of the family.

The night before we got him we were in Yellowstone playing cards and discussing what to name him (His name was Stewart Little before we got him), we were considering Jedi or Reggie. I asked Derrick what name he liked the best, he said "I don't know" Macall turned to me with an absolute serious face and said "Dad thinks we should name him I don't know." Our little 4-year old was cracking a sarcastic joke, and we all thought it was totally funny!

Yellowstone

Day 2: Yellowstone National Park

a.k.a. "Lellowstone" as Macall might say.

Lake Village

Maddy & Preston check out the bison along the roadside. We also saw one moose while driving through the park.

The waterfalls of Yellowstone

Norris Geyser Basin

Steamboat Geyser

Old Faithful

Dinner & S'mores!

3 CRAZY Days!

Day 1: Let's Go!

Monday, Sept. 8 we skipped school & headed to Yellowstone for 3 days. Monday was our travel day, but along the way we stopped at Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve. Craters of the Moon got it's name because a geologist said it like "the surface if the moon as seen through a telescope." The interesting landscape was formed from volcanic activity thousands of years ago.

This is the view from the top of the largest cinder cone, pretty barren. It was a great diversion from our travels and a great pit stop for lunch and a small hike to stretch our legs.

This is the plant life, not much.

Macall, Preston & Maddy.

This tree didn't think volcanic rock was very fertile.