Happy Thanksgiving!

What a great holiday Thanksgiving is! I love
to eat yummy food, be with good company,
reflect on what I'm thankful for, and play
games. That is just what we did! We ended
up staying here in Las Vegas and got together
with friends. We had a Great Time!

We made these turkey hats for Family Home
Evening prior to Thanksgiving. We put what
we were thankful for on the feathers. Then
we acted like turkeys with our gobbles and
wobbles. The middle turkey had too much
of the gobbling!

I'm Thankful for...
Jenna-family, friends, pets, back yard, Jesus
Mindy-water, family, plants, animals, Jesus, love
Brittany-my bed, my flowers, my Jesus, my scooter

Surgery?

I went under the knife on the 14th of November for Surgery.
The name of it is a septoplasty which means I had surgery to
clear out the extra bone and cartilage in my nose so I can
breath better and hopefully help with my headaches. My
kids are telling everyone I had nose surgery. Now days
people question what "nose surgery" is all about. I
experienced this first hand when I went to my kids
parent teacher conferences. The teachers had been
wondering what was this nose surgery I had done.
I assured them it wasn't a "nose job". It's a medical
not cosmetic procedure. I still have my God given
state of the art Merryweather nose inherited by my
mother. Thanks Mom!

So How am I doing? I feel I am getting better everyday.
I feel blessed to have such a great support system. I
had my husband for four days. What a great help he
was. My family couldn't be here to help after that so I
have had to rely on great friends. I'm thankful to
everyone who brought food, their love, and support.
I wish I had great pictures of the surgery, but I don't.
So I guess it's left to the imagination. I also feel blessed
to not have much bruising. Some people who have
had it look like a raccoon with their black eyes. Can
you imagine the stories you could tell! So now I can
breath out of both nostrils. Yippee!! I haven't been able
to for as long as I can remember. The pain, pressure,
and headaches I will have to give more time. All and
all the I think the surgery will be a success!

Kate is One years Old!

I can't believe my baby is One years old! Kate
turned One on November 13th. It has
been a great year. She is so sweet and adorable.
She started walking just three days prior. I forget
how fun being one is. Some other things she does are
trying to dress herself, waves and says bye and hi,
dances to music, laughs at herself, chases her
sisters, and captures her mom's heart everyday!
Happy Birthday Kate!!!

Before the demolition

The Demolition

The Presents!

The American Veteran

Today I couldn't help but think of all those wonderful veterans that have fought for my freedom. We are so blessed to live in America and have the rights and privileges it offers. I have always been grateful for my Grandpa who fought and survived World War II. He is since gone but missed dearly. My step-Dad Tom fought in the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. My step Brother in Iraq. We owe a great deal to all those who have sacrificed in freedoms name. My Grandma wrote the following poem and is in honor to all those veterans out there.



The American Veteran

As I enjoy the rights of freedom
I can't help but stop and pause.
It was the sacrifice of veterans
That protected freedom's cause.

As I breathe the air of freedom
And travel freedom's lands.
I know that human freedoms
Were won by veterans hands.

The world still cries of bondage,
"Down with tyrant's cruel reign,"
And the veteran will be called upon
To protect mankind again.

A veteran never talks or boasts
O battles that were fought.
No one will ever know the scars
Those fight for freedom brought.

No one will ever know the pain
Those left at home endured.
The waiting, watching, praying,
Until freedom was secured.

Too many have forgotten
The sacrifices veterans made.
They've forgotten health and lives
Were the price that veterans paid.

Let us keep the memory of the ones
who answered freedom's call.
Let us honor the names of veterans:
They won freedom for us all.

Joyce Johnson Merryweather

Halloween Fun!

I love this picture because it is so like my kids! Brittany is
scratching you know where. Mindy is happily posing for
the picture. Jenna is thinking get this picture done. Kate is
working hard to get that hood off her head.





Rick was helping Brittany with her pumpkin.
She just couldn't stay awake any longer. I
Thought it was Cute!

Family Retreat Vegas Style!

We had a reunion with my side of the family at our house.
My family called me up several months back and suggested
we have it in Las Vegas. Rick and I are always traveling up
to Utah so they decided to do the traveling instead.
We had a great time! Here are some of the things we did.
Spring Preserve
We really enjoyed going to the Preserve. We learned about
our environment in a hands on way. Here is the website
if you want to know more www.springspreserve.org

Photo Scavenger Hunt!

We split up into two teams and took pictures with different
captions. The first team done was the winner.
Here are a few of the pictures we did.

Unusual Perspective

I'm Soooo Big!

What Disney Movie are we from?

I can't believe we all fit in here!

Random Pictures

Jenna is 9 Years Old!