Christmas Journals

I loved this little project. I was able to get the
journals done before Dec 1st so people could
start writing in them at the beginning of the month.
I thought what a great way to
journal Christmas memories, thoughts of the Savior,
or whatever people wanted to do.
I bought the journals at Miachels for $1 and used
ribbon I had gotten for half price.
I love simple but meaningful gifts and this fit perfectly.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I am thankful for ......

. . . the mess to clean after a party because it means
I have been surrounded by family and friends.

. . . the taxes I pay because it means that I am employed.

. . . the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.

. . . my shadow who watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.

. . .the lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning because it means
I have a home.

. . .the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking.

. . .all the complaining I hear about our government because it means
we have freedom of speech.

. . . my huge air conditioning bill because it means I am cool.

. . . the baby behind me at church who cries because it means that I can hear.

. . . the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby.

. . . weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been productive.

. . . the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means I am alive.


This was shared with me and thought you might enjoy it!

TAGGED

My daughter-in-law Emily tagged me so here goes (I don't live a very exciting life!!)

Favorite Shows:
1. Extreme Makeover
2. Dancing With the Stars
3. Home Cooking (w/Paula Deen)

Favorite Restaurants:
1. Cafe Rio
2. Texas Road House
3. Paradise Bakery

Least Favorite Restaurants:
1. Chileros
2. Olive Garden
3. Applebee's

Things That Happened Yesterday:
1. Walked 3 miles in the wind and dirt
2. Checked out garage sales
3. Visited a neighbor in need

Thing's I'm Looking Forward to:
1. Another vacation to the beach
2. Rachel & kids visiting in January (Yeah!!)
3. Spending time with grandkids

Things I'm NOT Looking Foward to:
1. Another birthday
2. Mopping all the tile flooring
3. Cleaning the garage

Things I Love About Fall:
1. Cooler mornings & evenings

Wish List:
1. To always have the drive to improve upon myself
2. To be as helpful as possible to those in need
3. To always find the time to delight in the simple things

Things I Do NOT Wish For:
1. More aches and pains
2. Difficult economical times
3. To be left here on earth without my eternal companion

Addie's B-day

Happy Birthday Addie!! Yesterday Addie turned 3 years old and I just had to post some pics of the day she was born before I went on with the birthday pictures. Addie is all ready for the candles to be lit and sing Happy Birthday.
Kami~~~ good job on the Aeriel cake
I love my princess wand and the tu-tu Aunt Anna made for me
Opening more presents- now I have some new princess toys to play with. We love you Addie Hugs & Kisses from grandpa & grandma xxoo

Carnival Time

Every October Anna's neighborhood has a carnival the Wednesday evening before Halloween. So the kids get dressed in their costumes~~grandma & grandpa get to take pictures and then we head to the carnival for games and yummy food. Gabriel and Gavin where Vikings this year. Anna made their costumes and did an amazing job! Kudos to your creativity Anna. This is Gabriel posing for grandpa.

Isa was Little Red Riding Hood. So cute and she is posing with her friend Isabel who she invited to the carnival.
Gabriel with his friend Silas~~ he came to join the festivities
Quinn is our little Super Man ~~ so cute
Addie is a princess (her hair is so cute) Bailey and Ellie wore the cutest tu-tus (sp) A friend made each of the girls one. The trips showing off their costumes~~ Gavin wouldn't break a smile
Quinn at the carnival on daddy's shoulders
I had to show off the girls new car seats that they got for their birthday. Pretty styling wouldn't you say? Love the color.

Oregon Pics At Last

Sorry it took so long to post our pictures of Oregon. It's just been crazy in the Scanlan household since we got home. We had such a great time with Rachel, Brendon and the kiddos. I love this pic of their family so I had to post it first!!

Lauren's B-day (turning 8) posing with the four generations of cute girls

Family gathering at Rachel's with my brother John and his wife Linda and Grandma

This is their whole family (they are such fun!) Grandma & of course Bob and I

Lauren & her daddy on her day of Baptism
Grandpa & Grandma with Lauren at her Baptism (a very spiritual & emotional day)

The whole gang after Lauren's Baptism ~~ we make quite a good looking group

Grandma Brown (my mom) and Rachel enjoying a moment in the beautiful outdoors of Oregon

The guys have a photo moment

The girls had to get into it too!!

I love this one~~ to me this looks like a children's modeling picture especially JulienOne of Oregon's beautiful water falls

Tia & Zack doing the pose~~ they where at the Oregon adventure also and they are always such fun be be around


The whole fam took a tour of the Oregon Temple grounds~~talk about beautiful!!

Beepers!!! Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Tia! This is my attempt of taking a picture of a 30 year old picture. This is sweet little beepers on her 1st birthday. We love you Tia and may you have a wonderful birthday year!~
Tia is one of the most kind, loving, and fun Aunts anyone could ask for. She has such a great love for all her nieces and nephews. What a blessing she is to all of them ~ someone they will always be able to turn to. Tia is with Lauren on her 8th birthday ~ cute pic!!!!
Hugs & kisses girl - I love you ~~Mom

Happy Birthday Maudie

Maudie turned 4 today!!! Happy Birthday little princess~~~ Maude is hugging her best friend in the whole world Annica- they see each other almost every day. I had to show the pic of Maude at the Tempe Water Park I LOVE her facial expression.
We love you Maude ~~~ Hugs & Kisses from Grandpa and Grandma
I had to put in a few pictures from memory lane. This is Maude's first birthday at the park with family.
Maude is all ready to eat her birthday cake.
We talked to Maudie this morning and she was going to have her party at 10:00am so they were getting all ready. She is having a pumpkin pinata so she is excited about that. I guess she invited a few boys and told Bob and I that there wasn't going to be any kissing ~~~ Toooo cute!!

OOPS!!!!!!!

The big OOPS is I got up early Friday morning and made Neiman Marcus Bars to take as refreshment for our Fabulous Friday Night enrichment. To make a long story short I went to enrichment and the bars stayed in my refrigerator. Don't ask me what I was thinking!!!

Cupcakes and Candles

Had to post some pics of Bailey and Ellie's birthday party. They where really loving the cupcakes and just couldn't seem to get enough!! Don't they look so cute in their styling birthday outfits?? Bailey and Ellie had so much fun opening their presents and playing with the balloons. Everyone had a great time eating pizza and enjoying the celebration. Time is just going by too fast it seems like just yesterday they where born. Hugs & kisses ~~~~

Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch

Gavin, Gabriel and Isa are on fall break this week so today was GRANDMA DAY!!! We went to the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert just over on the SE corner of Greenfield & Guadalupe. It is a 110 acre preserve for all kinds of birds and beautiful dragon fly. We did a little hiking and got to enjoy the wildlife. They even have a program where you can dig for dinosaurs. It also has a lake where you can take the kiddos and fish. We'll have to get grandpa involved with that one! Then off to check out the Gilbert library .....

Autumn Crafting

Yeah for girls night out!!!! I went with Anna to her neighbor Diane's home and we did some fall crafting. Diane had some really cute ideas. I ended up making the "BOO" wall hanging and really liked how it turned out. It's amazing what you can make with a little scrapbook paper, buttons, and ric-rac. Got to love the crafting, snacking and yakking.