Thanksgiving

It is Thanksgiving morning and before I start to run around around getting things ready to go I thought I would post about what I am thankful for.


I am thankful for Jocelyn who is the light of my life and for Matt who is my best friend, my rock, and the love of my life. They both make me happier than I ever thought I could be.

I am thankful that Matt and I have the most amazing families. They are always there for us and tons of fun to be around.

I am thankful that we all have our health.

I am thankful that I have a job... even though I need another one.

I am thankful that I get to look outside each day and see the beauty of the mountains.

I am thankful that on Saturday Matt and I will have been non-smokers for 1 month.

I am thankful that the Lord is in our lives and has blessed us so much.

I am thankful for love, all kinds.

It is overwhelming to me how much I have to be thankful for - and when I start to look at all the good things in my life the bad things seem to just fade away.


Happy Thanksgiving.

Conversation

This was the conversation between Jocelyn and I last night...

Me "I love you baby girl"
Joss "Love too"
Me "That's sweet, thank you"
Joss "Welcome"


It just warmed my heart!

October :)

Happy Halloween!
Jocelyn dressed up as a duck this year and had a blast! She picked up the trick-or-treat concept pretty quickly and was thrilled every time she got a piece of candy to put in her bag.

First time trick or treating

Jocelyn, Cayden and Nana

Quack Quack

Coloring on her pumpkin, Matt later cut a moon and stars out and she loved it!

Hanging at The Little Gym Halloween party

Our little duck

A couple of weeks ago we went to Seattle to visit our friends Jason and Holly and their little girl Brooke who is 6 months old. We had a wonderful time going to Pike's Place and just being able to relax and visit with friends. Matt and I took Jocelyn to the Children's Museum one day which was a huge hit. Jocelyn also had a fabulous time making Brooke laugh.

Jocelyn holding Brooke

Jason, Jocelyn and Matt (Joss was trying on Brooke's Halloween costume)

Joss and Matt trying to stay warm

Painting at the Children's museum

Ice cream at Pike's Place

Brooke

One of Jocelyn's new favorite things is the aquarium. I bought a pass that gets us in for a year and we have been going at least once a week. She loves it and gets excited every time we go.

At the aquarium

We have had a fun filled busy October and are looking forward to the holidays.

I have to apologize for the picture quality, our camera is slowly dying.

Coupons!

I had to copy my sister-in-law Sarah and post a picture of my grocery savings this week for all the non-believers. :)

I got:

2- 3 packs of Popcorn

3- 3 packs of juice boxes

1- box instant oatmeal

3- boxes of cereal

4- boxes of granola bars

2- bags of chocolate chips

2- bags shredded cheese

3- cheese sticks

1- package American cheese

7- yogurts

1- bottle coffee creamer

1- package cookie dough

1- Welch's juice

2.5 pounds of grapes

5 pounds of potatoes

My original bill was $86.77 and I paid $36.66 - that's a savings of $50.11, more than half!

No!

The inevitable has happened... Jocelyn's favorite word is now 'no'. I think I had heard the word no at least 50 times by lunchtime today. It doesn't matter what the question is, the first word out of her mouth is no... although she reserves the right to change her mind after she thinks about the question. I hope this phase passes quickly!

On a good note, Matt and I are now licensed foster parents! We meet with our coordinator this afternoon. We are so excited!!!

Love Hope Believe Dream

To the right on the sidebar is a link to buy bracelets and key chains to benefit Cici and Christian. These little toddlers need all the help they can get. Please visit the links below to see their stories.
http://www.colofisch.blogspot.com

http://www.christiansjourney.org

Jocelyn, Matt and coupons galore!

Jocelyn had her 18 month appointment this week and she weighs in at 25 pounds and 33 1/2 inches tall, still 95th percentile. The bottles have been gone for 2 weeks now and the Binky is next on the list. She is talking more everyday, I love hearing her try new words. She loves Elmo and the Wiggles, M&Ms, Mac and Cheese, tacos, spaghetti and pizza. I can not believe how much I love this beautiful little girl.
Matt had an epidural in his back two weeks ago and it worked! Woohoo!!! He is having so much less pain than before it is unbelievable. The epidural combined with the injections he got in his knees in July have made it so he is almost back to normal. We are so lucky it worked and it is wonderful to have my husband back!
We made our second trip to the grocery today with coupons in hand... the shopping cart was fully loaded and the original bill came to $162.00... after the value card and coupons we spent $50.00 and that included buying diapers and coffee!!! Between this trip and the trip last week our pantry is fully stocked, we won't have to buy a lot of our normal staples for a long time. I am so thankful that Sarah showed us how to save money!