Zacs First 3 Months

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Thankful for Niesha and Zack

Niesha,

So, I know I’ve brought this story up a million times to you, but one of my first memories of you is how much I loved your name even as a little girl!  So much so, that I named my favorite kitten after you!  I’m thankful for your cute name!

I’m thankful for the love that your big sister (I think it was Shana) had for you, walking you home from school.  That’s when I learned your name.  I was probably outside standing on one of the big rocks asking if you’d be my friend.  My mom tells me that’s what I would do.  Beg for friends.  haha 

I’m thankful that I came to know you a little better through the years.  Seriously, you are so cute and fun! 

I’m thankful for your fun, creative blog!  Lately, I especially love your Changing Table Tuesdays for your fun candid moments with the babe.

I’m thankful you got such a sweet baby girl!  I’ve been praying that you’d get a sweet baby!  You so deserve baby Kai!  You are such a sweet Mama!  Praise God for giving you this little blessing! 

I’m so thankful for you posting about sweet, sweet Isabella!  I can’t tell you how amazing you are for having the courage and strength to post about her, to make us all so much more grateful for the things we sometimes take for granted.

I’m thankful for the advance in medicine.  That we have come so far and we are able to do so much more.  I’m so thankful for the opportunity you have been given to be able to have your adorable baby girl.  Kai is so cute!  And such a girly girl already!

I’m thankful you have a husband that loves you and is just as in love with your baby girl as you are.  Or should I say, was so in love with her before she was even here.  I loved when you posted that he bought her that cute little outfit when you found out you were having a girl!

I love your home.  You have great style!  I remember your Christmas post with your big beautiful tree.  How fun!  I’m sure our babies will love the Christmas lights on our trees this year!  I can’t wait!

I’m thankful for your talent in photography!  I love it so much!  I love your puppy pics and the fun you have!  I love all your pics of your baby and even your random ones! 

Niesha,  I can’t tell you how thankful I am for you posting about Isabella and the joy you now have with baby Kai!  I’m so, so happy for you! 

Luke 18:16  “But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”

Thankful for Heather and Cole

Heather,

I’m thankful that you married my cousin Cole!  You guys are so cute!

I’m thankful for your adorable little girls and the love you have for your family! 

I’m thankful that I got to sit by Brylee and Cole at the Prom last year.  She is so funny!  And I have always loved Cole.  I think she gets some of her humor from,her Daddy. 

I’m thankful that we have close babies too!  I feel like I have posted this so many times already.  Lots of new babies lately!  I LOVE it! 

I’m thankful that we have some of the same friends and grew up in the same area.  It’s so fun for me to read about the times you go home and see pictures of old friends or click on their blogs from your page now and then. 

I love that Brylee is such a girly girl!  She is such a ham!!  I love all your silly pics of her.  She cracks me up! 

I love all your pictures of Grandma Camille and even Grandpa Dugan (I remember him as Dale).  And all the cousins!  It’s so much fun to see everyone having fun with your babies!

I also love that even though Brylee is so girly, she loves being on the farm!  What a cutie!

I love seeing the fun things you do with your girls (so far mostly Brylee, of course).  You girls have so much fun!  I’m excited to see the fun you have with little Lilly, too!

I love your monthly pictures you take of your girls.  It’s so fun to see them grow!

Thankful for Tosha and Matt

Tosha, (Private Blog)

I am thankful that you are one of the first people I met when I moved back to my Dad’s.  I remember in 8th grade meeting (I think I met Trina first) and then said hi to you and you were like “Who is this girl?!"  I didn’t realize you were twins.  That’s my first (embarrassing) memory of you! 

I am thankful for my memories of you during high school and the fun times we had even though we weren’t the closest friends.  I always thought you and Trina were so cute!

I am thankful for your blog and seeing your super cute kids growing up.

I love the name Allie with all my heart!  I wish Luke would fall in love this name too!  I have always called my “make believe” baby girl, Allie.  I think it is so cute! 

I love your kids’ blonde hair!  So cute!

I love that you got your kids’ pictures taken all together as well as Allie’s individual.  So fun!  I love pictures!

I’m thankful that we have kids so close together to see them grow up and I can see what I have to look forward to with Zac!

I”m so thankful that you post more often than me!  So, I CAN see what I have to look forward to with Zac.  You motivate me to post more often!  Really, thank you for posting!  I look forward to them!

I’m thankful that you are a cancer survivor wife!  God bless you and the struggles you have endured!  I’m so thankful that Matt is a survivor! 

I’m thankful for blogs and the way that we are able to use our blogs as a journal for our kids to look back at and see our memories!  What a blessing!  I love being able to post blogs for family and friends to see, but more for my babies to see as they grow up!

Thankful for Julia and Chet

Julia,

First, I must say how much it shows that you love your little guy so much!  All the fun pictures and updates are so cute!  I’m thankful for that!

I’m thankful for your love for your family, Chet, Keldon, and both your family and your in-laws!  That is awesome!

I’m thankful for your brother serving our country and all the others that do so!  What a blessing they all are to us!  I know so many of us take for granted the freedom we have in our country without even thinking about those who are making it all possible. 

I’m thankful for your group of friends and all the fun things you do together.  I love your friends posts.  You guys have so much fun!  I love it!

I’m thankful for your love for photography!  It’s so much fun and great to capture moments that will be memories that last forever. 

I remember your wedding day and how sweet you were giving me a big hug.  Weird, I know.  I’m thankful for that.

I love your relationship with Keldon.  That you two are so close.  I love it!  I hope Zac and I are close too!  It’s such a sweet relationship!

I love your new house and your decorating.  It looks so great!  What a blessing to have the beautiful views you do!

I’m thankful for you posting the views you have, and the fun you have in Sanpete.  It makes me feel “at home”.  It’s so fun for me to see!

I’m thankful you are friends with Angie, JanaKaye (did I slaughter her name spelling, which would be funny, because when I was little playing house I always called myself JanaKaye because I thought her name was so cool!  NERD!), and Janice.  It’s fun for me to see pics of my family, since I never see them anymore!  They totally need blogs!

Zac’s First Halloween!

After searching for the perfect costume for Zac’s first Halloween, I saw a Mario costume and thought how easy it would be to make it myself.  He had a red onesie, and blue pants.  I bought the red hat and stuck the “M” and suspenders on with velcro.  Cha ching!  We have the cutest little Mario I’ve ever seen!  The best part is that the mustache didn’t even bug him.  It was so funny.  He’d just hang out in his mustache like he grew it himself.  So cute!We dressed up about a million times it felt like and by Halloween, Zac was so over being Mario!  Wednesday, we had our playgroup and the kids dressed up.  We took him to Grandma Darlene’s to show off his costume.  Have I said how much he loves his Daddy?! Friday I took him to “work”.  Can I still call it that if I don’t really work there anymore?  I love everyone there so much and miss them tons!  But, there is nothing better than being able to be with my boy everyday!  Thank you Jesus for answering our prayers!  I love that I can go visit them like I never left.Sherry, Me, Mario, and Misty

Donelle “Glenda, the Good Witch” and Mario

 DJ

 Zac is really good at helping the girls work.  They get a lot done while he is there cracking the whip.  haha

Doug

Lori “Little Red Riding Hood” and Zac We took his Mario hat off and he turned into Steve, my “Boss” just a few years ago with his awesome stache.  The framed photo of “World’s Best Boss” was my white elephant gift I made for last years Christmas party.  This photo is the best blackmail ever! 

 Sleepy Mario at Grandma Kelli’s Zac hanging out in his “spot”.  He can lay here forever watching sports with Grandpa.  He loves it! Saturday, we went to Presley’s Costume Birthday Party, then met Grandma Shelley and Grandpa Joey at Ruby Tuesdays to show them “Mario” while they had appetizers and a drink, then went trick or treating to Grandma Darlene’s, Aunt Pam’s, Grandma Kelli and Grandpa MJ’s, and Grandma Judy’s.  We were exhausted and not the happiest Mario by the end of the night.  We were so happy to get in our jammies and just hand out candy to the trick or treaters!  And on Sunday, the real Halloween, we took it easy!  We only got one set of trick or treaters and that was it!

Hope you all had a great Halloween!  We did!

Presley’s 3rd Birthday Party

Presley turned 3!  And had a really cute costume party!  Me and “Baby Mario” went and loved watching P open her presents, and eat her dirt and worms, and make her cute little jack-o-lantern plate.  She was the cutest little witch!  I especially loved her tights and sparkly purple shoes!  Too bad she lost the shoes, and Mario’s costume didn’t last long enough for pictures.  Jess is the best party hostess!   Happy Birthday Presley!  We love you!