I am thankful for....

It is funny how kids minds are constantly thinking about things that as an adult we take for granted. I have noticed this recently with Nicholas. A few weeks ago I picked up Nicholas from school and while driving home told him that his friends T –n- T were coming to visit. He was thrilled! A few seconds later he pipes up in the backseat… T is not my buddy (pause) she’s my friend…but T is my buddy. T n T are twin boy and girl and it was interesting that Nicholas distinguished between the two of them. They all play so well together but Nicholas has already classified the difference between his “buddy” and his “friend.” Well anyway, time has passed and I hadn’t really thought about it again, except to tell a few people how cute I thought it was and then yesterday he made a comment that really put it all into perspective. We were all sitting around the table for Thanksgiving dinner, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Tradition involves everyone of speaking age to say what they are thankful for, starting with the oldest and ending with the youngest- Nicholas being the youngest. Of course we are all saying things like we are thankful for our family, our homes, our freedom, all the things that are on the forefront of our minds. When we asked Nicholas to say what he was thankful for with no hesitation he piped up, “I am thankful for my buddy, T.” He knows what is important and I have to say, I am thankful for him too, as well as his family. I love that Nicholas has already begun to make good friends that he will remember for his lifetime.

Twilight

This weekend was the Twilight Premiere. It has been a countdown to seeing it and we had our tickets purchased over 2 weeks ago. The anticipation was eating away and yesterday was the big day. A large group of my family and friends headed to the theatre to see the book and characters come to life on big screen. As we waited in the theatre for the movie to begin there was talk of our favorite scenes in the book, our expectations (if any), and the feeling in the air. All the mid-teen to teen girls giggled and whispered and then the lights went dim. the moment had finally arrived... 2 hours 10 minutes later, it was over... in that 2 hours there was giggling, screaming (when Edward entered the scene), oohing and aughing, and silence! What did I think? Does it really matter...if you liked it...enjoy it..if you didn't...keep your mouth shut so that others can continue to enjoy it. I will say am one who enjoyed it for what it was. Was it what I expected, YES!!! It is a movie for teens and that is who was geared towards. Ask any mid-tween to teen and they were probably drooling and twitterpaited throughout the entire movie and didn't have sense enough to pick it apart 'til there was nothing left. I, on the other hand, am no longer a teen and am surrounded by movie critics with opinions about every detail...so while I know there are flaws if you want to look for them or maybe they even jumped out at you, I still choose to enjoy the film and take it all in. Watching my favorite scenes come to life on big screen was exhilarating. I will own it...why! Because of the memories that go along with it. I, for one, will see it again...for the same reason because it was fun and joyful and the friends that surround me are worth it. I'm sorry if you didn't like it...but please keep it to yourself and let me continue to enjoy it.

Tribute fo our Friends

A little less than a year ago a family moved into our ward – the dixon’s. I had known E through various venues with the youth. When she showed up at church one Sunday, I was excited to see her and also find out they were here to stay. Instantly we became friends, our common interest in the game Settlers of Cataan made it even easier for our husbands to relate also. Who would have known the kind of friends we were to become. Over the past year we have had many a game night, movie night—social night, dinner night and so much more. Just the other day David commented, “I think D is the first friend I have every had the phone number memorized for.” I think that comment was an omen and I will, from this time forward, not allow David to memorize any of our friends numbers because that evening D broke the news that they would be moving…not just across town but to ARIZONA. Yuck! Who would leave beautiful, green, plush Washington to go to dry, allergy infested, brown Arizona? Well I guess they would and for good reason, D is going back to school. On the one hand we are very excited for them and the new adventures they will endeavor upon, on the other hand we are going to miss them tremendously. We have been very blessed in the past year to make some very good friends and we are glad they are not all moving but I must admit when the dixon’s leave, a piece of our heart will go with them. Of course we will miss their kids too- S, Z and J. It will not be as fun watching them grow up through pictures. Maybe one day we’ll make a trip to the desert and visit them but always they will be in our fondest of memories. We love you guys! Good luck and keep in touch!

Buddy Boy

It's funny how a haircut can totally change the way you look at someone. We have been growing out Nicholas' hair for quite some time now and if you look at previous posts it was getting pretty long- and it was pretty dang cute. Well, David was growing for the sole purpose of cutting it like a mullet for Halloween. If you look at those pictures, he got his wish, under the condition it would not and could not stay like that. So, after a couple days too long of having my little boy look like...well the description is a bit dirogatory, anyway I took him to get his haircut yesterday and well...ta da! My little boy is growing up. He is too cute! Take a look for yourself.

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