November in a Nutshell

I only posted three things in November. How sad! I did do things I promise, but things just get crazy and I don't know where the time goes. On the 15th of November we joined Corey's family in celebrating the marriage of his sister Heather. We had great food and great conversation. It was fun to get together as a family. And as you can see at 5 months pregnant I am still trying to be sexy.

It was the first time in a long time that all of Corey's family was together so they got a great picture of Mom, Dad, and siblings all together.

Thanks for taking pictures Melanie.

Camrey turned 5 this November. I can't believe it has been 5 years already. Camrey has blessed our lives in so many ways. She is a smart, beautiful, loving little girl. Camrey started crawling at 6 months old, starting walking at about 10 1/2 months old, and she can memorize anything. At 3 years old she memorized the Articles of Faith up to the 5th one. If I would have continued working with her she probably could of remembered more and if I would have continued asking her to say them she would have remembered the ones she already learned. Two Christmas's ago Melanie and Brian gave us a great gift of Camrey singing "I can go to the Distance" (I can go the Distance from Hercules). She has her very own CD single of this song. She still loves to sing and dance and color. She is a great big sister. She can't wait for the new baby. She wants to feed her and change her diapers and she just wants to be involved. I just want Camrey to know how much I love her and what joy she brings into my life.
For Camrey's birthday Corey made teddy bear pancakes for

breakfast.

Then we took her to see Madagascar. She loved it.

In the theater

Before we got to the theater we went to the Pet Store. That is a favorite pass time I have found. Whenever Corey is off he takes the kids on field trips. They mostly end up at Cabela's, Sportsmans Warehouse, and the Pet Store. Camrey keeps begging us for a cat. At this point we have to say no because of the new baby coming. We invited all the family to our house for a birthday party on Sunday the 23rd. Camrey couldn't wait for everyone to come and sing happy birthday to her. Thank you to everyone who came and for the great presents. It was funny one of her presents was wrapped in a priority mail box. She didn't know what it was so she just held it up to have her picture taken with it. We had to explain to her that we had to open the box to get the real present. It was classic.

Priority mail?

The real present...that's better

Happy Birthday Camrey! We love you!

Of course in November you have Thanksgiving. I didn't get any pictures for Thanksgiving because I have no brain and forgot the camera. We went to my Dad's house this year. With my family it is tricky because Mom and Dad are divorced so every other year we go to my Mom's house and then the off year we go with Corey's family. My Dad always gets left out of the mix. This year we decided to do Thanksgiving with my Dad. Thank you to Corey's family for understanding the situation. I know my Dad was very happy that he got to have a Thanksgiving with most of his kids. I am very thankful for my Mom and Dad who raised me to always choose the right. They taught me the importance of the gospel and the importance of a temple marriage. Though their marriage ended up not being perfect they still taught me a lot and I love both of them. I am thankful for Corey. Corey has done so much for me and continues to prove how much he loves me. Corey is a great father and husband. Thank you Corey for all that you do. I am thankful for Camrey and Brennen. Each day they bless my life. They say or do things every day that make me laugh. I would not trade any moment in my life if it meant I didn't get to have these two wonderful children. I am thankful so far in this pregnancy that all is going well. I am thankful for the men and women who fight every day for our freedom. Their sacrifice keeps us all safe and for that I am truly thankful. I am thankful for our Savior Jesus Christ for the sacrifice he gave so that we can return home and be with our family for eternity. I'm thankful that I have been raised in the gospel to know that families are forever. For all of this I am blessed.