Bye, bye November…..Hello December!

 

November has come and gone.  We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  We had some family and friends over for our Thanksgiving Feast.  We are so thankful for our family and friends.  Heavenly Father has blessed us with the closeness and love that we enjoy in our home.  With the knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we have been able to get through hard times by drawing closer to our Savior and cherish the good times as we continually recognize that our blessings come from God.  As we continue to keep an eternal perspective we know that through the keys of the priesthood we will be blessed to have our family together for Time and All Eternity.  I can’t think of anything that I am more thankful for.

October is OVER??

Is October over already? I can't believe it. The kids had a happy Halloween. Levi was Batman, Benjamin was Robin and Eden Rose was Cat woman. We had Trunk or Treat at church on Friday the 29th, went to Broadway at the Beach for trick or treating on Saturday the 30th and then did trick or treating here in our neighborhood on Halloween night. There is plenty of candy here at my house. My mom came to visit for the long weekend. I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed the day after Halloween and was thankful to have her here to help me and Jeff with the kids that day. I haven't had any candy for two whole days!! I hope all the good stuff is gone by the time I feel like eating again. Life hasn't changed much for us lately. I call that a good thing. I am registered for four classes starting in January to continue my nursing degree. I know that starting in January 2011 it will be busy enough around here. I am blessed to have a very supportive husband, who is behind me all the way. He understands, as well as I do, that it is going to be a sacrifice for the whole family and is ready and willing to do more than his share. Until then, we will enjoy the upcoming holidays and the regular routines that we have for now. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Well, the summer was great while it lasted. I find myself ready for each new season as one approaches its end. I love the fall weather but will miss the greenery and warm weather activities that we enjoy so much as a family. We had a blast with seeing all of our family this summer for the special occasions that we all celebrated together. Levi started 2nd grade at Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success, a charter school, this year. So far we are very pleased! Levi is doing well and seems to like it too. Benjamin in 3 and Ede is 2.......need I say more? Thanks to 1-2-3 Magic I am able to keep in control of most situations. Hahaha! With all of the holidays coming up I will keep you updated with pictures of my beautiful children. From what I hear, I do have beautiful children. I would ignore any other opinions anyway. LOL!!

My little Levi......Baptized!!!

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So, my favorite holiday just passed. I love celebrating Independence Day here at the beach. There is nothing like it. I love to go down to Surfside Pier, listen to the band and watch the busy families enjoy their day together with popsicle or watermellon juice dripping from thier chins and small American flags waving in the air while they dance around. As the sun goes down the beach starts to crowd with people sitting in their chairs or on their towels. We choose towels but make a sand pillow to rest our heads on and have a spectacular view of the sky while we play with the sand between our toes. The pier lights go out and the crowd gets excited. I love to hear the whistles, screams of excitement and clapping from those around me. This night, Jeff, myself and Levi lay on the sand side by side with Ben on top of me lying on his back and Ede does the same with Jeff. Surprisingly the two little ones are not scared. The big BOOM startles them but the beautiful lights in the sky soon settle them as they watch with amazement. Ede turns to each of us everytime and while pointing to the sky says "ooooo. Pretty." Levi hardly ever lays so still as he enjoys himself, as well. Fireworks as far as you can see to the right and left but you can hardly take your eyes off the show going on right in front of you. We sit for 30 minutes or so, just watching the beautiful show of lights and then the finale!! The big booms felt in your chest while your face beams with a permanate smile. And when it's over you can't wait until next year!!

So, it has been quite some time since my last post but I am going to re-commit myself to blogging again. The summer is now in full swing for 2010. Levi has spent all of it so far with his Grandma and Grandpa in Gaffney. He comes home tomorrow and we are all sooooo ready for him to come home. As you can see, we have not been without things to do around here. Ben and Ede are either worst enemies or best buds. This day they decided to band together and cover themselves with Desitin. It was so hard to get that stuff out of their hair and still to this day the closes smell like a baby's butt.......a clean baby's butt. Jeff has enjoyed his new Post Office at Pawley's Island and I have picked up a lot of hours at the hospital. We finally sold our house in Gaffney and feel a little more of financial freedom thanks to the teachings of Dave Ramsey. I am planning on cutting back on my hours soon so I can enjoy the rest of the summer with the kids. You will soon find me frequenting the ocean and the water park.
We love our ward family at our church here. Jeff is the ward Financial Clerk and I am 2nd Counselor in the Primary Presidency. I love those children and teaching them during Sharing Time. Levi will be 8 and baptized soon. He is excited about that. I will be updating our blog more often and am looking forward to it. Hope you enjoy it too!