'Thanes'-giving Day...

Well we just had one of our favorite holidays! 'Thanes'-giving Day was a success. We have had this new holiday for a couple years now. It all started, when Gavin mentioned that Thanksgiving Day was coming up and suggested that we change it to Thane's giving day, so that Thane would have to give him a gift. This of course was a joke.

Well, Thane got really excited about being able to give gifts to his loved ones. He was so excited that he did not quit asking me about it. So, I finally took him to the local dollar store and he proceeded to choose gifts for each member of our family, and our extended family. We took them home and he wrapped them all with love and care, packed them in a backpack, and waited to 'deliver' them.

On the next day, 'Thanes'-giving Day, we went to our usual holiday meal. After we ate, Thane passed out his gifts and watched everyone loving their gifts. He was smiling from ear to ear. It was so sweet to watch! He was so proud of himself and so happy!

Now, he looks forward to it every year. He often asks, "how many days until 'Thanes'-giving, mommy?" I hope you all enjoy receiving these gifts as much as he loves giving them to you. What a sweetie! I don't know how long he will want to celebrate this holiday, but we will encourage him to do it as long as he likes! What a joy it has been to see him give to others!

Happy Birthday Girls!!

We had a great party for the girls! Mia is 1, Madee turned 9 and Caitlin will be 12! They are all growing up so fast. We got to share this day with lots of family and friends. Mia went face first into her first birthday cake, and hammed it up for everyone. Mia got a couple new DVD's, some clothes and a shape sorter! The girls got new bedding and curtains for thier rooms, some perfume, a couple of purses, and some new jammies. They each had a friend spend the night. What a day! Thanks to everyone who came! We love spending time with you!

Mommy goes to Colorado....

I just got back from my annual Mary Kay Fall retreat in Colorado. It is hosted by my national Sales Director Jan Harris. It was the best retreat I have ever been to! We also stopped on our drive down from Denver to Colorado Springs, at the Garden of the God's Park. The scenery there is so beautiful.

We saw the 'Balancing Rock' and Karen and I were somehow coerced into climbing up to it for a picture. The only problem is that we were in high heels! You should've seen some of the looks we were getting! ha! We managed though, and now I have this really great picture of us 'holding' up the rock! hee hee!

The weather there was great, it snowed one morning but, it melted off by the afternoon. I got alot of great training from some of the Top Directors in our area! What an awesome trip!

Our Unit was #5 Most Improved so far this year! Woohoo! Kerry was also #9 in the Top 10 Court of Recruiting! We are off to a really great start in this Seminar Year!

Trick or Treat...

Well, there were quite a few stops on our Halloween tour this year! We just load into the car and make the rounds. After all, as we tell the kids, 'It's not about going to all the houses in our neighborhood and filling our buckets with candy, It's about spending time and making memories with the ones we love.' (Of course, we have a big bucket of candy to show for it though! haha) We all got into the spirit as you can see. Gavin was all festive in his orange shirt, I dressed up as a witch, Mia is a sunflower, Caitlin is Padme Amidala, Madee is Princess Leia, Thane is a clone trooper, and Seth is Jango Fett. We went with a Star Wars theme this year, if you can't tell ;0). The kids wanted Mia to be a Star Wars character too, but just couldn't dress her up as yoda! Ha! Enjoy! They sure do look sweet!