So Proud

Dave just came home from the first of I am sure many days to come of being at school/studying for over 13 hours. I am so proud of him. He works his tail off and doesn't really complain (just expresses the amount of pressure he feels from such a heavy load).

(I don't know what he was studying but this book was home)

I am proud to be his wife. We have had a lot of huge choices to make this past year, but especially this past month. I am thankful that we have a strong marriage and the Lord to rely on as well. We have needed each other and I am grateful for the support and love we give one another. It is hard to make life changing decisions, but I am blessed we can make them together.

Tonight Anna got up on to of her favorite place to sit (the ottoman) and colored for about a half hour. She sat up most of the time, then she wanted help to lay down. I had to snap a photo, which of course distracted her and she stopped coloring afterwards.

I have been cleaning up messes just in time to get new ones out. I have been excited to host Thanksgiving dinner for weeks now and have a few fun ideas to add a little bit to the table. I will post later how they turn out and not spoil the surprise for the guests.

New Dress

Thanks to my creative sister we always get beautiful Dresses for Anna. My sister has a hairbow company http://www.juztgirlz.com and they team up a couple times a year with this dress company for some shows. I LOVE this new one and cannot wait to see Anna and her girl cousins all matching at Christmas time! These photos are for you Holly and Grandparents of course!

The Three Princesses

These are the little cuties I spend each day with. Meet Fiona ("No Na"- according to Anna) and Eilidh (pronounced A(long a)-lee- her name s Gaelic). They are so much fun! Fiona the "almost" 5 year old is creative, loving, spunky, attitude, and doesn't miss a beat! Eilidh just turned one and is determined, easy- going, happy, patient, and such an easy little babe. Anna is silly, loving, smart, musically inclined, possessive, excitable, thorough, and last but not least becoming a toddler!

It's another holiday and guess what...

... the Dog Woman strikes again. Here's your Thanksgiving pilgrim.

Also, a little treat. After Dave's parents visited, JoAnn sent me a wonderful surprise! Now, if anyone wants to order a flag they can! I was thinking of ordering the graduation dog for Dave for May. I think Mia would enjoy it. (: Here is the information.

November Cutie Pie

I curled Anna's hair for church last week. She looked SO CUTE I had to snap some photos... (she basically posed herself).

A great day for FOOTBALL...

I got to go to the Michigan vs. Purdue game yesterday. It was a beautiful 64 degrees and a full crowd at the big house, over 108,000 people! I was so happy to be able to go, even if we lost.

The crowd is HUGE!

GO BLUE

The Marching Band

"You suck" chant, they do this chant a lot, even when we are loosing, much to Dave's dismay. They make a "Wolverine claw" with their hands instead of the "tomahawk."

Hail to the victors, we sing this about 30+ times a game
We made these posters for Drew Horton's mom who was in a sky diving accident and broke both of her femurs. ): We are giving this picture to Drew and his wife, Jess, and they are putting it into a book. Please pray for her recovery!

The day ended great with a Ute win over the New Mexico Lobos 45-14! GO UTES!!!

Halloween Treats

This past week we have had a fun time making classic Halloween Treats. We started off with Carmel Apples. Anna was particularly involved since she LOVES apples! We also made Halloween cookies. This has become a tradition of mine since I got these cookie cutters. We made store bought dough for a quick treat this night. We took them down to Daddy as he took a test, I am sure the sugar boosted his brain power! (:

O my what did I do?

Such a good helper! She LOVED cutting them with the kitty and bat!

In the "hot" oven .

Anna couldn't wait for them to be done!