Thanksgiving in LV

We were thankful to spend Thanksgiving with my family this year.... and soak in some sun and some fun while we were there!  We snuck in hiking, climbing and biking along with lots of food and family.  We forgot to take pictures of most of the family and food... but I did make 3 homemade pies and a homemade cheesecake!  :)  My dad's stuffing was to die for, Grandma's mashed potatoes were perfect and everything was lovely.  Especially the company.  I love my family!

2 of the 3 napped on the way there (Emery even tried!)

Grandma teaching Izzy a very important life skill - beater licking

Demi and Emery - cousin buddies

Playing in the leaves

Cutest face ever

Day #1 - Hiking to Gold Strike Hot Springs

Cute 1

Cute 2

Cute 3

Sleepy baby

Day #2 - Climbing

Part of the fun crew at Calico Basin

Climbing baby

The pregnant lady trying to climb

The not pregnant guy actually climbing

This little buddy is turning into quite the climber

I love this picture of the random guy taking a picture of Em.  There were almost 20 people at this boulder.... all climbing something really hard on the front.  But they all kept watching Em climb up the corner and saying, "How old is she?" Ha.

Serious climbing stud

Day #3 - Mountain Biking with dad

November

We were thankful in November... for mom starting to feel a little better, visits from Grandma and Grandpa, and last walks before it got really cold! And thankful to be a family. 

We visited Cornbelly's Cornmaze with Grandma Terry and cousins.

My beauties. 

Silly fun snuggling with mom one morning!

Iz and Van love to snuggle up anywhere and read together.  This time they chose Emery's bed. 

This is what happens at our house if Grandma tries to leave.  A very upset and clingy Izzy.  With both Grandmas.  This girl loves her Grandmas.  

Oh this baby in these boots.  She has this little strut that cracks us all up.  She loves her boots. 

We decided to try and put her in the climbing harness since she's been dying to climb.  

You can see it made a turn for the worse. 

And then daddy made it all better.  But as you can see by the harness strangling her, it's still too big.  Grow, tiny girl!! 

Bekah and I's bellys.  Great news... I'm due just a few months after Lacee and Lu (who are due on the same day), Bekah is due 4 weeks after me and Maggi is due 4 weeks after her.  2014 is a good year!  And at our 2015 girls weekend, we will be telling our waiter at dinner in {yet undecided location} that we left 15 kids at home.  Ha!  How old are we anyway???

Went to Discovery Gateway with Bek and boys. Here's Russell the mailman! 

Oh Izzy! 

Helped in Emery's class for her Thanksgiving feast.  Here she is with her friend Quintin. 

And Van got to participate! 

Our Thankful Tree. 

One of our last good walks before we froze over!!