Saturday, October 8, 2011

Feels like home to me.....

I just have to say . . . I LOVE FALL!! It is my Mom's favorite season and she always had a way of making our home smell good and feel so cozy! I stopped "Home" the other day (in an attempt to avoid the massive amount of snow falling, when if I would have just headed to Blackfoot I could have avoided it all together...) When I walked in her house it smelled like fall, it looked like Fall and it was warm and cozy just like fall! LOVED IT! I am excited for the Holidays that come with Fall. I am more than half way done shopping for Christmas, so I am going to sit back and relax and enjoy my family.

In September my whole family went camping. It was a lot of fun despite allergies, rain, bee stings and crazy RV sleeping situations! My kids loved camping. Thanks to a good friend we had a warm place to sleep and a very fun bunk bed for my kids to play in. The kids literally spent HOURS playing in the RV. We also built a teepee for the kids and they played HOURS in that too. It is fun to have some down time and late night fire talks. My Dad rocks the skillet over the fire, he really made some wonderful meals.






On October 1st Ben and I celebrated our 7th Wedding Anniversary! Holy Smokes....7 years! We have accomplished SO many things and have enjoyed almost every minute of it! We went to Red Lobster for SHRIMP FEST and then to Kiwi Loco. After,  we went and hit a few stores and didn't hardly leave each other's side. Pure joy! I love Ben!!! He not only exemplifies the kind of man I have always wanted, he exemplifies the father I wanted for my children and the kind of person I am so lucky to wake up to and go to sleep with! He is such a good man and I know I could not have chosen a better eternal companion!! 
 
Our Crazy little family.....

Had so much fun carving this.....


Just as an end note:

I also LOVE my kids and the constantly make me giggle. Here are some giggles to share. Man I adore these 3 little people!!!





P.S. I took some pictures on top of the Conference Center in September I love how they turned out...I think there is a lot of symbolism in the water fountains around the Temple. This fountain happens to be directly OVER the top of the pulpit and it's water flow directly toward the Temple. Living Waters are so essential for us to understand our Temple covenants. I loved being surrounded by Living Water!


3 comments:

Barb said...

Hi Jess!

What a fun post! I do love Fall - Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday . . . .who knew?!

Thank you so much for helping me save my trees, and thanks to Caleb who offered his "shoes", to keep your hands warm!

Camping was so much fun - can't wait for next year!

The Temple - such a place of peace and comfort. Your pictures are so pretty, glad you had fun in SLC.

Hugs and Love,
Mom

Taylor said...

Those are adorable pictures! They are so cute!

Life with the Thibeault's said...

I Love Fall too!! The colors are so beautiful :) Love all your pictures.