Christmas Day

Christmas morning was a flurry of opened packages and happy smiles. The kids got Rockband 2 to share. I have to say that I have had my fair share on the game this last week. It is so fun! I'm thinking of joining a local rock band. Anyone looking for a drummer/guitarist/singer? Oh, and I can also play a mean bass!

Aaron got both of the older boys thier own shotgun for Christmas. I was thrilled about that one!
And Ryker just got A LOT of toys, especially, you guessed it, LEGOS!

It was a great Christmas! I hope you all had a great one too!

Christmas

I was a bit bummed out because we hadn't received much snow for Christmas. But now I'm a bit bummed because we may be snowed in for Christmas! Oh well, as long as all my family is snowed in with me it will be fine. Picnic anyone?!

Here are a couple of pictures of Christmas time at our house.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thankful 11/26

11/26

Today I'm thankful for gingerbread house kits! I'll post some pictures later. It was so easy and fun. I bought the kit about a month ago and unfortunately I told Ryker about it almost 2 weeks ago. So I've had to listen to him beg every day to make it. So finally today after we cleaned his room we made the gingerbread house. We had a great time.

I'm thankful for my most loveable great nephew, Brycen. Yes, I said great nephew. I am that old. He is the funniest most precious little boy I know. He has the greatest personality. I just want to squeeze him to death, but he never lets me get that close.

I'm thankful for my son Hagen. He has the best sense of humor and he cracks me up all the time. He is also a tender hearted big tough boy. I think most people don't realize what a soft heart he really has.

I'm thankful for cell phones so I can keep in touch with my sons every hour and minute of the day. I don't know how parents survived without them!

I am thankful for teenagers that live life to its fullest. Who do things because they're fun and it makes them laugh, no matter how they look to other people. It's too bad we lose that when we grow up. Then again, maybe its not.

Thankful

Today I am thankful for:

Family- We went to Utah Sunday and spent the day with Aaron's family. They are so awesome. We had a great dinner and a great time. Lots of laughs and stories.

My sister Bobbie- I spent a lot of time with her this weekend. We went to a craft fair and then we went to the show together. It was a lot of fun. I love spending time with her.

The beautiful sunsets- Ever since my mom passed away when I was a senior in high school she sends me beautiful sunsets. My boys even know when we have been sent a "Grandma Grubb Sunset". I know this seems silly but it just a way of staying connected with her. She always loved sunsets and I like to think she sends them to me just to let me know that she loves me.

Washer & Dryers!- I'm looking at all this laundry I need to do and I am so thankful that we have the convenience of washer & dryers. I can't imagine scrubbing some of these "things" my boys put in the hamper with my bare hands!

Answered Prayers- I have decided that my greatest lesson in life that my Heavenly Father wants me to learn is patience. I don't have any! But slowly I am learning that if I just turn things over to Him things are always taken care of. Although its not always how I think it should turn out it is always the way it should be.

Lots of love
Joyce

Thankful List

I'm falling behind on my thankful list so here are a few silly things I'm thankful for.

I'm thankful for Christmas music. I would listen to it all year if my husband would allow it.

I'm thankful for my husband (again) who took Ryker to Bolt last night so I could go see Twilight. He didn't know about the goofy 3-D glasses he'd have to wear. They were hilarious! (Thanks, honey. I owe you one :)

I'm thankful for Stephanie Meyer who wrote the Twilight series. I LOVE her books and I loved the movie too. P.S. I also love Edward!

I'm thankful for the TCM channel. I love old black and white movies to the horror of my boys.

That's it for now.

Thankful

Ok, so my friend Kathy has been blogging each day of things she is thankful for. So today I'm starting my own list.



I'm thankful for three boys that keep my life exciting, fun, and crazy. When I'm alone in my house with none of them here the silence is almost too much to bare. They each bring such joy into my life.

I'm thankful for my husband who is awesome. He is such a good dad and my boys love him too. He can fix almost anything we break!

I'm thankful for my job. I love working with kids! They keep everything so real. They are so honest and ready to love. It has given me a whole new perspective on life.

I'm thankful for this wonderful country and the men and women who have fought for our freedoms.

I'm thankful for my health. I have been really lucky to not have any major problems with my health. (knock on wood) I know I should take better care of myself and I take my health for granted but I am thankful for it.

Ok, so that's enough for today. I'll be back tomorrow with more.

He's a Lego Maniac!

Ryker LOVES Legos! This is just one of the many things he has made. He now makes movies with his legos. He films each shot one frame at a time making his lego guys move. It is so cool.

Dumb and Dumber go to Homecoming

This is Gabe and his friend Kyle on their way to their Homecoming Dance. Don't they look handsome?!

Pumpkin Carving

We decided to carve pumpkins tonight. I'm not sure where Gabe was, but the rest of us were there. I supervised while Aaron helped with the big cutting jobs. I'd say the boys did pretty well! Other than the fighting over the strobe light we got. (I only bought one, I don't know what I was thinking) and the fighting over watching either a scary show or Charlie Brown.

When you're a Jet you're a Jet to your last dying breath!

Hagen's football team, The Jets, had their end of the season party last week. This is actually the end of the team. They played together for five years and will now move on to high school football. They were a great bunch of boys and had great success. They even went to Las Vegas last year and won the championship in their division!

This is Gabe. He is a senior this year! He likes baseball, swimming and girls. Oh, and I think he might like fish!

This is Hagen. He is 13 years old. He loves football, playing on the xbox, and his cell phone. He has a great sense of humor.

Oh, and he loves to fish, sometimes.

This is Ryker. He is 8 years old. He is my youngest boy of three. He loves Legos, jumping on the tramp and playing on the xbox 360.

Our First Blog

Hey everyone. Ryker and I decided to start our own blog. I know, we're only about 5 years later than everyone else. But oh well!