Our Thanksgiving Day

This is how our Thanksgiving Day went...

Lots of WORK in the kitchen - see that cute baby bump?...

RaLee was on "Ice" duty between games of guitar hero...

Daddy was on "Kid Duty" while mommy was busy - isn't she the cutest blue eyed dolly?...

More Wii Guitar Hero, bowling, golf and other games...

Teele and DJ carved the turkey...

Then one of the high lights of the day was catching Jayden "Hiding" with her nose in the corner by the refridgerator. She was shoving black olives in her mouth as fast as she could. The girls all laughed to know the Reidhead Tradition lives on!...

So we hooked her up...

The table was all set with blessings from above...

Add more special blessings to the table with Pop Pop asking Spencer to bless the food...

When from the "Kids Table" Kaitlen says, "Grandpa Can I Bless The Food?" and what a beautiful blessing she gave - "From the mouth's of babes" - John's parents, Linda and Von Griggs from Logan, Utah spent the day with us. It was so good to see them again. Then Amanda and John have a big announcement they are going to tell us what they are naming their baby girl! So Amanda writes the name on a Magna Doodle, and her name is...

Isabelle Kay Griggs. Isabelle is the Spanish form of Elizabeth and Kay is Grandma Linda's middle name. So their daughter will be named after both Grandmother's. They haven't decided if she will be called Izzy or Belle. Either way it's an adorable name and Grandma feels very honored to have THREE grandaughters named after her. Jayden RayAnn - Ann for my middle name, Kaitlen Elizabeth and now Isabelle. Yes grandma cried...

Grandpa played with the grand babies - Sage has the cutest little giggle...

Then we watched a movie...

Momma's held babies - That's Payten's new "smile for the camera" ...

Then we ate pies - This is Amanda's first home made pie and it was yummy!...

Some more rough housing with the kids...

Then everyone grew tired after a long day of food, fun, more food, and laughter for an end to a perfect day.

"Thanks"Giving

Sometimes when things are really bad you have to remind yourself, and even concentrate, on the many blessings in your life. So with Teele out of work and no job in site and Christmas around the corner it's been a very difficult time for us. It's not easy to send your child to school with no breakfast or lunch money but RaLee is amazing. She simply understands even though I don't, RaLee just smiles and tells me "Don't worry it's okay." The water bill got paid! Now SRP is another thing and we let the TV get disconnected something we can live without. I am thankful that we have tried to follow the Prophet and avoid debt. So our truck and car are paid off as we bought used. We have no credit cards and that is a blessing. The kids are all helping with Thanksgiving dinner...yet another blessing.

We have alot of good friends who love us but most of all a kind and loving Heavenly Father that loves us too. We are going to church, paying our tithes, reading our scriptures, saying our prayers, doing our visiting and home teaching and both of us are fulfilling our callings and because of our Faith and testimony in the Gospel we will be blessed.

People all around us are losing their homes and so far little "miracles" have come togther at the last minute and we have been able to make our house payment. Our Heavenly Father is a God of miracles!

I'm thankful for my children each and every one of them. I have THREE perfect son-in-laws. They are my life and my Grandchildren are evidence of Gods love. They are perfect, beautiful and chosen little spirits of a Kind and Loving Heavenly Father.

I am thankful for our trials, yes ALL of them, because it draws us closer to each other and our Heavenly Father. It helps us grow and tests our testimonies and they remind us of our blessings.

I am thankful John found a really good second job with the US postal service and that he works so hard for Jessica and their three daughters.

I am thankful Spencer and Amanda's John are such hard workers that they both managed to by pass the Lay Off at both of their companies. They are all so dependable and hard working.

I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! May you feel the Love of our Heavenly Father this Holiday season.

A Dirty Little Jay Bug

The kids (Spencer, John, Crystal and Amanda) came over Saturday morning and cleaned my back yard! It started out that Crystal and Spencer were going to clean my porch and carry some totes to the shed then Amanda and John stopped by for a visit and they started helping and before I new it they were mowing the grass, pulling weeds and picking up everything the wind blew in. I am so thankful for all of their hard work! The big kids worked very hard and the little kids played even harder. Little Jayden went non stop all day. She didn't even stop for a nap! I just had to take a picture because you NEVER see her like this and I thought it was so darn funny!