thanks

I have a million things to be thankful for, but I'm most thankful for my people. My Grandma Jones always used to talk about "her people," meaning her family (smart, kind, warm people). She told me once that Justin's family was her kind of people, which is the best boyfriend seal of approval any 18-year-old girl could ask for. I'm thankful to know so many good people, and to be related to most of them. :)
I'm most thankful for:
My Jones family: my amazing parents, 3 brothers, 2 sisters, 2 brothers-in-law, 1 sister in-law, 2 nephews, 4 nieces...

My Brimhall family: wonderful mother and father-in-law, 2 brothers-in-law, and 1 sister-in-law...

My Justin...my best friend for the last 10.5 years... He's a hard-working, intelligent, hilarious, kind, insanely handsome, and multi-talented guy. I still can't believe he likes me back...


And this little man...who makes me laugh every day, and helps me become the person I want to be. He was the one who made me a mom. He'll always be my baby boy and one of my best friends. I've never met a 4-year-old who I could have a conversation with like I can with Britt. I am so thankful for him.

This feisty little lady...she makes me crazy sometimes, but I can't imagine life without her. She makes everything interesting and fun. She's such a smart and vivacious person. She has us all wrapped around her little finger, and she knows it. :)

Unbe-leaf-ably cute

Why is it that neither of my kids can see a pile of leaves and not seize the moment, jump in them, and throw them everywhere? You may remember leaf-day from last year...
I love that they help me see the constant potential for fun. Without kids, I would have felt like a mental patient rolling in a pile of leaves in my front yard. :)
MJ was in such a camera-friendly mood. Britt and (our adorably cute neighbor boy) Cooper had a leaf war that ended with both of them having leaves from head to toe (sorry about that Marti...), but it was worth it to hear them laughing and see their wide grins.

People, let me tell ya 'bout my best friend...

He plays Lex Luthor and chases me when I want to be Superman.

He keeps me warm at night...although, sometimes he forgets that I sleep in the bed too and I have to wake up mom to move him and make room for me.

He doesn't mind when I put my little sister's BatGirl mask and cape on him (so we can match).

He likes to watch Scooby Doo with me (and pretend we're Scooby and Shaggy).

He loves me.

He watches out the window and waits for me when I'm gone to school.

He's always excited to see me, and knows when I need extra snuggles.

"Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one" -Anonymous

honesty

As we walked out to the car, I carried Marnie and explained to Britt why he didn't need a treat every time we went to the store. Marnie gave me a strange look and leaned close to my face. Britt climbed into his booster seat and as I buckled Marnie into her car seat she kept the strange expression on her face and said, "mom, Mickey Mouse." I was a little confused and said, "you see Mickey Mouse somewhere?" she replied, "no, YOU Mickey Mouse." I, thinking I had it figured out, said, "oh, I sound like Mickey Mouse?" She shook her head and said, "no, Mom, YOU MEEENKY MOUSE!" and put her hand on my mouth then plugged her nose and said "pee-yuu!" Sooooo, apparently I had a stinky mouth (bad breath). We went to the store and I stocked up on mints, gum, and mouth wash. :)

resemblance

Doesn't this little girl's cheesy smile...

look a lot like this one?

{Great-Grandpa Phil, Grandma Tara, and Aunt Traci}

Do you see it too?

Halloween 2010 {AKA Pukefest 2010}

We love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday. We always make our own costumes and take the kids trick or treating to their grandparents and a few family friends.
Well, I think Britt nailed it when he said, "this is the worst Halloween ever!" It was. Britt was sick from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon, which is when I got sick, and Justin followed soon after.
We ended up trick or treating to a grand total of 4 houses this year.
I'm glad we had a practice dress-up for Library Day on Thursday, so I could get some pictures of our smiling kids in their costumes.

our little black cat and her brother, the bat




I'm glad we at least got some good pictures of the weekend. Thank goodness for ginger ale and crackers...