Thoughts for Thursday

My daughter got her soccer pictures back from her AYSO season.  The Glow in the Dark Panthers was the team name...democracy gone a bit awry but what are you going to do?  It was her second season playing and my second season coaching her.  It was a great experience for me and I hope for her as well!  Selfishly I hope their are many more years of it yet to come!

 

Our Thanksgiving dinner was a delicious success.  My favorite part of the meal was, and has long been, the Truman Dixie Salad!  What's better than pomegranates and whip cream...not much! Yum!

I was completely anti Black Friday and just about everything surrounding it this year .  We were just not in the mood to fight the crowds that weekend.  How did we pass the time you ask...

 

playing games and shooting hoops at Chuck-e-cheese which, thankfully, was practically void of people! 

The rest of the weekend was passed with time spent at home setting up Christmas decor and working on the tree.  It was so relaxing for mom to have the kids quiet and entertained :)

 

Our Christmas cards arrived in the mail today.  They turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself & I'm excited to get them sent out...even more excited to see all the fun ones that come in from family and friends!

My daughter's school is having their book fair this week.  It's great to see her get excited about wanting new books to read for her and her brother!

Yes, we may have gone a tad overboard!

Finally, we have discovered a new take out place.  Tommy Thai in Mountain View.  This one's menu is sure to stay near the top of the pile.  There is something about good Thai takeout on a Thursday night that makes a tummy happy!

I'm Thankful for...

I missed the boat this year on my "Thankful for list" on the blog.  Next year I have grand plans of starting on the 1st and documenting 30 days of gratitude as a good blogger should.  But this year it will have to be an all-in-one kindof thing.

so here goes...in no particular order; 30 things (big and little) I'm grateful for ;-)

• Thanksgiving Leftovers!
• Family
• Indoor plumbing
• my kids laughter
• our health
• hot chocolate
• our country
• warm fuzzy sox
• Sportscenter
• my camera
• my daughters smile
• my sons smirk
• good friends
• lessons learned
• the Gospel of Jesus Christ
• a good book
• technology
• soccer
• beaches
• mountains
• snow during Christmas time
• sunshine the rest of the year ;-)
• stepping stones
• french fries
• contact lenses
• family vacations
• food on the table
• roof over head
• clothes on the back
• love in the heart!

and last the best of all the game...

• kids in my arms

Its That Time of Year!

No, I don't mean the holidays, though that certainly is the driving force behind the occasion! 

What occasion you ask...Family Portrait Season!

This is the first year that I've posted any of the pictures I've taken, on a blog, or anywhere.  Hopefully the first of many more to come!

So head over to my photography blog & check them out!!!

tawniatherleyphotography.blogspot.com

Better Late than Never...

It seems the Autumn months have gotten away from me!  Wanted to take a few minutes to catch up!

First up:
Bahamas!!!
I mean really its enough said, right!  We took the kids on a week long vacation to The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas and it was, in a word, FABULOUS!  We had such a great time as a family, I wish we could go back every year!

Second:
First Day of School!

 

A second grader and a preschooler....mom may flip next year when little brother starts Kindergarten!  Why do they grow so fast?

Third:
Halloween!
A Disco Queen and Captain America...what could be cuter?  Not much in this mom's opinions!  Between the Trunk or Treat at church, school parties, and Oct 31st, the kids had 3 separate chances to gather more candy than any mom would be comfortable with.