This year we decided to do something a little different for our Thanksgiving and we rented a beach house in Newport. We stayed there with Grandma GiGi and Grandpa...but we lucked out even more when Travis, Blair and their families came to hang out with us. The weather was beautiful, sunny and 70 degrees...not bad for November. The beach was like a ghost town and we had things all to ourselves. We just hung out on the beach, walked along the boardwalk to the pier (it was a good thing we brought out scooters along!), looked at the seals and dolphins and enjoyed the great company. Karlee and Rylee tried out a wetsuit that we rented along with a boogie board and loved surfing and swimming in the ocean. We all had a blast playing a wiffle game together too. We spent the last couple days at Grandma's house and enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Nancy's, a bit of shopping, going in Travis & Katie's hot tub and taking family photos. Thanksgiving Day we started out at the annual Turkey Trot. Travis and Jake ran the 10K and rocked it...so awesome! Karlee & Rylee ran the 5K in 34 minutes...wow, you go girls! Spencer, Audree & Bristol ran the kids 1K...Spencer came in 5th out of like 150 kids...speedy! We were so grateful for the opportunity to meet and snuggle with the newest Nemrow too...welcome to the family Brielle...we love you so much already. The week went by so fast and suddenly it was time to go back home. We are so grateful for our family and the fun times we get to have with all of them...we truly are so blessed.
"Chameleons get so rich when they get the treasure at the end of the rainbow!" - Spencer said this one when we were looking at a beautiful rainbow after a rainstorm the other day. Chameleon/ leprechaun...whatever, same difference!
"Only YOU can make forest fires!" - When we saw Smokey the Bear at the parade today, Audree was SURE she knew his tag line. You are close, but oh so wrong my Audree!
"I am feelin the burn!...Man, I am going as fast as a peacock!" - Spencer said this (while trying to catch his breath) today while he was using an eliptical at the sporting goods store. Jake and I looked at eachother and busted out laughing...then we said, "for sure, at least as fast as a peacock!"
"It's gonna be poo. I just know it." - Spencer said this the other night when Audree asked me what was for dinner and I told her whatever it was...it was gonna be totally disgusting! (I only said this to her because she thinks EVERYTHING I make is totally disgusting!) Spencer's response had us all laughing all night!
"oh, man...I am a total failure!" - Spencer said this when he took last place playing MarioKart on grandma's Wii! He has been saying the funniest and most unexpected things lately and uses quite grown-up language! So funny!
"Mom, do you eat babies?" Spencer asked me this one...to which I replied "No, that's a silly question" Then he said, "Then how to they get in your tummy?" ummm...I just said, "Heavenly Father puts them there." Then he says, "Oh, did you see him?" Yep, Spencer was full of tough questions today!
"A hundred and a million and a hundred and a million" - Spencer uses this phrase to describe anything that is big! It's how old dad is, how tall he will be when he grows up, how fast a monster truck goes or how many stars are in the sky! It's his all-purpose BIG number!
"Mom, what letter is Dad on?" - Karlee asked me this while I was doing dishes...she was looking at Jake's multi-vitamins that said "A thru Z" on the label. Hilarious!
"My favorite kind of fish is ham!" - Audree said this today and I laughed so hard I cried...then she got mad and said I was making fun of her...oops!
"Mom, You have the best ingredients!" - Spencer said this to me today when I served him a hot dog on a bun for dinner. So easy to please!
"Ahh, nuts!" - Spencer says this all the time when things don't go the way he wants. Nobody else in the family says this and I don't know where he came up with it, but it's hilarious!
"My blanket is so save-y and catchish!" - Spencer said this today when his sucker fell on his blanket intstead of the dirty floor of the van. So funny!
"Mom, these are the best days of my life because I am in kindergarten now!" - Audree told me this when I asked her how school was the other day!
"I think I love them" - This was Spencer's answer when I asked him,"Bub, what do you think about having all these crazy big sisters?" Doesn't he just make your heart melt?
"No Mom, It's all about the money!" - This is what Karlee told me at our garage sale the other day. She was upset that nobody was buying her toys, so I told her that it was just for fun and not to worry about it. This was her response. That's my girl!
I am married to Jake...a total stud and my very best friend. We have 4 kids who are the joy and misery of my daily life as a stay-at-home Mom! I am also a photographer and digital scrapbooker! I love living in small town Utah and am living out all of my childhood dreams!