Black FRIDAY!!

So I did NOT take any pictures (lets face it...who has time to snap a quick shot when you are tripping the old lady so that you can get to the $4 jammies first) but I did want to tell you what a marvolous time I had....

SO I have never done Black friday before, you always hear all of these Horror stories and I was scared that I would get trampled! But last year I was working at Walmart and watched all the crazy people and decided that I could do that! So this year Mom and I hit all the shops! We started at 11:30 pm and headed to Walmart (sales start at 12:01) Got what we really wanted then hit a second Walmart to sift through the leftovers. Then Hopped from Toys-R-Us to JC pennys, Victoria Secret, Sears, with a quick stop at Krispy Kreams for some re-fueling! We decided to skip Target because we had bigger fish to fry---K-MART!! WAY fun!! then on to Mclendons and home by 9 am!! We had SO MUCH FUN people watching...People are So FUNNY!! All-though we had to stop making fun of all the "Crazy" people, because its a little hipocritical to make fun of all the Nut-jobs at Walmart when you are standing in line with a cart overflowing eating beef jerky at 1 O'clock in the morning!!!

I love Black Friday!

Thanksgiving at the Swifts!!

So this year we went to the Swifts for Thanksgiving! It was lots of fun to relax and just hang out...

and see all of our family and how big everyone has gotten!

As if Malachi didn't play in the snow enough (See last post) He wanted to play in the snow when we got there....

He said "playing in the snow if more fun with Kids to play with!" - Isn't he cute!

Of Course you cannot get all the Swifts together without Playing GAMES...

....AND GAMES....

and MORE GAMES!!

I Love all of the Thanksgiving FOOD!! YUMMY YUMMY FOOD!!

By the way, I am converted! I am been a LONG time beliver that Hibachi Turkey is BY FAR the BEST way to cook Turkey...That is NOT true!

DEEP FRIED TURKEY is DELICIOUS!!!

There was so much food...we all ate way too much!

And ate...and ate...and ate!!

It was wonderful to see everyone and spend time with Family...I am so greatful for Family that lives close and opens their homes to us----Mostly so that I do not have to learn how to cook a Turkey!!! Happy Thanksgiving!

Snowman and Snowdog

Thanksgiving morning Malachi was off work and the snow was just meltied (yes Meltied) enough to make a snowman! Malachi got it started then me and missionaries came to play too!

Elder Moon did the face!

Brucie was outside too! He was so COLD but he really wanted to play with us outside!

We didn't have any Carrots so we had to use a orange screwdriver! Worked out alright!

Cute Huh!! I am so going to E-mail this to their mothers!

Malachi Loves building HUGE snowmen!


So earlier in the week Malachi made this a mini "snowdog" but I didn't have my camera and it melted too much So I told him he should make a Bruce sized "Snowdog"!

He is like a snow artist!

Which one is the real Dog!!

WE LOVE SNOW!! HOPE IT SNOWS MORE!

A little Snow!

It snowed On Sunday!! We love snow! This is a picture after church in the snow I know it is dark and you cannot see but Audrey, Clara, Jerm, and Malachi made a snowman at sunday night dinner!

NW Trek

So The Ashcraft family came to visit this week...we did lots of Really fun things while they were here like have a tea party, and Thanksgiving dinner and we went to North West Trek!

Honestly I spent most of the time holding/pushing/rounding up a kid so I didn't take many pictures!! Keep an eye on Chappells or Ashcraft blog for more pictures! We saw Lots of really cool animals up close! Here is the whole gang!

Patience is a Virtue

This is a GREAT Talk, and I needed it today!

"Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with somthing and doing all that we can- working, hoping, exercising faith: bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring, it is enduring well. "
-Dieter F Uchtdorf

The Whole Talk

Oh Christmas Tree!

So ya'll are going to make fun of me...but I put up all our Christmas decorations and we are playing Christmas music and I have Christmas in my Sentsy warmer! Because I was working at Albertsons and Walmart last year I compleatly missed the whole Holiday season! I got out our Christmas decorations last year, and they sat in boxes around our living room!

So We are excited about Christmas early this year! I cannot wait for all the yummy Holiday food!

Catch Up---

So I think I suck at blogging...I don't tell you things in the order they happen, and when lots is going on I blog less, and when my life is simple I blog lots....So here is my update....
Did you know I Quit my job? almost a month ago I decided to no longer work at Albertsons!! WAHHO So now I am in a HUGE transition in my life! What should I do with it??

Well I am still kinda trying to figure that out....I would like to be a Stay at home mom...but for now I will settle for being a stay at home wife and try to be a little bit more domestic!I have been spending A LOT of time babysitting and hanging out with family, So if you or someone you know needs a babysitter you know who to call...my schedule is very flexible!

It has been really fun to not have a work schedule dictate my days! I can work on prodjects, visit, and pretty much do what I want to do!

I have been making a goal for myself to have a full dinner at the table three nights a week....we are a mostly fend for yourself couple, and we have sunday night dinner at my parents once a week...So this has been really fun!

I Finaly got to tie this quilt that I have been wanting to make for our bed!

Oh Malachi is such a good supportive husband! Lucky me!

Oh and Malachi went to a Halloween party...guess what he was?