Happy Thanksgiving! Ethan and Sarah you are 7 and 4 years old and the complete joy of our lives. We went to spend Thanksgiving with Grandma Parkin for the week and arrived Wednesday night and Ethan started throwing up about two hours after we got there. You threw up all night long (the worst you have ever thrown up in your life). Then all Thanksgiving day you had a fever and just wanted to be held. So there we cuddled on the couch in the casita and watched Disney Jr. all day long. You felt like a million dollars by the next day and we thought we had passed the illness. So out we went to the outlets for a little Black Friday shopping. We found Sarah thee most darling Christmas dress in the world and daddy got a barbeque grill for vegetables. We went to lunch a Chili's and then went for a bike ride as a family. It was a nice day. The weather was beautiful and we came back to Grandma's house and played football in the backyard and cops and robbers. Daddy and Mommy were the bad guys and Gavin Caldwell had built a fort out of Grandma's lounge chairs and you hid in there as Daddy and I tried to capture you. After the rest of the cousins (Scott Parkin's family, Cheryl Caldwell's family, and Clarin Beesley's family) got back from wherever they all went as a family we started talking and playing card games. Ethan and Gavin played in the backyard with the fort and their swords, they had a blast! They later came inside and colored in Ethan's Captain America big coloring book. The rest of us sat on the couch and talked about everything and anything for hours. Meanwhile our little Sarah started to feel not so good and about 6:00 p.m. she threw up for her first time. Sarah threw up three times and then she just wanted to be held as well. By Saturday morning she was feeling okay but not great and then Daddy walked in and said he wasn't feeling good and took his turn over the toilet bowl. Wow is all I have to say! We never get sick and to have three members out of four be sick in three days was unbelievable. After Daddy started throwing up we figured we stayed around as long as we could and it was time to go home. Ethan was so disappointed. He thought it was all his fault and he already hates to leave Grandma as it is and he didn't get to go on his big adventure hike like we usually do and was so disappointed. It was a hard decision to leave but there were too many people in the house and we felt so bad about possibly getting anyone else sick. So off we went back to good old Layton. Sarah threw up in car (luckily right in the trash bag we placed hanging from the seat in front of her). We got home and have all taken it easy for today. So Thanksgiving didn't turn out like we hoped but we definitely got cuddle time which mommy always loves and we were together and for that I am truly grateful.
So on Friday when everyone seemed to be doing okay, right before we left to go shopping I took these pictures of the kids in Grandma's front yard. They turned out surprisingly well.
Sarah age 4. I wish you could see the boot better...they are so darling. She was so excited to bring her purse and felt like such a big girl that day.
The shy pose.
This is easily one of my favorite all time pictures of Sarah. I think she looks so beautiful! We curled her hair and she was feeling cute so she wanted to keep taking pictures.
Love this face!
I wish I had blue eyes like this. She is stunning!
This was the only picture I could get with both kids smiling. They are truly each other's best friend.
Ethan age 7. Sweet Ethan we took so many pictures and I had to beg you to look at me because you were so busy watching everyone else. You look so big to me in this picture. Such a cute face!
This is a perfect shot of you. You were much more interested in posing then just sitting and smiling. Love the face in this one.
You wanted to show me your muscles....wow! You are tough!
The serious pose!
The superhero pose.
Thee I conquered St. George pose.
Thee I am the cutest boy pose! I love you sweetheart!
Happy Thanksgiving 2012 !!
