Thanksgiving

We had a great time going home for Thanksgiving.  It was fun to spend time with family.  The only downer part was when Chris sprained his ankle playing basketball with the boys.  Other than that, it was great!

Eagles flying

We went home for Casey's eagle court-of-honor, and to spend one last weekend all together as a family before Carter leaves on his mission at the end of December.  It was a ton of fun!  All of the boys got their scout shirts put together, so that we could have a picture taken of all of them.  Here are some great pictures from the occasion:

Silly boys!

Anna and Max had the great idea of making a choo-choo train during the refreshments after the court-of-honor.  They also raced across the gym.

Anna and Me

About a week ago Tina and I went over to Taylor and Katie's house. I was working on a homework assignment and Anna wanted to see what I was doing on my computer. So, I said that she should come sit with me so she could help me work on my assignment. I asked her," Anna, what do good teachers do?" Because she is in pre-school and is an expert on this she said," They tells stories, read books, and sing songs." Her information was so insightful I included it in my paper.

Here is the picture we took together on my MacBook laptop. Anna is the greatest.

Thankful

I sprained my ankle yesterday but as of this writing am doing much better. Never let anyone try to tell that having your foot perpendicular to the rest of you body is every a good idea. I tried it yesterday playing basketball and boldly affirm this is never a good thing. You'd think that after about the fifteen or so times I have sprained my ankle, I would have learned this very important lesson. I guess I wanted to see if I could get a different outcome this time around and sure enough got the same results.

Despite hobbling around, this has not diminished my enjoyment of Thanksgiving one bit. I am thankful I had decided to bring my basketball shoes and wear them during the game. They have pretty good ankle support and helped lessen the severity of my injury. I am thankful that Mom and Dad Davis happened to have some spare crutches that I could use to get around. I am thankful my wife helped me out by taking care of my dishes and doing things for me so that I could rest my ankle.

Finally, I am thankful that there are people at home who are going to help us by putting in our new washer while I am not able to do it myself.

All in all, things are good and I cannot complain.

Chris

Things I am grateful for

• A wonderful husband who honors the priesthood, fulfills his calling, and helps me open jars too
• Being married to my best friend
  
• A great family who all love me
• A great job where I get to do what I went to school for
• My college education
  
• A great calling in the church where I get to serve
• Cute little kids in our ward who make me smile
• Cute students who make me smile
• The Atonement of the Savior
• Modern medicine
• Good health
• A niece and nephew who are adorable and make me laugh
• Great in-laws
• Life
• A good home
• Having a washing machine and dryer in my home
• Movies
• Date nights with my husband/best friend
• Having a nice car that gets me around
• Being able to cook, and having a husband who likes to cook too!
• A great ward with a great bishopric (the 2nd counselor is especially handsome . . . not that I'm biased)
• Insurance--we have used a lot of it this year with the new car and Chris's surgery in August
• Running, cold tap water that I can drink out of the tap
• Living in a great country
  
• So much more . . . 

I love Thanksgiving time!  What are you grateful for?

Casey made the Team!!!

Casey made the team and Tina and I are excited for him. He loves basketball and has worked really hard. I am glad that he has found a sport he loves as I played sports year round in high school and loved every minute of it. There are some things you learn from team sports you just cannot learn in a classroom.

Way to go Casey.

Congratulations!

Casey made the basketball team!  Yippee!  We are so excited for you!