Yet again it's been a while since I did a real post about our family. I truly thought that once my kids were no longer "little" that I would have more time to myself and do the things that I wanted to do. However, I have found that this is not the case. There are days where I feel like I havent even had a chance to breathe. So right now as I sit in the comforts of my warm home, I thought I'd update our family and friends on what's been going on. Todd is still working with the census bureau and finishing up school. He is looking forward to Christmas break, so he doesnt have to meet so many deadlines. I have been working retail this Christmas, and I have to say that I definately hate it, although am very grateful for the opportunity to help out our family. I also received a new calling for church as the Enrichment Counselor. I am very excited for this opportunity to serve, I've had this calling before so it's not too overwhelming...yet. Mackenzie was hired at UVU and will be starting school there this January, she is SO excited to not have to work at the mall anymore and to start "learning" again. Austin loves high school (that's so wierd) and has been excelling at the drums with the bag pipe band. And has quite a few girls that he "chats" with, not quite sure how I feel about that. LOL! Cameron is doing well in school and has started a new interest in cup stacking, he really has enjoyed it.
My dad and step-mom, Trina, came for Thanksgiving. It was SO nice to have our family with us. It was the first time we had family over for the holiday since Todd joined the Army in 2001...definately long overdue. We also had Todd's cousin Rick and his family over. We all ate too much and enjoyed movies, games and each other's company. I was fortunate enough to not have to work on Black Friday, so Trina and I went shopping. We had a great time and picked up Kenz from work and went to lunch at Red Robin. Yummm! The Sunday after Thanksgiving was Mackenzie's 20th birthday, it is so crazy that she is that old...it has hit me really wierd this year, being the mom of a 20 year old, I feel old now...yes, I'll say it "middle aged". *GASP* It's all good though, I'm still young at heart and that's what really matters. Kenz had some friends over for a movie night and they had pizza, cake and all those wonderful kinds of things. They played games and were obnoxiously loud, but we loved hearing the laughter of our "baby girl". I'm so grateful that we have been blessed with such a beautiful, kind and amazing young lady.
