My Thanksgivings!

I am in the most beautiful part of the world right now! I can't believe the amazing colors of fall here! I am so blessed and thought that now that it is Thanksgiving, I can share my Thanks and gratitude on my blog!
I just have so much to be thankful for right now in my life! For my gorgeous and wonderful baby girl, my amazing husband, for my incredible parents, siblings and in laws, great friends and the opportunities we have been blessed with now and throughout my whole life!
I feel so blessed to have the family I have. My parents and siblings are truly the best! I am grateful for their steady love and support and examples of goodness, excellence, adoration and faith!

I'm grateful for my extended family and their love, support, interest in our lives and examples. Spending time with cousins, Grandparents and now in-laws are true highlights in my life - may those times continue!

I'm grateful for my friends and the strength they have given me throughout my life



I have been so incredibly blessed with a wonderful, happy childhood, full of good memories, fun experiences and smiles.



I'm grateful for the incredible opportunities I've been given in my life. Opportunities to play sports, play piano, go to BYU and on a mission, to travel, to buy a house, to sell a house, and to find the man of my dreams!


All of these things truly helped prepare me for marriage and motherhood.
Every day I feel so lucky to be where I am in life right now. I am madly in love with my husband! He is adoring, incredible, supportive and loving and an amazing Dad! We have the most wonderful, perfect baby in the world, and I get to have her with me all the time. I am so lucky that I can stay at home with her!

I love it here in Chattanooga. My inlaws are the best on earth, and I have made good friends here and have women that I walk every week with for about 2.5 hours, someone that I can leave Brooklyn with for an hour a few times a week when I get my swim in, Judy who is always open to helping take care of Brooklyn when I need a break and literally dozens of people that I know I could go to if I needed any help at all!

I always worried about being a stay at home mom; staying busy and stimulated enough, but I am truly loving being a "Homemaker"! (Though I'm not the typical homemaker as I don't ever cook anything but cookies and breads for the boys or my visiting teachees, or the occasional dinner for guests!) I am staying very stimulated by swimming, walking and playing racquetball, studying Chinese, the gospel and reading great books like "Montessori from the Start", "The Mommy Brain" and "Strangling Your Husband is Not an Option" (; All books I would recommend! And also making a little money on the side figuring out a Quickbooks program for a local Real Estate Contractor and I have just been hired as the Racquetball Teacher here at McCallie! I have so much support here, there are people lining up to help take care of Brooklyn whenever I need help with Brooklyn!

Well, I guess I just want to say Thank you! Thank you to my Heavenly Father, to my Family and to my Friends for all the support and love that you all provide that makes my life so wonderful! You truly encompass all that is good in my life!