we just got home from a perfectly perfect thanksgiving at the beach with my family.  we were blessed with unbelievable weather, and of course food, family and fun:)

i am thankful for…

my savior.

my boys.

my wonderful, loving husband.

my sweet family, and that we got to spend this special time with them.

our health, our home, and our freedom.

i will leave you with one of my favorite images from the beach.  more to come…

i’m not sure i can put into words how much i love this family.  toni is one of my favorite people in the whole world.  and she has been extra patient with me waiting for these pictures.  i promised that they would be worth it…i’m pretty sure that they are.  i was on the phone with her a few minutes ago as she got the first look…

and here are my favorites for your viewing:

can you say HOT?!?!

like i said…i love this family!

my new favorite shot.

our day started very early on saturday.  eli had his last soccer game at 8:30 am.  it was rainy and cold, and we were all tired.  but as the day wore on, everyone (including the weather:) perked up, and it ended up being a fun day.  here are some pictures of the boys in their costumes…

can you tell that dash was oh so proud?

eli took his role as Indian Cheif very seriously.  he’s not mad…just trying to look tough, i guess ;)

oh, this little body.  don’t you just love it?

this cracks me up…

aunt theresa goes all out for halloween, so we stopped there before we trick or treated in our neighborhood.  i just loved this picture:)

can you say gorgeous?  i’ve known stephanie for most of my life.  i can’t tell you how fun it was to meet and hang out with her beautiful family for the evening.  these kids were full of personality.  let me tell ya:)  after driving about a half mile down the road from my parents’ house, there was this perfect little area at the edge of a rice field.  it worked out wonderfully…the light was perfection.

thanks for driving all the way out…it was great to see you stephanie!