Tonight we took the kids to Town Square to play in the snow. They were all a little confused at first. AJ said, "Mommy, what is that stuff falling down?" But it didn't take long for them to get into the fun of it.

Today, I am thankful for all of the blessings that God has given us over the past year. I am thankful that even though we don't always understand His ways, He always has our best interests in mind. I'm so thankful that He removed us from a destructive situation, and that He provided us with a new place to serve. I'm thankful that He gave us supportive family and loving friends. I'm especially thankful that our family has grown stronger in the last year instead of letting circumstance destroy us.

Today, on the one year anniversary of heartache and despair, I'm thankful that we were able to be in God's house, in the midst of His people, being reminded of how far God has brought us. It was good to be in the Lord's house today.

Today we did something completely unconventional for Thanksgiving. We went on a picnic.

Today we had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Air Show at Nellis AFB a day early. The show is open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, but they opened it up on Friday for military families. I am so glad we went because it was such an incredible experience for us all...especially the kids.

Election Shmection. Today is Ray's birthday!!! To celebrate, we went out for bagels for lunch and then had our little family party at dinner time. Click through for a million pictures of the festivities.

When Ray and I first met, before we were even dating, we spent a lot of time at his mom's house. She lived in a big beautiful home on a hill, and she often ordered pizza for us. What more could a bunch of crazy college kids ask for?

Tonight was crazy hat night in AWANA at church. Last Wednesday after Sparks, AJ came up to me and said, "Mom, next Wednesday is crazy hat night and you HAVE to make me something really funny because I HAVE to win the contest." No pressure.