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Thanksgiving and Christmas party

Thanksgiving.... Matt making Gravy.

Shayla got caught having a snack (the whole pie)

Larsen Christmas Party.. in Park City

This Difference between Boys and Girls

Matt Posing like Shayla


Swimming

Shayla and the girls dancing/running around

Carter taking pic's

Matt and Matt eating dinner

Carter reading what he is thankful for. So he can get his present

After park city we went to Temple square to see the lights. We did not get out because it took us 30 min to go one city block! We will go back later and hopefully not on a weekend night. Some of the people on the streets are pretty scary looking.

Thanks Giving

Zoe

I was in my room this morning when I hear Shayla laughing (not always a good sign). Carter then starts yelling at Zoe. I go out in the kitchen to find this....

Notice it is flung all over!! Zoe I guess likes Carnation breakfast. Is in normal for a bird to LOVE meat??? This bird is weird. She yells if we are having meat.

Today the neighbors came to play with Shayla. I love the sounds of them play together. Their imaginations are wild! It is fun to have neighbors the same age! I didn't take any pic's.

Hard Headed Shayla!

Shayla was dressed today and all I had left to do was her hair. She was having a temper tantrum and came out of her room like this. She thinks that she is going to run errands with me like this.....I think NOT! Shayla thinks I am typing " Shayla in her beautiful dresses with her purse and matching shoes. She is going shopping with mom. Me and mom with two more questions me over by the closet."

Carter's night

Rough night.... Carter has been complaining about his bed so I took it down. He is now sleeping on the floor and this is what he looked like in the morning. Needless to say this is why my children do not sleep with me. They toss and turn all night long!!

Visiting Teaching

Today I am going to visit teach (something I have not been very good at). You visit a couple sisters in the ward and make sure they are ok and give a little thought. Well I was looking at the Ensign for a thought. I came across a talk form Elder David A. Benar "Pray Always". I thought I would read this article because this is something that we as a family are not good at. I came across this part in his talk and thought that this was something to ponder.....

Principle #2. Prayer becomes more meaningful as we express heartfelt gratitude.
During our service at Brigham Young University–Idaho, Sister Bednar and I frequently hosted General Authorities in our home. Our family learned an important lesson about meaningful prayer as we knelt to pray one evening with a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Earlier in the day Sister Bednar and I had been informed about the unexpected death of a dear friend, and our immediate desire was to pray for the surviving spouse and children. As I invited my wife to offer the prayer, the member of the Twelve, unaware of the tragedy, graciously suggested that in the prayer Sister Bednar express only appreciation for blessings received and ask for nothing. His counsel was similar to Alma’s instruction to the members of the ancient Church “to pray without ceasing, and to give thanks in all things” (Mosiah 26:39). Given the unexpected tragedy, requesting blessings for our friends initially seemed to us more urgent than expressing thanks.
Sister Bednar responded in faith to the direction she received. She thanked Heavenly Father for meaningful and memorable experiences with this dear friend. She communicated sincere gratitude for the Holy Ghost as the Comforter and for the gifts of the Spirit that enable us to face adversity and to serve others. Most importantly, she expressed appreciation for the plan of salvation, for the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, for His Resurrection, and for the ordinances and covenants of the restored gospel which make it possible for families to be together forever.
Our family learned from that experience a great lesson about the power of thankfulness in meaningful prayer. Because of and through that prayer, our family was blessed with inspiration about a number of issues that were pressing upon our minds and stirring in our hearts. We learned that our gratefulness for the plan of happiness and for the Savior’s mission of salvation provided needed reassurance and strengthened our confidence that all would be well with our dear friends. We also received insights concerning the things about which we should pray and appropriately ask in faith.

FHE will be on prayer tonight so I can give this thought.