THANKSGIVING

This Thanksgiving was so wonderful. We spent the day with the Gouldings. I had craved this meal for months. And it was worth the wait. I ate until I was sick. And then none of us could move so we sat in the living room and hung out. Dusky loaded up on mashed potatoes and then went out and played football.

I thought about all of the things that I have to be Thankful for. I have the most wonderful husband and we are so blessed to live where we do and have the job that we do. And more than anything we've been blessed with the most beautiful little girl ever. And another one on the way. I'm so thankful for the gospel and the knowledge that we have. We can have our families for all eternity. That is something that has helped us (the Goulding family, especially Sis and her boys) through the last year. That is such an amazing blessing.

MORE FAMILY FUN....

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks.

It was raining like crazy in Louisiana (Wierd, I know) and after two years of living here I still haven't bought an umberella. So my mom got creative and put a bag over her head. Kaia wasn't quite sure who was holding her.

I put this on our family fun page, but this wasn't so fun. Kaia was so sick for a few days. She had a virus and her fever was 103. She was not a happy camper. We felt so bad for her.

I was sitting in the kitchen at my mom's house and I realized that Kaia was awfully quiet. That's never a good sign. I went in to check on her, and she had found a king size symphony bar and she was chowing down. She saw me coming and she knew exactly what I was going to take from her, so she turned around and sucked on the chocolate bar as hard as she could. I guess she figured she would get as much out of it as she good before mean ol' mom took it away.

We had fun playing on the grass at the temple.

Kaia with 4 of her grandma's. And grandpa too.

I hate this picture because Kaia is not my baby anymore. She's such a little girl. It happened way too fast.

And a few short videos for your entertainment.....

Kaia loves the swing.

THIS ONE IS FOR YOU MOM...

As we were sitting in church today I found myself wondering, as I often do.....Why is it that you can hear Kaia above all other babies. Maybe all of the other babies just happen to be sleeping at this very moment. Maybe our ward is just unusually quiet. But then I remembered being in Robbie and Helayna's ward last week and I came to the realization that my daughter just happens to be EXTREMELY loud. "What's that? What's that? Oi tu de bam (spelling???) and every other word that she knows as loud as possible. Good thing everyone thinks she is cute.

This video is for you mom...

KAIA'S FIRST BIRTHDAY

KAIA'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Kaia wasn't sure about the cake at first. She had about 2 little tastes and then she just smooshed it everywhere for the rest of the time.

Ammon was giving Kaia a little birthday kiss. It was so stinkin' cute. She kept coming back for more. She would put her forhead back up to his mouth.

Time to open the presents...

All of the kids helped her. She would cry everytime I took a present away from her until she got the next one. Then she was fine.

A short little video...

MMMMMM! SUGAR!

This is what happens when Kaia gets around the grandparents. Candy, Candy, and more Candy. I should have known it would be that way when Rob tried to give her m&m's at 2 months old. =) She got lots of candy in utah, then we took her trick-or-treating on Halloween. I'm a dummy and I forgot to bring the camera. She was teh cutest little pumpkin that you ever did see. She couldn't say trick-or-treat so when the people opened their door holding a bucket of candy she said her famous "ooooh, what's that?" She's on a sugar high!

ITS A GIRL!!!

Yes, we are having another girl! YIPPIE!!! I was sure that it was going to be a boy. Just like I was sure that Kaia was going to be a boy. I really stink at that whole motherly instinct thing. I'm always wrong and Dusky is always right. (just in the baby guessing game. I'm right in everything else) I can't wait to have two cute little girls. I hope she's just like Kaia.

DEER HUNT

These are pictures from the fabulous deer hunt. We spent a few days up at the cabin. It was really fun. The boys got some really good bucks and the girls just hung out at the cabin. Kaia loved the ranger, four wheeler, and jeep rides.