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Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I am so thankful for everything in my life! One main thing is our healthy children that David and I have! I am so thankful David came home from Iraq safe and sound after a long long deployment. I am thankful for having wonderful moms and dads! I am thankful for all our trusted good friends and family! The list will go on and on... Hope you all have a wonderful day and make a one you won't forgot!

OK, one more thing I wanted to share with you: You all get very tired and sleepy after turkey and everyone naps! Well I have your answer why because I know some of you wonder why...

L-Tryptophan and the Turkey
The turkey is often cited as the culprit in after dinner lethargy, but the truth is that you could omit the bird altogether and still feel the effects of the feast. Turkey does contain L-tryptophan, an essential amino acid with a documented sleep inducing effect.

Well I was searching on the Internet this morning, and I found this funny poem! Read on if you all know my husband this is him ---ha ha!

When Daddy Carves the Turkey
When Daddy carves the turkey,It is really quite a sight,I know he tries his hardest,But he never does it right.
He makes a fancy show of it,Before he starts to carve,And stabs in all directions,While we're certain that we'll starve.
He seems to take forever,As we sit and shake our heads,By the time he's finished slicing,He's reduced the birds to shreds.
He yells as loud as thunder,Just before he's finally through For when Daddy carves the turkey,Daddy carves his finger too!

Pictures for you all:

Here's some pictures to get through this morning on a delightful day called THANKSGIVING! Kaelyn and David are playing 'Lets Go Fishing.' It was so cute and funny, I had to share with you all how precious our babies are. I know its cute now, until their older fighting over the game! Until next time...

Happy 3rd Anniversary, Love

Loving Pair
It takes two special people,To make a loving pair.There’s a joy just being around you,A feeling I/we love to share.
So best anniversary wishes to you,Bringing years of joy and fun.May each year keep getting better,I/we hope the good times have just begun.

"I LOVE YOU"

Well Sunday was our 3rd year Anniversary! WOW, where does the time go. I seriously cannot believe that its been that long already. We had a great day! Since we are always together and we were at the Smoaks' house he woke up at like 5:30 a.m. in the morning and made me a surprise homemade card! It was really sweet. It is to mushy mushy for you all to hear! :) I love him so much even though sometimes I wanna go crazy and pull my hair out. I look at it this way, if a couple NEVER fights something is wrong. You have to have your little disagreement's every once in a while. We have been through a lot in the past 3 years, here's a list: 2 pregnancies, 16 month deployment away 2 Xmas's, 2 thanksgiving, 2 anniversary's, 1 birthday, 2 v-days, army getting in the way of important things in our lives, Little Davids first everything, and so much more. As that list shows you its been alot. We do drive each other nuts some weeks, but oh well its all worth having each other! We have such an amazing family now sticking together STRONG through thick and thin!! I look forward to MANY MANY more anniversary's!

"I love you David ALWAYS AND FOREVER AND FOREVER AND ALWAYS"

Smoaks Engagement Party

If you have not heard, Kayce and Jason are the Future Smoaks' . March 2010 is the future "save the date" I am so excited. Their wonderful friends of ours and are one of the greatest couple of friends that deserve each other! We wish them all the luck from here on out with everything and they have our blessings!! We went to Charleston late late Friday night after David got off work. So we really had no option of doing anything that night. Saturday we had a busy day! Woke up and went and tried on bridesmaids dresses on while Bride to be tried on her GORGEOUS dress, I cant wait to see her in on the big day! Lunch with Kayla and Kayce. Went back to Kayce's played the Wii of course for a couple hours! At 5:30 their awesome party had began! It was very interesting hanging out with civilians. I haven't done that in a long time. I am so use to the military friends and family we hang out with. It was a great party put on from their friends. I FORGOT TO MENTION: THEY HAD THE BEST HOME MADE BBQ, oysters, shrimp, and more!!! It was wonderful! I will post some pictures of our evening at the end. Sunday was busy, Kayce has started her business and its popping with pictures! We went with her to a shoot to Magnolia Plantation which was fun! Lunch, we went and home sweet home. No time do anything out the blue. Until next time...

MUNCHKINS*

Update on David and Kaelyn:

Well they both got weighed today and measured... Kaelyn is almost 7 months and weighing in at 21 pounds. Her height is 27.3 inches. David is weighing 39 pounds and 37 inches tall. I have to admit there big munchkins, but there cute as a button. How can you NOT agree??!! THERE ADORABLE. Little d is a solid kiddo but tall also. I love Kaelyns cheeks. This is why David and I love these two so much.... Look at the pictures and there is your answer! :)

Big David has been really busy with lots at work and I am just being a mommy!!! We have a really busy weekend coming that were so excited for!!! Well until next time...

Vlasic Night

Kaelyn watching her crazy mother and brother

he is addicted now :)

many many rounds of our pickle juice

First swing into the jar, not so good

BEGINNER:
"OUR FANTASTIC JAR"

Okay, well for those of you who know me I LOVE PICKLE JUICE! I drink it right out the jar like juice! I LOVE IT! See you can tell... well I think I have started the likeness to little David today. Ha ha, I told him to try some so he did and it was so funny at first. Then, I believe he loves it now. Lone be hold we both finished the jar off of juice. YUMMY... Thought I would share the pics with you.

If any of you are interested here's the recipe for dill pickle's:

Dill Pickles
Scrub medium cucumbers with brush and pack into hot, sterilized jars.
To each quart add: 2 heads of dill, 1 piece alum the size of a small grape and 1 teaspoon mustard seed. Fill jars with hot brine: 1 cup cider vinegar; 2 cups water, and 1 tablespoon course-medium salt. Seal.

Until next time...

KIDS

Baby Kaelyn sitting up like a big girl!

The looks on their face is so funny! Guess they more into Mickey Mouse than getting pic taken!

Day-Day is happy this time. Its hard to get them both to smile together.

"THIS IS WHAT WE LIVE FOR EVERYDAY"

Love is scaring away monsters in the middle of the night, then again at 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m…

Love is reading the same bedtime story for the 999Th time.
Love is a hug around the knees.
Love is watching Backgardigans instead of As the World Turns.
Love is a refrigerator covered with creative works of art.
Love is standing in line for 2 hours for Disney on Ice tickets.
Love is not grimacing through the dirtiest of diapers.
Love is trading in the Avalanche for a Nissan.
Love is the magic kiss that heals all “owies.”
Love is a cuddly kid in a woobie sleeper.
Love is the first kick, first smile, first laugh, first step, first anything.
Love is your child pointing to a picture of Barbra Jean and saying “mama.”
Love is your child sound asleep, any child sound asleep.
Love is a macaroni necklace.
Love is wearing the macaroni necklace to military functions with pride.
Love is a peanut butter kiss, a syrup kiss, a chocolate kiss, any kind of kiss.
Love is a bouquet of dandelions.
Love is the smell of a baby’s neck.
Love is saying “no” at the right times when it’s easier to say “yes.”
Love is saying “yes” at the right times when it’s easier to say “no.”

Love Mommy and Daddy*

until next time...

Weekend Recap:

"Splish Splash I was taking a bath"
Kaelyn and David took a bath Friday night together! Little David enjoys it now because Kaelyn can sit all alone in the tub and play with him now... (she is growing up to fast :() We took the kids out the bath and ended the night with a movie and popcorn night with the kids!

Saturday night was game night!

Daddy and David playing Let's Go Fishing while Kaelyn plays with her fish in her walker and also watches on the couch!

Well Sunday, we decided to put up our Sanders' Christmas tree! Reason for putting it up a couple weeks early I am sure you all are wondering is, we have lots going on in the next few weeks we would like to prep for Santa early! To fill you all in, this will be the 1st Xmas with daddy. He has been deployed for the past two Xmas.It is sure a blessing he is home and able to spend it with us this year! I was really shocked in myself this year for wanting to put the tree up early because I kept the tree up for a whole 8 or 9 months thinking David was coming home to celebrate it with us last year!As you all know the Army tricked us and kept him deployed for 16 months. :( Well we decided as a family we would put it up early for the kids and the way our plans look til Xmas. Guess what?! The kids, David, and I all had fun! It was so funny because we played a movie while getting the tree and ornaments out. Little David was a little confused because this year he actually is old enough to realize all whats going on. Well big David got the tree and ornaments out and we started putting it all together. It was cute, little David was such a big help. Kaelyn was such a humor. She was so talkative and I think she also enjoyed it all! When we put the lights on the tree both of the kids just stared at the tree. As I am sad to say... Little David says, "Mom, look at tree good job!" with his thumb up. What a tear breaker. OUR 2 YEAR OLD IS GROWING UP.... his vocabulary is expanding day by day. Looking at Kaelyn and all of brought back so many memories of us when we were all children getting ready for the big day of PRESENTS! Its nice that our family is growing but sad our babies our growing. I don't regret nothing in life. They are such happiness and joy! David and I love them so much. Its so nuts how you never had kids before and then have them and think you could love them as much as you do. :) I took some pics of our Xmas decorating and a couple other goofy pics! As you see the one in the top left---David wearing a hat, reindeer ears, stockings, and Xmas pj's! It was so funny! Baby Nay Nay was so funny taking silly pics with us! Little David and Kaelyn played on the floor by the tree in the spirits of Santa coming soon!! I can't forgot to tell you all Little David started the tradition of putting the star on top! It was so cute. Well that was our fabulous weekend. Hope you all enjoyed yours as much as I did!! I will post pictures soon of our Sanders' tree, but a couple more finishing touches!! Until next time...

Gloomy Days.. .

"Rain, rain, go away

Come again some other day

David and Kaelyn want to go outside and play

Come again some other day"

Well its raining outside now and will be for the next couple days. :( The kids and I are and will be staying inside. David is at work on cq. For those of you who don't know what cq is... where they have 24 hour duty at work. Army lingo... I look forward to this weekend to relax with the family. No plans, as of now but who knows we could change that at any spur of the moment. I can't wait for next weekend. Lots to celebrate--- Kayce and Jason's Engagement party, our 3rd year anniversary*, and a wonderful family members birthday Ms. Madeline. We won't tell how old you are just keeping sweeping and win lots!! Maybe you will even win big on your big day! Looking forward to the next weekend. Thanks to the in laws they will be taking good care of our munchkins for us while we celebrate! Better get going to laundry, until next time...

"ALOHA TO ALL"

Okay, we have to thank Kayce for this new found addition. She has talked us into making a blog to keep you all informed of our daily lives with all our loved ones! I believe she will keep me in line with this thing. = ) I hope you all enjoy reading about all the odd and ends in the Sanders' home. I do find much adventure with two children, and a wild husband! LOL, dont get me wrong I love these three so much! Enjoy tuning into us, til next time . . .