GIVE THANKS!

As the Holiday season in full swing-I think it's so important for everyone to stop for a moment in all the hustle and bustle and "GIVE THANKS" Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I always feel like it is "skipped" over since these days it goes from halloween straight to chirstmas decorating, shopping and holiday events. Not only is thanksgiving great for the yummy turkey, but it is so much more than that. I think everyone-even the most miserable person can find at least something to be thankful for. Look around you-and give thanks to God for all the wonderful blessings he has given to you! I know God has blessed well beyond what I deserve and for that I am forever thankful. As Thanksgiving nears..I have been in thought alot about what I am thankful for in my life.

A few of the things I am thankful for:

God-who gave his son-to save me from my sins!

a wonderful husband and best friend who is so good to me

amazing parents-who are so unselfish and who love me more than I could imagine!

My inlaws-boy..did I ever get blessed!

all the kiddo's in my life

my extended family-who I don't see much but I think about and pray for everday!

My best friend Leisha-who has shown me TRUE friendship

My neice and best friend Ashley!

Our troops who put their lives on the line each day for our freedom!

The oppertunity to own a home

My great, reliable job

Good, faithful friends

my sisters: Violet, Tiffany and Emily! I always wanted a sister and I got 3 amazing ones!

Wise influence in my life

Love

The fact that God is in control in a very scary world

and so much more.......

Psalm 107:1

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever

Photography!

I Love photography! It would never be my life career or anything but I just love to take photos and I loved to edit them. It's more of a hobby for me! I love being creative and this brings out my crativity and artistic side. I found a great new program called "picnik" if you haven't checked it out you must. It's a FREE editing program and you can do really cool effects and collages. I just wanted to share a few of the photos I have taken latley. Enjoy!!

Preslee

Riley

Ashley and Baby Boy

our beautiful neice Riley

Cool Effect! Aaron and I on Halloween

Look at those beautiful Blue eyes!! Preslee Jeane! Love this little one!

Grandpa, Grandpa and Riley

Happy Halloween!

Halloween came really fast this year. So fast that for the first time in years Aaron and I did not even get to buy pumpkins and carve them. :( Oh well..we survived. My favorite part of carving pumpkins is baking and eating the seeds. Yummy!!! There is always next year. We had great fun. Thursday before our work was invited to a "flu shot party" a oral surgion we refer to puts this on every year for all his refering doctors, family and staff. Everyone dresses up, he caters some yummy food and this year he even had a band! Oh..and everyone MINUS ME get's a flu shot! I just can't do it. I hate shots so much and I ussually get the flu and every year I think "darn...I wish I would have just delt with the poke to not fee like this"! But year after year I still don't have the GUTS to do it! I have this reasoning that the FLU shot only protects you from true influenza (sp) and the chances of getting the real deal are slim. There is so many strains of the flu-so I just live on the edge and go without. Anyways...there was TONS of people at the party and we all had a blast. Our office all dressed up for the party and for work on friday. Us girls were all "Pink Ladies" and my Dad was a "greaser" It was super cute and we all got alot of compliments on our sostumes. At work on friday we played 50's music and totally were rockin out behind the scenes. :) My parents were totally in their element with the 50's tunes. They were dancing too and it was really cute. We had a little "sock hop" at lunch and we ordered in old fashioned burgers and cokes for lunch. Friday night Aaron and I had his brother Jason and wife Emily over for dinner and to pass out candy to the "trick or treaters". We had a great night and we handed out a TON of candy! Time with Jason and Emily was great. We even got a game of "mario party" in on the wii...oh and a little Wii fit demo as well. All in all it was a great halloween.

Aaron the "Greecer" Lindsey the "Pink Lady"

Linds*Aaron*Emily*Jason

We were so honored to have Sarah Palin! and Dwight! come for dinner!

Me * Mom * Ashley

You can't tell we are related or anything Can ya?!

It's been a long time!

So as I was following some of my friends blogs tonight, I realized if I have time to read theirs, I really need to update mine. It's been a long time. Life has been busy and unfourtunalty my blog has got pushed to the end of the "to do" list. I know how much I love keeping up on the blogs of my friends and fam so I decided I should make time and get er done!

Since my last post we have gone to DisneyLand with the Norton side of the family. We went the first part of October and it was awesome! We met up with Aaron's sister and my best friend Violet and her hubby and their new baby girl. It was so FUN to all be together. We had a blast at disney, knotts berry farm & universal studios. The boys found the Orange county car show and enjoyed that and we even did Go-Karts on our way outa town! We had some fun game nights at starbucks and some great dinners out. We laughed so much and when it comes to late night...we always get silly! It was just so great having a week of family time. We all get along so well, and we are so blessed to be able to spend time together. This was aaron and mine 4th time to Disneyland in a year. We bought season passes and definitly got our use out of them. I think that will be it for a while but it was fun while it lasted. It truly is the Happies Place On Earth!!

Me & My Love In D'Land

All the Norton Women! I love Them!!!Aaron and I with our adorable niece RILEY!