Gratitude ...

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home,
a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past,
brings peace for today,
and creates a vision for tomorrow."
-Melody Beattie-
got this from tiff, who got it from jen ... love it too!
and it was easy to copy and post ...
cause i haven't blogged in months ... i am so bad at this ...

Riding at Courage Reins

This is McKenna's favorite thing ... she volunteers at this really neat place called Courage Reins. This is there mission statement:

Our mission at Courage Reins is to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Through therapeutic horseback riding and other equine based activities, we provide a safe, fun, and challenging setting for physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth.

She loves working with the kids ... she also loves mentoring ... when they take the horses and just ride them and practice all that they practice ... i would have copied this down too if they had it on their website ... "what is Mentoring" :0)

it's better than eating it all ...

having a little too much fun (well, can you have too much fun?)
... eli, mckenna and mckay!

Cutest Kids Ever ....

Isn't it always nice when they are happy and getting along with each other ... lucky enough to catch this moment on film ...
(and it was a moment);o)

Back to School Fashion Show at Macy's

McKenna was in the Back to School Fashion Show at Macy's at University Mall in August. She was nervous but did a great job ... she looked soooo cute ... we had to buy the outfit :0) !!!

Grandpa Here for a Visit - Yippee!

Dad is here for a visit and we are SO excited!! We went to the BYU vs UCLA game ... well, if you want to call it a game ... it was awesome!!!! BYU 59 - UCLA 0!!!! Eli, Alec and Grandpa!

Sy watching the game ...

don't know who the unidentified woman is ...