My favorite picture from Thanksgiving

It's a great day when I can be with Mom and Quintin on the same day. We took far too few pictures that weekend, but at least we snapped this one:

one picture each

Christmas break is upon us, which means Josh is making lunch for the kids and I'm running around like I'm on vacation. I will do my best to be a more faithful updater of pictures for the grandmas and funny stories for the friends (Hi, Beth!). In honor of today's warm weather, here are three pictures: one each of the kids in summer clothes, even though these pictures were taken in October, November, and December. (Jonah still claims to never feel cold. He says it's because he was born in Arizona, which seems counterintuitive to me, but what do I know? I am cold all the time.)

Miriam, during our family picture adventures:

Caroline, caught mid-laugh on our way to get pumpkins:

Jonah, at his possibly-favorite-restaurant: Cook Out (home of 40 milkshake flavors and the place where corn dogs and quesadillas are considered sides).

SATURDAY, the DAY for JAY [ No, really I'm not being sarcastic this time!] [By Jonah]

So, today is Saturday, and it did not work out the way I wanted it to! Let me back up, yesterday, we went to Jack's house-Jack is the one who had his baptism- and we stayed up 'till 11:30, which is totally what the grown-ups said we would do, but by the time I finished dealing with Miriam, and the baby-sisters [ get it? Baby-sisters?] finished the Pop-Corn, I had a major headache, what do you expect? It was Miriam after all, and we were all exhausted. And at 10, when the grown-ups came to pick us up..............zzzzzzzzzzzz. Okay, one paragraph long conclusion of yesterday, man, daddy I'm not such a packrat after all! Now, today, I wake up at 8:02, and then mommy leaves to the post office, and daddy and I are left to tend to the girls. One word: HOPELESS!!!!!! [Oh and 6 !s]Then daddy and I, have lunch two hours after the girls, I am going to collapse on my bed in a minute.


                                     NEXT PARAGRAPH! NEXT PARAGRAPH!





future self: Miriam screaming: MMMMMMMOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, While I'm writing this. Oh, now she's a chicken. " boooc boc boc boc booooooc"

Dear Dad,

I've been missing you more than is usual this week. It's been a bit unexpected, actually. I don't get any more homesick around Christmas than other times of year, usually, but something about this year is making me miss you...I blame it on the quilting frames.

Either way, I got to thinking: if you were here, what would I want? There are any number of things I'd love to discuss, and I definitely wouldn't turn down a good softball game, and I wish I knew more about your history and how you felt about life when you were raising kids (and how to manage it the way you and Mom did), but there is not anything left unsaid. I know I was loved and I hope I showed you how much I loved you too.

Thank you. I think that's what I would say. Thank you for the perfect childhood.

words of wisdom from Miriam

“I don't want to go potty. I’m an astronaut. Zoom zoom! Because I can zoom around the house.”

"Daddy got a mouse. Snap! He broke its neck."

"I'm a kitty. Meow meow meow meow!"

M: What's that?

K: sweet and sour

M: I don't like that. It's not good.

M: What are you doing?

Josh: The dishes.

M: NO! MOM do the dishes.

J: Yes, and I can do the dishes too.

M: BUT MAMA DO THE DISHES!!!

[two minutes pass]

M: Dad? You doing dishes?

my new book (by Jonah)

I am making a new book!! It won't be published like this is, but it is nice to know I have a book, [I have never completed a book before] and it is about the game I like to play with Caroline and Jack, so at least I am not the only one to know about it! The game is where all our stuffed animals are alive, they have special powers, and they go on missions with us! My Pets [as they're called] are: Lightning- ball, Tarteus, [aka Necterine,] Pear, Brush*, Helemen, Bear-woof, and woof-woof.Caroline's Pets are:
Little sparkle, [Hi Jojo,] Sheep-Dragon, [Hi daddy,] Bob, [Hi Caroline,] Chirp [Hi...........
-yaaaaaaaawwwwwwnnnnnn-]

Hmm, oh, where was I? Oh yes, anyhow the book tells about our pets, like where they came from, or what their powers are, The Spirit Star, [the more powerful life sources]  The Lesserground [the opposite] and the bursts of power that they can channel [and the boasts and 
sharp sense] if only people had a stronger trust and relationships.



*You remember him, right? The white doggy?

Dear Dad,

I came home from church yesterday and poured through my scriptures and reference books trying to prove the Sunday School teacher wrong. I figured you'd be proud (maybe of him more than me).

Love,
little k

The Spirit of Christ

We plan to watch this video in church today. I'm sharing it for two reasons: 1. I'm hoping that embedding it here will make it easier to access at church. 2. I need all the help I can get these days remembering that we're almost to Christmas.

Merry almost Christmas, friends.

Happy-birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [By Jonah Mays]

today, [or, yesterday. Saterday] I am going to Jack's birthday party!!!!!!!!!Jack is my best friend, and he has a brother named Scotty, and a brother named Gavin [aka, ''GABBY!!!!''] gabby is mim's best friend,, and Jack my best friend!!Friday, I  went to Target with mommy, and I got him a Star Wars TM mini-figure that should go well with the
Morrison's collection, and a Reese's peanut butter cup [$10.00 total]  and we asked Shanté  [Jack's mom], and she said that was his favorite. For his birthday, he's turning 8!!!!I'm sooooooooo excited!
I'm excited for Christmas! Thanksgiving was really fun, and I was happy to oblige eating the whole pumpkin pie! YYUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apple pie was rrreaaaally yummy, too! [Hello rob Morrison. Yes, I know I ate all your pie. get over it, I'm part Hunt.]