Thankful

Yes, I am very behind on blogging.  That is just how it is going to be.  In a nut shell, Thanksgiving has passed, but I am still thankful for many many things.  Too many to post right now, but  I still am.

Thanksgiving was nice and warm in sunny Arizona.  We had a very enjoyable time with our friends and family there.  I got to see my childhood best friend and meet her new husband, it was so nice to see her so happy.  Bryan got to go golfing with his childhood best friend and we went to dinner with he and his wife.  In fact we ended up driving his wife back to Utah so she could go to her Grandmothers funeral.  We had a very nice time with them.

I hosted my first annual Melanie is in charge 5k/10k.  The only rule was everyone had to finish at least a 5k, I was the only one to continue on.  Bryan, Brandon, Jacob, Gavin and Stratton and I burned those holiday calories!

It was so nice to run everyday in the warm weather!

We ate Thanksgiving dinner with the extended Sherwood family.  Lots of people, lots of food, lots of fun.  Jonah was thrilled that in his mind he looked like Santa Claus!

Jacob and Kate playing at the park, once again in the warmth.

Brandon and Gavin enjoying the warmth.

Jonah and cousins bouncing to his hearts content.

The trip went faster than usual and the drive didn’t put me over the edge…what is up with that?  It must have been that I spent so much of the drive working on the ward Christmas party planning!

Thankful for the many many years and memories of this tree.  It made me really sad to see it go, even though it was way too tall misshapen and in the way.  It was the crazy wind storm of December 1st which brought this and our 2 front fences down.

Thankful for people like Trent Price who worked hard to get it off the Barlow’s house!

The aftermath of trees all over the front yard.  So thankful for the many people who worked very hard on Sunday to clean up all of Bountiful.  3 pickup trucks hauled our tree away…..I didn’t know the people who belonged to 2 of the trucks.

Thankful Jonah was sooooooo excited to meet Santa.  He had the biggest grin around. (not so thankful I missed the picture with him looking at the camera)

Thankful Jacob would still participate, even though he couldn’t come up with anything to ask.

And most thankful for all the people who have helped me with this way over my head planning of the ward party.  3 more days and I am free!!!!!!!