Happy Thanksgiving

So it is Thanksgiving.  So many people have spent this month talking about what they are thankful for.  It is something that we all reflect on this month.  I am working on reflecting on this everyday and I plan on improving my thank you's to God as I have so much to be thankful for.  So many times we concentrate on what someone else has, or what we do not have, that the blessings that are ours are looked over.  I know I am guilty of this.  Every morning we wake up is a chance to do better to be better, every morning is a new day with new possibilities and so many blessings. 
I complain about time, running behind, having a bad day, being broke, and so many other things that until I stop and think about it seem so huge, but truly they are not huge, they are not even big.  In life we lose focus.  The things that I do have should definitely take up more room in my mind as they are the things that are huge.  I have God and Jesus, I have an amazing family, I have an amazing church and school for my children to attend, I have love, hope, faith, and I have friends.  I have a roof over my head and a wonderful job.  I have so much and this is what I hope to focus on more.
We started this morning with the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. One day I will make it to New York City to watch it live.  I have thought it was so magical since I was a child, and I know that we would all love it. 
This year the turkey was carved and my boys pulled the wish bone.  They were so funny doing it and really thought it was the best thing ever.

Family came over and helped us to celebrate Thanksgiving and we all had a very nice time. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my family and friends both near and far.

Moving Day!!!

So as hard as it is to believe I did not take any pictures on moving day. I am pretty sad that I did not get to document this in anyway, except for in my heart. 
We were so busy and so non stop though that I just never had a free second.  Oh well it is  what it is.  Thank you so much Nick Dendard, Amy & Terry Hughes, and Uncle Patrick.  It would have not been possible without you all.  I love you all and seriously steak dinnee as soon as I get some exrtra/
We did not get everything out of storage, or even out of our house, but tonight we will all sleep here and that means so much!  It is truly a very blessed feeling and I hope that I keep things in perspective and continue to remember to thank God for his amazing blessings. 

Photo Shoots and Christmas Decorations :)

So today was a great day! I could have handled a little more sun but overall seriously nothing but blessings.
The day started with breakfast with my three men. Even though it was simply cereal it was great to all be together for the first meal of the day, it is after all the most important.
After breakfast I headed out to start a day full of photo shoots. Houses, Parks, Gardens, and more. It was truly a day of blessings for my business as well. I also delivered some disks which is great, because it means right now I am still on schedule! Definitely another blessing. For more on these sessions please watch the blog at www.monicaannephotography.com
When I got home the progress that had been made with the decorations outside was a sight to see. I am so excited about Christmas and we are very quickly making the progress towards having it all ready. I cannot believe that it is time already, but I am also very thankful that it is. Christmas is my favorite time of the year and when the house is ready it definitely shows.
We had to run to get some more extension chords, it would not be Christmas without new ones. Because we add more each year we have to have a way to get them lit...hints more extension chords. I think I will start buying one for Brandon each year for Christmas then he will have it the next year. It would just be a fun little gift that most people would not understand. Well, if they read this they will. While getting the chords, one ended up being five. Seriously! We ran into the Hughes family. It always does my day good to see or talk to Amy. Super glad for that little surprise tonight!
Well, the boys are in bed. I am going to edit and work on homework a few more minutes then I am going to go off to bed myself. I need my sleep plus the boys have school tomorrow and we cannot be late. Coffee is made and ready to brew in the morning!

Seriously....TOO LOW

So today was a day full of many amazing blessings.

I woke up and had a few minutes to myself, then I got to talk to a great friend. Beth, thank you for making my day this morning and I am glad that nobody had to get run over!

When the boys got up they were in great moods and Brandon made breakfast! It was cinnamon rolls and orange rolls and they were very yummy.

We were getting ready to go to the water when my phone rang from a number I did not recognize. It was living social, the daily deal e-mail blast company. They were referred to my photography page and were interested in a deal. I was definitely interested. I will know Monday if it all worked out. This will be a great way to build some more business. Praying that it works out as planned and that when it runs it is a HUGE hit! If you do not currently get the deals please sign up and support this great company who wants to help my business!

Now for the TOO LOW. The boys and I went on down to the water while Brandon ate. I heard a plane that sounded a little too low, which is common with the crop dusters and what not. Well, it was a private jet of some kind and it was so low it had to do some fancy maneuvering NOT to hit the power lines that run from the Causeway to Coosa Island over the slough back towards our place. The maneuvering continued to get high enough not to take out the trees behind us. It was quite scary. Brandon even came out to find out what the heck it was. Get this, idiot did it again. I am going to write or call someone. That was seriously scary!

John Michael is jumping off the pier. He is even making up jumps, there is the Batman, the slippery, the sad, the flying pencil, the karate. It was so sweet. Danny was working on his dives. They are growing up so fast. All I can say is WOW!

Again, I am not actually posting this yet, because I cannot add pictures. I will post them all Sunday! I am about to head to bed. We replace the shower head, which I think has to be done yearly. We also put in a new bathroom faucet! Hopefully everyone likes it.

Well, I am off to bed! Good night everyone. Enjoy your weekend! Looking forward to tomorrow at the lake! Hoping for a pretty day and limited plane spottings.