....oh so VERY thankful...

Well as many of you know.... my sweet grandma passed away only 6 days before Thanksgiving. This brought about a strange Thanksgiving for us all. We have had a huge family dinner with all cousins, aunts, and uncles. It is a tradition that has occurred without fail every year. Being married would obviously change that... bouncing back and forth between families or trading every other year. This year we were going to have it at my house after Caden and I got back from Wellsville with the Hyers. With the bringing of Grandmas death my mom dropped the idea of having a normal Thanksgiving. She felt the emotions were too high and we were still in a grieving period. However, my wonderful mother in law decided to put together a dinner for my family. Peggy left her family early in Wellsville so that my family could have a regular Thanksgiving dinner that didn't include a frozen pizza :). My family and I were so thankful for her and Doug and their willingness to make it a more enjoyable day for my family. I love Doug and Peggy and I am thankful for them and their family. I am so lucky to have the in laws I have. 

Yesterday things were a little crazy but Thanksgiving is truly a time to reflect on our blessings and what we are truly thankful for... I felt it would be important for my friends and family to know that I do recognize my.....

B  eing a part of the Church and wonderful knowledge and testimony I have

L oving an amazing husband and knowing I have eternity with him

E  ating yummy food and the blessing it is to be able to afford it

S  taying in a warm home with the comforts we have

S  weet memories of my grandparents and the love they showed me  

I  ncredible family, extended family, friends, and parents who I love 

N ow married into a wonderful family with inlaws I cherish

G oing to the temple this year and feeling the Spirit

S  eeing different parts of the world this year as we traveled to Mexico and Virginia

I love you all and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Here comes Christmas... WAHOO!! :)

Tragedy

On Friday afternoon we were headed to a family reunion in Swan Valley Idaho. We were about 10 minutes out of Idaho Falls when we got a devastating phone call. My sweet grandma had gotten into a horrible car accident. She was still stuck in her van but life flight was there and we were told to go straight to the Idaho Falls hospital. We got to the hospital and were shortly informed that she had passed away before they could get her in the helicopter. The police and invesigators said that she died instantly even though when help arrived she still had a pulse but was unconscious.

My grandma was my idle. She was an amazing woman and will be greatly missed by us all. She was going to be spending the week with our family in Utah for Thanksgiving. I will forever wish we could have spent this week with her but it was her time. I will always love and miss her.
Joylene B. Watson, 78, of Menan, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, near Menan from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Joylene was born Oct. 12, 1931, in Rigby, Idaho, a daughter to Ray Edward Browning and Thelma Kinghorn Browning. She attended schools in Annis and graduated from Midway High School.
She married Farrell Thain Watson Jr. on Aug. 20, 1951, in Menan. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a Primary teacher, Relief Society secretary and visiting teacher. She enjoyed cooking and recipes, spending time with her family and traveling with her husband, Thain, to see different places.
She is survived by her children, Sally (Mike) McKinley of Rexburg, Jill (Mitch) Tibbitts of Kaysville, Utah, and Ed (Dorothy) Watson of Rigby; a sister, June (L.M.) Rule of Idaho Falls; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Farrell Thain Watson Jr.; and a son, Thain Watson III.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Menan Stake Center with Bishop Gary Asper officiating. The family will visit with friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, both at the stake center. Burial will be in Annis Little Butte Cemetery under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby. Condolences may be sent to the family online at http://www.eckersellfuneralhome.com/.

Halloween!!!!

We had such a fun Halloween. Tahnee, Cadens cousin, planned a party at his aunts house. When Peggy called me with the details I told her we had plans of dressing up and asked if it was a dress up party.. She said it wasnt. I told Caden and he said he didnt care we were showing up in costumes... OH MERCY I thought.. but I wouldve have done it. To my surprise Peggy called back a while later and said she had told Tahnee it was now a costume party. We were so excited. We drove up to Logan with Cadens family and had a blast at Kaelenes house. I love having in laws that are so fun!! I am so lucky to be married to Caden and be able to be a part of his cute family. Thanks to Tahnee for all of her hard work!

HAHAHA happy halloween!

Caden and his baby grandma

Peggy and I 

Ha the pimp and his uh.. woman?

He was totally workin the costume...

Dr. D (the joker)

HAHAHAHAHA Peggys blackmail picture... sorry Peg I had to do it.. I love this picture and it was Halloween!!!

Our little orange jack-o-lantern fruit bowls that Caden and I made for the party

Some of the family

The drive up..

I hope all of you had as fun of a Halloween as we did!

my birthday... haha 2 months ago :)

Sweet Caden planned such a fun birthday for me... september 5th :). I was going through our pictures and realized I had never posted anything about my birthday. It was a fun day. Caden put new knobs on our dresser as my gift and gave me a fun new outfit! What a good husband!

My cute niece, Aubrey, helping me blow out my candles