Giving Thanks

I am following in the lead of many of you and taking the time to write down how thankful I am this time of year.
Of course I am very grateful for my husband and kids and I hope that I express that to them not only this time of year but all year long. I truly have a Great husband who is also a great friend and father. My two kids are my life and I couldn't image one day without them. I am so grateful that they picked me to be their mom.
Second I am Thankful for My mother who is my best friend she is one of the greatest mothers I know. She is so patient and loving to each one of her girls and her 8 grandchildren. How lucky I am to have her as my mother.
Last but, certainly not least I am so grateful for my sister Holly and her strength that she has shown me throughout this last year and half. I don't know where her strength comes from, only that I know she relies on her faith. This time last year my little nephew Easten was once again fighting for his little life down at Primary Childrens. We were not able to spend or share Thanksgiving or Christmas with Holly, Rusty, Stetsen and Little "E". It was a season full of hope and prayer that Easten would be well enough to come home and share Christmas with his family. On Christmas Eve he was released and able to come home with strict no visitors allowed.
I want to Thank my heavenly Father for bringing this special little boy into our family. He has brought so much happiness and love.
I can't imagine what his little body has been through in this short time he had been with us, but I do know that Easten is a FIGHTER and he wants to be here and be apart of this world.
I am so Thankful that my family is healthy and we will all get to spend the Holidays together.
Happy Thanksgiving.

A night in the life.... this is what my kitchen usually looks like come dinner time. Kenzie as you all well know by know is a huge mamma'a girl and when I can't hold her in my arm (say when I am cooking) she brings in her favorite blanket and her pillow and camps out right at my feet.
There is never a moment of seperation :)

My new Projects.

It's been awhile since my last post and to be honest there really hasen't been to much going on right now in my little family.
I have however tried to be become a little more crafty. I made these two little things in a couple of days and I really like how they turned out.
I was thinking.... would these make good Christmas gifts?? If I gave YOU one would you approve? Let me know what you think.

Happy Halloween From the Flaherty's

Halloween was fun but, I may have the only two children on earth that were not intrested in Trick -or- Treating. Kason wouldn't even put on his costum until it was time to go to our first family party. I wanted to take them around to my work and to a couple of neighbors and Kason was so not into it.
I bet between the two of them they maybe hit 10 houses and this was because Ben made them go out with him.
This is why I did't get to many pictures of them this year. I had to hurry and snap the couple I have before they ripped there costumes off to play with their cousins.
I hope everyone had a great Halloween.

Kason as Darth Vader

Kenzie "The BumbleBee"