I'm Thankful...

I'm thankful for...
My family who is beautiful and precious and everything to me.
For my parents who love and support me.
For my in-laws who treat me as if I was their own and love and support us.
For my SIL and BIL and my niece and nephew, they are the brother and sister I never had.
For my friends who are always there for me when I need them.
For our jobs that help us provide for our family.
The many blessings in my life and I pray to God each night thanking him for what he has given me.
My husband, though we have our hard times, we always meet back in the middle.


We traveled down to Edinburg this holiday weekend. The trip went well, the kids did well in the car and I cannot believe we already have to go back to work tomorrow. {Boo.} For some reason I don't get a lot of pictures when we travel south, I think we keep so busy that I don't have time to take pictures. Here are the pictures I did take.

{The Cousins Playing in the Yard}

{Let's Cook this Bird}

{Grandkids}

{Mmmmm. Turkey}

{Snuggles.}

{Love My Grandma Bente}

{Thanksgiving Bracelets}

{Whee!}

{What a Good Looking Bunch!!}

{And we're home...}

{The boys got their own Plasma Cars!! Thanks Grandma Bente!}

We came home Saturday night, so we had today to wash clothes, rest & get our Christmas Tree!!

{Grammy & Henry coming from getting him a "Sugar Cone"}

{Ready to take the tree home}

Anyone who knows Henry, knows he has a Santa complex, this is a HUGE step for him!! He wouldn't sit on his lap, but he was a bit in awe of him!! ;)

We have 3 weeks and counting until Christmas break, I am so ready for this break. I need a nice rest at home with my boys. Have a wonderful week and we will catch up soon.

XOXO

Random Moments Post

There is no real theme to today's post. We have just been hanging out as a family. Here are some snapshots of what we have been doing...

Jayce has fun with Bubba's new bed

He also likes to irritate Henry by crawling in the the car bin.

One of their favorite past times.

Henry is getting good on that scooter.

Jayce still loves his swing, even though it does not fit very well.

Henry wearing his Turkey Trot costume {Gobble, Gobble}!

Jayce wanted to be a turkey too

Brotherly Love

Henry's Thanksgiving Feast:

Thanks to the BEST Dad ever, I was able to see pictures of my babies first interactive school thingy. (really not sure what to call it, all I know was Henry was nervous about singing in front of other kids. Dad took him to school this morning and Henry asked if he could come and watch him. This is huge for Henry, he was crying on Wednesday not wanting to come to school today. After a lot of talking and consoling, it was a success, no tears, and Dad said he sang good, even though you could tell they were all nervous. I was so proud of my Dad, he has come along way to have the idea to take pictures with his phone and send them to me. {Sniff} He has come so far, taking pictures and using technology!! ;) {Love ya Dad & Thanks again!!}

Henry's Indian name "Little Big Shark"

My three boys, what a moment this was to turn around and see this.

{Melts my heart..}

We are off to the valley tomorrow morning for Thanksgiving. We are pretty much ready, just needs a good night's sleep, and a productive morning and we should be on our way late morningish!!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Bente 4! We are so thankful and blessed to have friends and family like you.

@@@ My Little Pumpkins @@@

This Halloween was the best yet. Both boys really enjoyed trick or treating this year; add in their costumes, and I think it was the most fun I have had watching the boys enjoy themselves.

On Saturday we took the boys to Hooks Airport to watch the planes and to eat lunch. It was something new and fun and everyone enjoyed their selves.

{Jayce got to sit in a booster chair for the 1st time}

{The boys had fun feeding the ducks}

{Brotherly Love}

{Watching the jet take off}

{He found the ducks so funny}

{Cute Pic!}

{Jayce was all about us!}

{Father/Son fishing moment @ Burroughs Park}

{Jayce found the slide electrifying}

{On Saturday we went to the Trick or Treat Car Show}

@@@ TRICK OR TREAT @@@

{Henry really got into trick or treating this year}

{Jayce had no complaints either!}

{And as always we have plenty of goodies!}

Have a Fun Friday and a wonderful and relaxing weekend.

Mobile Monday

I just wanted to do a quick post with the pictures from my phone. I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

{Henry's Big Catch}

{Ohhh! I gotta have this!!}

{Hanging out with friends!}

{Such wonderful table manners!}

{Our Pumpkins!}

{Rough Housing!}

XOXO

The 4 Bentes