We are so grateful....

This year for Thanksgiving we went to Heather's parents. All of her sisters and brother-in-laws and nieces and nephews were there, except Matt and Lauren (in California) and Amy ( in Texas on her mission). We missed you guys! Oma (Heather's grandma) was able to join us too. Dinner was delicious and so was dessert and so were leftovers and ok, ok, you get the point. We ate ALL weekend and didn't feel guilty one bit! We also celebrated our nephews birthdays, Jarom (7), Nathan (1)and Carter (1). So along with all of the pies, we had 2 birthday cakes and cupcakes! Yumm! We are so grateful for so many things ~

• Our families. We have such amazing support from both of our families. We are so blessed to have most of our family members living nearby so we get to see them a lot! We love you all!
• The gospel. How fortunate we are to be part of the true church. We're grateful to have both been raised in the gospel and to have strong testimonies.
• Our Children. Yes, life was simple before we had our 3 little munchkins and we had more money laying around and in savings, but boy has it been fun raising them. And so worth it! They have brought us so much joy! We love you Lindsay, Zane and Gavin!
• Our Home. We love where we live and have the best neighbors. Our home is perfect for our growing family and we're planning on being here for a while!
• Our Jobs. Dan is loving his job where he's been for almost a year. He gets to work with other computer nerds (as he calls them) and enjoys everything about the business. It's so nice to be at this point in our lives, where he has graduated from college and has his career. A few years ago it felt like school was never going to end. Heather loves the freedom and flexibility of working for the title company from home now. They have been so good to her these past 11 years. She's also been loving her newest job, teaching tap and ballet to 3-5 year olds. This is something she's always wanted to do and LOVES it!
• Our Friends. We have been so blessed to meet and become friends with so many good people. Thank you to all of you who put up with us! We love you!
• Our Health. Even though we've had strep throat, the stomach flu and about 50 colds since September, we're grateful they are just small illnesses that we have to deal with.

We hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving. (We'll post some Thanksgiving pics in the next few days)