Happy Thanksgiving one and all!  This year we find that we are all scattered about in both Dave and my families... we have family celebrating in California- L.A to S.F, Texas, Colorado,UTAH- St. George, Orem, Riverton,Pleasant Grove, NEVADA, Idaho, Arizona and NYC!!  We are missing you all at this time of year!  It's hard not being with all the family for TURKEY DAY! I shed a tear or two yesterday feeling homesick for family!  BUT THEN- We were SO happy to find out that Rich & Heidi cancelled their plans at the last minute to go to California (due to pregnancy precautions) and stayed here!!! YEA!  Now we're not alone!  Also a BIG thanks to our Bishop for his invite!  We have SO much to be grateful for so I thought I would have each of our family members say the TOP things they are grateful for:

Dave-- the gospel, family& friends that love us and my job.

Leslie-- health (medical care), my family, the gospel and a roof over my head.

Matt-- My family, the church & good friends.

Lindsey-- My family, friends, church, being happy.

Katie -- My family especially, good friends and a good school, the gospel.

Ellie-- My family, the church, my school, my house & my dog.

We realize that this is a very brief summary- the list goes on and on. Especially in the tough economic times we are in right now.   Here are some more ideas from the whole family. The Savior,  our educations, our parents teaching us correct principles, support from loved ones, love in our home, good childhood memories, good influences in our lives like our grandparents, our cousins, woodworking,aunts and uncles, family vacations, family reunions, a computer, a camera, Holidays, good health,the missionaries, going to the park, freedom of religion, being able to read, understanding who we are and why we are here, the scriptures, music, art,the piano, the beautiful world that we live in (nature), homemade food, having fun,warm beds, comfy pillows,clothing,learning, good teachers, brothers and sisters, living in the USA, a temple, a great bishop, people who help us, husbands/ wives, guitar,children, cleaning, cars that work, joking/laughing, work,the restoration of the gospel, play, phones, homemade rolls, turkey, pioneers, the pilgrims, the founding fathers, cooking,our prophet, rain,football, soccer, running,swimming,hiking, camping mountains, and that's just the tip of the iceberg!  You get the point!  

We are very grateful for all we have been blessed with!  Happy Thanksgiving!!!