So BLeSSed & ThankFUL!

With Thanksgiving next week I have been thinking a lot lately of what I am thankful for. Although, I try to reflect on my many blessings daily I thought I might publicly share some of the things that I find to be my GREATEST blessings...
...The gospel...the foundation that it is in my life.
Ryker and for exactly who he is and what he brings to my life and our families life...Oh I just LOVE my little dude SOOOO much!!!!....He makes me so HaPPy!
Mike- someone who is ALWAYS...ALWAYS....ALWAYS looking for the PoSiTiVe in every situation...and is the BEST husband that I could have ever asked for....Love him so much!
Having the ablilty to have kids and especially at this time to be preggo with twin baby gIrLS!!!....
My MoM...my Very Best Friend...someone who I can always count on, someone who's so fun and creative and LOVES life and having fun as much as I do...
My Dad....think I have a lot of energy-he runs circles around me! He is so great with Ryker-he makes an attempt to see "his little guys"(nephews included) as much as possible every week if not every day :) I just love my dad so much....
...Family. I feel so lucky and blessed to have the fun, energetic, close family that I do...we are always doing something fun and making memories together!...
Church calling...I truly feel that being in the Young Womens Presidency is one of the Greatest callings I have ever had...I just love it...!
Friendships...so thankful to be able to have friends in my life who I know I can always turn to and have a good laugh with!...
My health and my families health....so thankful for this.....
Food, shelter, clothes, ability to speak, see, hear, touch, walk, the gift of life and the blessing I have to be alive and share my journey of life with family and friends! I am so blessed. I hope whoever reads this will also be able to reflect on ALL of your many blessings too...we all have so much to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving!!! Thank you for being a blessing in my life!

On a side note- we got our 2010 Fall pics taken last week by Melissa Bryner. I love the way they turned out-here our a few of my favorites...

Ryks first birthday and twins!!!

Wow! Its been awhile since I last posted so I thought it was about time! To start off we celebrated Ryks first birthday in August!We decided to have a circus party for him and it was a rip roarin good time! Im so so so mad at myself that I didnt take more pics but I will post the ones that we did take. We had hot dogs, snowcones, lemonade, peanuts, chips, candy, watermelon and of course games! With the help of my mom we made booths. We had a fishing booth, duck pond,photo booth, tatoo booth, kissing booth, clown toss, 3 ring toss and animal bowl. My mom made the cutest clown cupcakes and a clown smash cake for Ryks. It was such a fun day and Im thankful to all of our family and friends that were there to support Ryks and us that day!!! The next most exciting news is that Im pregnant with twins! Yep thats right-TWINS!!! I cant hardly believe it either! My mom is a twin so I was bound to have them too! :)This is how we told our family and friends that we were having twins. Afer Ryks finished his birthdy cake we changed him into this shirt and brought him out to show everyone. The moment was priceless! I went in today for a ultrasound and Im measuring 13 1/2 weeks! I heard the 2 heart beats, saw 2 heads, and 2 sets of arms and legs with fingers and toes and that they are both very very active thus far in there short little 13 1/2 weeks of life! Its so crazy to think that there are 2 little humans being developed in my stomach! We are thrilled, nervous, scared, excited, anxious...all the emotions you can think of...but most of all we realize how very very blessed we are to have this opportunity! And the last new change in the Stringham household is that I was recently called to serve as the 1st counselor in the YW! I couldn't ask for a better calling! I love the energy that the youth have and Im so excited to get to know the yw better and to serve them along with my presidency! Life is good! :)

Ryker's AlMoSt ONE YEAR OLD pics!!!

I know my little guy doesnt turn one for another month but a few days ago we had his pics taken. The main reason that I wanted to get them done early is so that we can have them on his birthday party invites! Here are just a few of my favs! I think Melissa did an amazing job and it was just so much fun! Check out her work @ melissabrynerphotography.blogspot.com

4th of JuLy!!!

We had a fabulous 4th of July weekend! We started the holiday off by attending the Oakly Rodeo! We have been doing this family/friend tradition for 10 years now and I still LOVE it! I was really wanting to find some cowboy boots that Ryks could sport but no luck, so we had to settle for some patriotic flip flops that were just as cute! The rodeo was so fun as we had a picnic beforehand then the rodeo and the fun firework display after. I love this time of year! The next day we headed up to Bear Lake were we stayed and played all weekend! My mom makes every holiday so fun and special, I hope I can follow in her shoes with Ryks and future kiddos someday!

Ryk's first time wearing a life jacket.....! I thought he would have a fit wearing it but he enjoyed constantly having something to suck on!

....His first time on the tube!!!!

....first time on the wave runner!

....first time on the boat!

Our little fami just chillin (literally) in the Brrr Lake Water!

Kirst, Ryks and I

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The 3 best little buddies at the Paris ID parade!!!

The troops at the parade

Dee and Papa Dick decided to stop by one of the days before taking one of there drives across the state!

The boys playing in the home made sand pile that my mom/dad made a few weeks ago...the boys love it! Including Ryker..he only tried once to eat the sand! Better than I thought!
Our fam plus my 2 cute nephews in our patriotic attire heading off to church

Mike took this pic at one of the nights of the cabin and I thought it looked so pretty so thought I would post it

What more could of made the night of the 4th complete than fireworks....

patriotic cupcakes that my mom created and....

SpArKlErS!!!! Such a fun weekend!