What I am thankful for....

I am thankful for the love of my life, Randy.

I am thankful for my sisters, they are the best.

I am thankful for the gospel and temple. I am thankful for both of my families

I have so many things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. A lot has happened this year and life just seems to keep getting better. I can't wait to see what else life brings to our family. So here is just a list of a few things I am thankful for this season.

10. I am thankful for my education and the opportunity to attend a university that expands my knowledge.

9. I am thankful for my good health and environment I live in.

8. I am thankful for the technology we have now days so I can keep in contact with friends and family.

7. I am thankful for the wonderful memories I have created with my husband, family, and friends this year.

6. I am grateful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, especially the blessings of the temple because it strengthens our marriage greatly.

5. I am thankful for the power of a smile and laughter and how it can make life such a joy even when it gets hard.

4. I am thankful for the times I get to relax and just hang out and do whatever I want.

3. I am thankful for the new baby niece that my sister Megan and brother in law JEFF brought into our family. She is so cute and such a joy to have. I am also thankful for my almost nephew(he hasn't been born yet) that my brother in law Brian and Celia are going to have soon. I can't wait to meet him.

2. I am extremely grateful to have family and friends that love us and support us.

1. Most of all I am grateful for my wonderful, amazing, sweet husband. He is the best thing that has happened to me. He is my everything and best friend. I am so grateful for the man he is because he does everything for me. He is hardworking, loving, supportive, caring, and everything else. You name it he is it. I love you Randy Purcell with all my heart. I am so lucky to be married to you!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! We love you!

More about baby Peyton

Well here are some more pictures of our adorable niece Peyton! My sister Megan has been sending me pictures on the phone the last couple of days because we have been in Idaho. My niece is the cutest baby ever. She is so sweet and fun. Here are some more pictures I have received and there will be more coming all the time especially after our trip to Utah!

Here she is on her first car ride, home from the hospital.

Here she is chilling at home with her mom and dad.

Here she is still in the hospital being held by mommy.

Baby Peyton!!

Well my older sister gave birth to my first niece today. Her name is Peyton Mae Smith. She is the cutest baby in the world! We love you Megan and a job well done! More pictures to come shortly.

Decorating Our Christmas Tree

Randy and I went to Walmart to buy some necessities. We came out with what we needed and more. We got our Christmas tree lights, ornaments, and decorations. We bought our Christmas tree a couple of weeks ago. We decided to put our tree up this week because we won't be here for the next two weeks and by that time December will be here. I want you people to understand that usually I would never put up my Christmas tree before Thanksgiving because it is tacky but we did it earlier so it would be up before we left for Utah.
Our Christmas tree has a theme and colors. Our colors we picked out our turquoise, silver, and gold. We bought glittery ornaments of turquoise and silver and just plain little ones of gold. We then got these other ornaments that have sayings or other Christmas ideas. The sayings say JOY, PEACE, LET IT SNOW, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HOHOHO. The other Christmas ornaments are cool looking flowers, a stocking, a tree, and snowflakes. The star on top of the tree is the best part because growing up we never had a tree topper and our star lights up!!!!
The tree turned out really nice and I love it! We are so excited for the holidays to approach and to spend our first Christmas together!

These pictures are of our themed ornaments and star!

Fall Walk in Provo Canyon

On Sunday October 25th Me and Randy decided to go for a walk up Provo Canyon to end our weekend trip to Utah. We were waiting for Sunday dinner to be ready so we went for a walk. We both love the fall and the color changes that occur. Even though we were a little late in the season it was still really pretty. We walked up to Bridal Veil Falls and took pictures along the way.
One of our favorite things to do is go for walks no matter what the weather. The pictures are just of us goofing off, just me and my husband, and the beautiful scenery of the mountains.

Randy playing in the leaves


Randy and I at Bridal Veil Falls water fall.

I was really excited to throw the leaves up in the air

Randy and I before our walk up the canyon
The back side of Timpanogos

Pumpkin Carving Adventure!

Randy and I carved pumpkins for our family home evening activity. We went to Wal-Mart and bought our pumpkins, lighter, and pumpkin carving kit. We came home and off we started. Randy cut the tops of the pumpkins off and I got the seeds and gunk out of the middle. I decided to carve a cat and Randy decided to carve a graveyard scene. We had a lot of fun and it was time consuming. Randy's turned out really well and he thought it was one of the best pumpkins he had ever carved. Mine on the other hand was frustrating and not working out so well. I couldn't get the pieces to come out and it didn't even look like a cat. I finally got done and it turned out better than I thought. It was a ton of fun and we enjoyed our first Halloween together as a married couple!

More pictures of the potato harvest

My First Potato Harvest

On Saturday October 10, 2009 I got to experience my first potato harvest in my life. It was really an awesome experience. I had seen it happen when I was driving by but never up close and personal. Randy was so excited to show me how it all worked. Randy's uncle Bart is a potato farmer so we went to his farm in Firth. Jared, Randy's brother was driving the spud truck. I got to ride in the spud truck with Randy and Jared. We drove along side the tractor that was pulling the combine that was putting potatoes in the back of the truck. After the truck was full we left the field and then drove to the cellar where the potatoes are stored.
I got to watch the potatoes unload from the back of the truck. (Now I am going to explain the process of how the potatoes are unloaded but I don't know technical terms so just bear with me) The potatoes go up a conveyor belt, separated from big and small. The small one go into a bigger truck that are taken away to a factory, the big ones are the ones that are stored in the cellar. The big ones then are taken onto another conveyor belt where all the weeds and roots are taken out. Then finally the are taken onto yet another conveyor belt where they are piled into the cellar. They fill the cellar all the way to the top leaving about two or three feet from the roof and all the way across. Let's just say the cellar holds A LOT of potatoes!
It was a ton of fun and I had a blast. It was cold but that didn't stop me from having fun. Randy answered all my questions and I am glad he was there with me. We also got dinner of chili and cinnamon rolls, compliments of Bart's wife. They were way YUMMY! I just want to say that potato harvest is a blast and I can't wait until next fall!

Fourwheeling adventure

Randy and I decided we wanted to go fourwheeling one last time before the summer was over and the weather turned cold. We went to Swan Valley. It was a little chilly and muddy at times but we had a blast! We love to go fourwheeling and be outdoors.




Randy and I before four wheeling.










Me waiting for Randy to start driving.









The water falls at Swan Valley.









Randy and I at the water falls!

PIctures of our honeymoon