Turkey Day - 2008

We had Thanksgiving at our home this year.
Kameron's parents and brother, Matt, were here.
My mom and brother Jeremy were here.
My dad was able to be here from Colorado.
(we missed Daniel who is serving his mission and my brother Jesse who is a Police Officer and had to work)



But, we enjoyed having the rest of the family here. We had a fun filled weekend and, as always, I enjoyed spending time with family! Things have been stressful around here lately so it was nice to just relax and enjoy the time we had together.

We checked out the ads and planned out our Black Friday shopping trips:




We ate delicious food:




Kason eating spoonfuls of ranch. yum.

We decorated cookies:




and ate them of course!!

We shopped (well, I shopped):

I got to Walmart about 4:15 Friday morning and that place was INSANE. The parking lot was already more than half full and when I walked into the store the isles were lined with people. I headed back to the electronics department to stake out my spot. The electronics department must have been packed full with 90% of the people in the store. I was there to get a camera so, I found out where they were and just stood there and waited. My dad met me there at about 4:45 so he could get a toy for Kason. The MINUTE the clock turned 5am everybody went crazy - grabbing for stuff. I grabbed for my camera and went to get the other things I wanted in the electronics department. After seeing all the people there I decided it wasn't worth it to fight for the other things I wanted. I found my dad, got a few toys and we headed out. I was so excited that I got the camera I wanted (it was on sale for $70!!!)

Then, we headed to Home Depot to get a Christmas Tree!! We got a 7.5 foot tree - normally $200 - for $50!! I was super excited! It barely fits in our house but, I LOVE it!! The second picture is Kason sitting in front of it.

We hung out with family:

Kason with Uncle Jeremy.

We went to the Phoenix Zoo for ZooLights:

On Friday afternoon we headed to Mesa. Unfortunately Kameron couldn't go because he had to work. We missed him so bad but, it was fun to spend time with my dad and brother. Friday night we went to the Phoenix Zoo to see the ZooLights!

We got to go to the StingRay exhibit and pet the StingRay's!! It was so neat!

We went to the car show:

For as long as I can remember my dad and brothers go to the car show in downtown Phoenix, every year at Thanksgiving! It's fun to look at all the cars.

Could you imagine driving around in some of these cars?!

We had a lot of fun:

And, we expressed our gratitude for all of our blessings:

This is our "Thankful Tree" we made one night for FHE. It's always nice to stop and think about all the blessings we have instead of focusing on our hardships.

Hope you all had a GREAT Thanksgiving Weekend!!

Modbe ... again.

Modbe is having some great deals on the biggest shopping weekend of the year!!

On Friday:
Pajamas and Swim is on sale
Adult pajama pieces = $15
Kid pajama pieces = $10
Swim tops = $28
Swim bottoms = $15
Swim Skirts = $18

On Saturday:
Modbe Move workout clothes are on sale
Capsleeve shirts = $12
Camis = $10

PLUS

for 30% use code: WNTRSVNGS

And again, if you enter party #825 - you get and additional 10% off 3 or more items!!

Great deals - and you don't even have to leave your house!

{HAPPY SHOPPING!}

I've been noticing some issues with the 30% off plus 10% off - if this happens just email me (jami_haban@hotmail.com) and I can put your order in for you!!

Modbe Deals ... Spread the Word!

For those of you who don't know, I'm a Fashion Consultant for Modbe Clothing. I usually don't post stuff like this on my blog but, this deal is too good to not post.

This deal ends WEDNESDAY night at 8pm (MST) so, if you've been wanting new additions to your wardrobe now is the time to do it!!

Here's the deal:

Use coupon #MSHM69DF and you'll receive 30% off your entire order!!

Now, if you order 3 or more items and enter party #825 you'll receive 10% MORE off your order.

That's a total of 40% off your entire when you order 3 or more items. This is seriously one of the best deals I've ever seen from modbe.

So, if you've been waiting to buy stuff from modbe now's the time to do it!
And don't forget CHRISTMAS gifts!!!!!

We also sell GIFT CARDS!

Hurry, things are selling out fast and this deal end WEDNESDAY at 8pm!!!

www.modbeclothing.com/jamilyn

{happy shopping}

Translation of MOOT

Kason says "moot" alot. And I had NO idea what it meant, well until today.

I was sitting here at the table watching Kason help Kameron clear out the dishwasher (his favorite chore) and he would hand Kameron everything and then say, "thank you!" well, then Kason handed Kameron a spoon and he said, "it's a moot!" We couldn't contain our laughter - it was too funny. We'd been wondering for weeks what "moot" meant and as Kason handed Kameron a fork, he said "moot" and a butter knife ... "moot"

So, the direct translation of "moot" is utensil, in Kason's language anyways.

Family Photos

Back in JUNE (hey, better late than never right?) my incredibly talented cousin, Emily, took some family pictures of us. I LOVE them!

Here is her photography site;
emily southerland {grassroots} photography
Isn't she amazing?

If anybody lives in the St. Louis area - you DEFINATELY need to have her take your pictures! You won't regret it!

Anyways - it was SO hard to narrow down our favorites but, here are some of our favs!
(to answer your question Emily):

















Thanks, Emily - WE LOVE THEM!!

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