Lots of Pictures!! And my thoughts about 2016

So, since my computer crashed before Thanksgiving, I'v had a lot of pictures that have just been sitting on my computer, so here are a bunch from Thanksgiving and a few from Christmas!  I can't believe that 2016 is over!!

The SUPER amazing Pinata that Lindsey and I made for Thanksgiving! 

Keith LOVED it!!  He kept on calling it the Dino-roar :)  I sure love my adorable nephew!!

Giving the dino-roar hugs before it gets smashed 

The only kind of decent picture I got with Keith haha :) 

CHRISTMAS BREAK!! 

I made this for my cousin Lexcie for her bridal shower!  I was pretty happy with how it turned out!!

The yummy cookies my mom and I made!

Feeding the cows!!

So much snow!!  (This is after it had all been plowed away!)

These next few pictures were taken with my cell phone which, if you've seen it you would be very impressed with the quality ha!! :)

My SUPER adorable nephew Paul on Christmas morning :) I love him soo, so much!!! 

I just love the sunsets at home! 

A lot happened over Christmas break!  My Brother and Sister-in-law flew in from Phoenix Arizona to spend Christmas with my family.  My nephew Paul was so much fun to play with!!  My grandma also had to go to the emergency room on Christmas night.  She ended up being life flighted to St. Luke's in Boise where she spent about two weeks.  We found out that she has heart failure which was pretty unexpected.  She is now back in Weiser at the Nursing home.  I'm so grateful for all that happened in 2016.  Some things weren't very fun at all, but other things were great!!  I learned so much about the person I want to become and the things I need to do to get there!  I'm thankful for my Savior, for his sacrifice for me.  I know that if it weren't for him, the hard things in this life would be unbearable!  Being faced with the possibility of losing my grandma a lot sooner than we thought has really put life into perspective for me.  We need to show more love and appreciation for those we love, especially our family members.  We don't know how long we will get to spend with them so we need to take advantage of every minute.  Stop putting things off because you don't have the time.  I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true.  I know with all of my heart that it is the only way to find true and lasting happiness!  Here's to 2017 and to the many adventures, happy times and trials that I'm sure await me.  I know that when we put our trust in God, we can get through any hard time!