Fun Family Festivities

November has all ready been full o' fun! First of all, to those who may be wondering, my heart procedure went well. I couldn't feel a thing except for the anesthetic needles. The doc says I should never have another palpitaion again! I am slowly healing and getting back up to speed. Ryan has been an angel, especially the first week after. Thanks to everyone for your prayers and support!
On Saturday the 15th, a family tradition was kept as it has been done for over 40 years. My great grandma Amanda Irene Cox Watson started Watson's Flowers on Main Street in Mesa in 1927. Each year the shop, and all her decendants who can come, make a parade float out of real flowers! Traditionally it's been for the Mesa Day Parade in March, but since that has been done away with for the past several years, the Gilbert Days Parade is where all the 5 year olds in the family get to ride on the float. This year my sister Elizabeth's Benjamin got to be one of the float riders!
Isn't he cute!? There were 6 other riders this year too. I remember it was one of the greatest things ever when it was my year to ride it! Ryan wasn't able to participate in any of it because he had a Scout overnighter that weekend, but I went with my parents and was able to help glue on the patals at the "float party" the night before. Ryan and I were able to go to Zoo lights on Monday night with most of his siblings. (Thank you Kristy!) We had a great time watching all the little ones enjoy themselves. The best part for us was getting to pet the sting rays! They are just as slimey as any other fish, but still... they were sting rays! That's my brother in law Kevin holding Karter (so cute), with Lara behind him, me, and Ryan with the SRP hat on. It was great!





I helped Bethany and Benjamin make these adoreable turkey pumpkins! All it took was toothpicks, tape, markers, contruction paper and siccors.
I was watching them for a little while a couple weeks ago and figured it was a geat time to do a kid craft!