Giving thanks for these moments and many more...

Originally I was going to post a slide show of all our fondest memories, but when attempting this we see some other families memories instead! ;(

These are the moments that I re-live in my mind-

Logging on and finding the love of my life the fourth profile down on a dating site
Our whirlwind courtship
Shopping for my wedding attire with my Grandma Miller
Seeing each other in the airport for the first time
Our romantic get-away to Toronto, Canada (the proposal site)
The Whirlpool boat ride, wine tasting, lunch at the Anchorage and the breathtaking views that surrounded us
Lake Las Vegas
Our non-traditional wedding in Vegas- wedding dinner at Chin Chin's with our chocolate cov'd fortune cookies sharing several lucky numbers
Chocolate covered strawberries and wine on wedding night in hot tub overlooking New York, New York
Our first Christmas together just Steve and I
Confirming our pregnancy
Taidyn's birthing story- it was perfect (Mother's Day of 2005)
Baby World Tour (Oregon to New York)
My first time in the Pacific Ocean
Packing/Unloading/ re-packing for Utah (a long story and drive)
Taidyn's milestones/ first's esp first smile and saying Momma
Our spa experience and dinner at Brian Head on our third anniversary- ahhh pampering
Purchasing our first place together and making it our home
Our announcement/loss of our second child who is flying with the angels
Steve getting a job at the University of Wyoming
Going to massage school and missing my family from afar
All of our family vacations, holidays, and photos....priceless

We are very thankful this Thanksgiving Day!!
Happy Holidays to all our family and friends we love you and miss you!

Re-enacting Rapunzel

So I am sitting here laughing so hard I am having a hard time even blogging this.

Our funny and VERY imaginative daughter is in love with the Barbie Rapunzel story line.

Currently, she is re-enacting several scenes from the evil lady (the part she respectively gave to me), to the meeting of Rapunzel and Stefan (the role that her daddy is playing). And of course she is playing the part of Rapunzel (dressing like her, speaking like her, even wearing her hair like her etc..)

She has danced with Stefan, fell asleep on the floor next to Stefan (a scene she has added herself), and walked around with Stefan. She won't even let Stefan have some privacy to use the bathroom. Yes, she is obsessed with her Stefan!!

Poor Stefan, Rapunzel is on fast forward mode, changing scenes so many times (it is morning, it is night, it is morning) all in a matter of minutes. Now I think Stefan has really fell asleep out on the kitchen floor because I am not hearing.....oh wait, there he is. ;)

And they are on the move again.....

Kiggins Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

We've always been told that Taidyn is a good combination of the both of us. But Cass and I have always wondered, "Does Taidyn look more like one of us than the other?"

That mystery was solved today, when Cass found the above test on the Internet and downloaded pictures of all three of us. The results ... Taidyn looks equally like her mommy and daddy! Perfect, huh?

But, let me say, Taidyn has her daddy's disposition. I think that's good ... maybe. ;)

Trick-Or-Treat

We had so much fun last night!!! Taidyn (our little monkey) really got into the whole Halloween thing this year.

We started the night at Harold and Lilian's house/neighborhood; Steve works with Harold at UW. Taidyn would say thank you and then trick-or-treat (a little backward, but at least she said it). We only went to a few houses, and Taidyn didn't seem to understand that she was supposed to stay outside. The social butterfly she is, she wanted to go in and sit down and chat with everyone! It was too cute. :)

Even though we only went to eight or nine houses, Taidyn was loaded up with a lot of treats, because most everybody gave her four or five pieces. When we went to one house, Taidyn just stood and stared at the lady after she only gave her one piece of candy. Steve and I knew exactly what our little girl was thinking ... can you blame her? We pulled her away from the door and continued down the street.

Here are a few photos that I snapped prior to our trick-or-treat adventure. Sorry, I took the video camera for the trick-or-treating adventure.

We ended up at Laramie High School for some fun games and more treats and prizes. Taidyn loved the haunted tunnel but wasn't sure of the "severed leg" inside of it. She loved seeing and spending time with her favorite "boyfriend" Jordan and his sister, Alison.

We finished the night off by exploring her treat bag and dining on a few chocolates prior to bed time. Taidyn was LOVING IT!!! It was really a fun family night for us all.

Tonight is movie night in the Kiggins' household, a special treat for us all!!!

Tomorrow, we will be visiting our friend Garrett, who is in Fort Collins, Colo., to shoot a wedding that I wish we could have attended today. But, for various reasons, I opted not to go. We will be going out to lunch with him before he hits the road back to Utah. Taidyn is so excited to see one of her favorite "uncles." :)