Thanksgiving Feast...

Will and Abby's room

The precious little bag Ashley bought me.
Me and Will

Yummy Desserts!!

As I am writing this post, I am thinking about all the food I have consumed in 48 hours and it is totally inexcusable. Way tooo much. I look forward to getting back on the wagon tomorrow.

Here are the pics from Thanksgiving. It was such a nice few days. My mom put on the whole show by herself and it was quite a spread. Everything was soo good. Lots of eating and shopping.....2 of my favorite things!!! Brian and I didn't end up shopping Black Friday after all but the best part is I ended going to Wal-Mart at 9:30 that morning and I got EVERYTHING on my wish list. Can you believe it? I got a great nights sleep and still got everything on our list....including a big TV!!! I lucked out. Hope yours was a good one as well.

Mom, me and the kids went to Legion Park on Friday. I love this park!!

Getting ready for Christmas...

I think things are about as decorated around here as they are going to be. No landscaping means no outside lights and no fire place means no place to hang our stockings so I had to improvise a little bit. I am going to buy some candles for the windows but other than that....the decorating is done...and things are looking mighty Christmas-y around here. :) We put our tree up tonight and the kids had a ball. They were both soo excited. It was precious.
One of my resolutions with this move, this house, and the start of a new chapter in our lives is to start making some of our own family traditions. So for our tree decorating festivities, I decided on new Christmas pj's for the kids (our kids love pajamas), breakfast for dinner, and dairy queen for dessert. How about that for a first holiday tradition? Certainly not fancy but fun and tasty none the less. I love Christmas. I love the music, the lights, the smells, and the colors. Since we don't really do Santa, the kids truly look at Christmas as a celebration of Jesus' birth. It is amazing to hear Will talk about it. He believes it all about Jesus' birthday and he is right. He knows where the gifts come from and I don't reallly think he cares who puts them under the tree. :)
Here are some pics from our night.

Up and Running!!!

My little camera went ka-put and so my blog has had some MAJOR neglect. I now own a nifty little Kodak Slice Camera so I am up and running. I also struggled with what I wanted to do with my blog. The kids and I love to sit down together and walk down memory lane...look at all the pictures, watch the videos, and talk about our fun times.....and that ultimately was why I decided to keep doing it. It is my gift to them, a snapshot of our time at home together, and since I am not sure how much time I will have once I go back to work, I am going to keep a bloggin' for a few more years. My blog is meant to be a reflection of our day...who happens to be a part of our day, and my heart.

I don't think I could sum up what all has happened in the past few weeks so I won't even try. I am soooo looking forward to Thanksgiving and to my mom's most amazing dressing, strawberry salad, macaroni and cheese, corn, and coconut cream pie. I am not a huge turkey fan. The side items and desserts are my favorites. I am ready to do some good eatin'!!!

Brian and I are also going to brave Black Friday in the wee hours of Thursday morning which I am super excited about. I will miss not going with my best pal Jen but happy to share the experience with my hubby as well. I don't think he knows what he's in for. :)

I will end my pre-Thanksgiving post by saying I am so very very thankful for my family....for my precious children and the joy and love they bring to my life. And I am so tremendously thankful for my husband. A man that is deeply committed and loyal to me and our family and always has our best interest at heart. I am also thankful for all the people in our lives that love and support us. And last but not least, for our Heavenly Father. For his grace that is new each day which allows us to be a little better today than we were the day before and gives us great hope for tomorrow. I have seen Him move in my heart, Brian's heart, and our childrens' hearts and it is an amazing thing.

I look forward to posting more later....pics and stories. Lots of Christmas decorating going on around here as well as getting ready for my baby girl's 3rd birthday. Such a fun, special time. Thanks for letting me share.

Weekly round up...

After trick or treating on Monday, we didn't do anything super fun or exciting. Will had preschool two days, we attended one play date, and then the weekend came. I did take the kids to the park on Wednesday in hopes of taking some pictures for our christmas cards. I was so pleased with how the pictures turned out. Here is a sneak peak at some of my favorites.

On Saturday, my parents came up to watch the kids so we could go to a party that Brian's boss had. He lives in Georgetown, Indiana so it was a little bit of a hike but worth it. It was nice getting out with just the two of us, talking to other adults, and eating some yummy food.

Sunday after my parents left, we piled up in the car and headed to Evansville. It was nice getting a taste of some bigger city life and doing a little shopping. Will found a bath robe he loved (he totally looks like Big Jul in his robe) and sissy found a cupcake dress. The kids love the Evansville mall because it has a train and a carousel that they can ride on....and Auntie Anne's and Chick-Fil-A. A total win-win. :)

Oh...and we musn't forget our last stop of the day. All it took was for us to see that bright red light a glowin'...which means Krispy Kreme is making them hot and fresh. Such a glutnous treat.