with all my Christmas shopping and wrapping that is!!! Whew....and does it feel good! I am never done this early. I think though that this being our 1st Christmas in our new home made me want to get it all done and enjoy every minute of it. I had the decorating done before Thanksgiving and the tree up the weekend after! Usually I am a total procrastinator and am shopping til the very last minute possible, but nope not this year! Im DONE!!!
Ireland is loving all the lights this xmas! Look at that big toothy smile!
We had a very nice and relaxing Thanksgiving this year! Hung out in the morning in our pj's with hot cocoa and watched the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Then I made my first ever sweet potato casserole(its the recipe from Ruth Chris' Steakhouse..yum!!!) and we headed over to visit Grandma Shirley and wish her a Happy Thxgiving too! Ireland sat on her lap and laid her head down on Great Grandma, it was so sweet. Next, it was off to Bob and Linda's to eat, hang and enjoy each others company. We played on the Wii Fit and also played a couple games. The kids were on their best behavior as usual and by the end of the night we were ready for bed with our turkey filled tummies :)
I have so many things to be thankful for! My family. Friends. My home. Zach's steady job. A pool. This country we live in. Our health and happiness. Preschool. Comfort food. A wonderful marriage. A warm bed. I could go on forever and ever....and as this year is soon coming to an end I look back and appreciate all that I have and I all that I need. Excited to wake up in the morning, cuddle on the couch in our pj's, sipping hot cocoa (coffee for muah) and watch the Thanksgiving day parade with my little loves! Then head over to Bob and Lindas for a yummy dinner and hang out time with most of the fam.....life doesn't get much better and reiterates once again, I have so many things to be thankful for.
Just want to send a huge Thank You to all the Veteran's who have and are serving our country! Without you we would be nothing. You have all sacrificed your lives for us and this great country and I truly appreciate it!
A special thanks to my Dad, Papa's, Uncle Gary and Uncle John who are all Veterans and to my cousin Bryan who is serving in the Special Forces in Afghanistan right now and to cousin Chad who just returned from serving!!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
This is Zach's new toy..oops I meant the kids new toy, right! Zach has been looking up Mini Choppers on Craigslist for months and months now and finally found the perfect (and least expensive) one. He sold a bunch of video games, because he knew he was not spending our money to get this, and went and picked it up this morning. He has been so excited about this chopper and is out in the garage with Trevor and Riley as I write this inspecting, piddling with and cleaning it. I am NOT getting on that thing as much as he may beg me too...it aint happenin!
G-pa and Spidey
What an exciting and eventful Halloween we had this year! The kids had a Halloween party at preschool and had a lot of fun. Trevor and Riley did the bean bag toss and were great at it. Trevor also took part in Pumpkin Bowling! They did a parade around the building and then a song up on stage. My 2 were too shy(shocker?..I think not!) to take part in the singing but had fun watching their great teacher Ms. Suzanne and the rest of the kids sing and dance.
