Thanksgiving Weekend

Hope you all had a great weekend filled with yummy food and fun times with loved ones. We had a very low-key holiday. Cooking and eating on Thursday, packing and relaxing on Friday, and decorating on Saturday. Get ready for the photo dump!

Red Lobster biscuits

Pumpkin Pie

Turkey

Aaaaand Andrew ate none of this haha

Sparkling Juices

Starting out the cooking!

Homemade stuffing

Snicker Salad

Green Bean Casserole

Cheesy Potatoes

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! :-D

Happy thanksgiving!!!

Today was so nice. I got up early so Andrew could have breakfast and I could pre-make some of the food. Got some stuff made, turned on the Macy's Parade and played with the little man still in his PJs.

I guess his room got super cold last night as he was shivering as I changed him.... so we had some warm oatmeal first off, almost a whole banana and a bottle. He also got to stay in his PJs and got lots of cuddles. Today is his last day with his truck until Christmas so we've had him on it all day haha

After lots of smiles and cuddles he went down for a nap and the cookin got serious. About 1/2 hour before dinner I woke Jesse up (he worked an overnight) and he got Andrew up and dressed while we finished up the food.

Somehow the green bean casserole, cheesy hashbrowns, glazed ham, and stuffing all got done at the exact same time which was awesome. Andrew had a little bit of everything. His favorite, like his daddy, was the stuffing! He gobbled it up like he'd never eat again lol!

After we ate, there was some playtime and skyping with Jesse's family and then naptime/movie time/ baking pumpkin pies (here's the recipe I used-- it's yummy!!) and homemade buns (courtesy of my mama).

Also today I did a good amount of our Christmas shopping! Some clothes for baby 30% off, a wooden bead maze free shipping, and some very cheap electronic stuff from Amazon all from the comfort of my couch :)

Later on, hubby went to work while we had leftovers and lots more playtime with baby. Finished the evening by making plans for grocery shopping on Black Friday, lol, and watching another movie.

I am so thankful for so many things but mostly for the two men in my life:

I could not have asked for a better baby, and I am so thankful that he is happy and healthy.

I also could not have asked for a better hubby. He has given me so much. I know he will always be there for me and our kids. He made me a mother and lets me stay home with Andrew which is such a blessing. Thank you babe, for all you do, I love you so much!

TTFN! <3

Thanksgiving is almost here!!

Wow, can you believe that the Holidays are already upon us?!? It seems like only yesterday that we were still enjoying summer!

We have been listening to Christmas music in the car once in a while for the past two weeks or so but I can't wait until Friday so we can decorate and truly start listening to the Christmas music I love so much he hehe :)

I figured I'd just do a quick post and then share some fun holiday stuff today.

So to start, Andrew is going through a phase where his schedule is beginning to shift and it is throwing me for a loop. There was a point where it seemed like he was going to move to one nap a day, then he reverted to two or three two hour naps, and now we're operating on two two - to - three hour naps. It's proving challenging but I think I'm finally starting to get inthe groove. One thing iI've learned is that though snack time never worked out before,  it needs to work now or the naps are was any too short. So we now get up, eat, play for a few hours, snack and then nap. It's VERY recent but seems to be working great!,

Okay that's about all for now. So here's some holiday fun!

Doesn't this look delicious???? And so simple!

And then ya just gotta have the Black Friday deals , right? I don't plan on going out but it's always nice to know what's out there :)
Oh and p.s. THIS

Wishing y'all a wonderful, stress - free holiday. And safe travels!!

TTFN <3

Slipping through my fingers all the time...

...I try to capture every minute 

The feeling in it 

Slipping through my fingers all the time 

Do I really see what's in her mind 

Each time I think I'm close to knowing 

She keeps on growing 

Slipping through my fingers all the time 

Yup, my brain is currently playing the Mama Mia soundtrack.

Brace yourselves, this is going to be a random post.

So first off, where is November going??? It's already the 8th! Gah! Too soon it's going to be Thanksgiving!

We have a few music classes for Andrew, an enchanted tree lighting ceremony, early black friday shopping, and I have a dance/photo project happening in Minnesota the weekend before Thanksgiving. It's hectic!

What's on the menu for Thanksgiving? Well we are all about the classics. Every year we have ham, cheesy potatoes (though I tweak these every year), green bean casserole, stuffing and pumpkin pie. This year I am also making Turkey salad sandwiches, purely for day-after Thanksgiving sandwiches on homemade buns. YUM.

Our plans also include watching the Macy's parade on TV, some moscato and probably some board games.

I'm hoping that by the Sunday after we will have our Christmas tree up! I am itching to decorate! :)

I am practically drooling over the good holiday movies:

Nightmare Before Christmas

Sound of Music

Home Alone (1&2 only)

Miracle on 34th street

The Santa Clause

and I will of course be watching tons of those corny Hallmark holiday movies when Jesse is working haha!

Getting so excited for Christmas shopping and that first Christmas with our little man! I can't believe he is almost a year old. Yikes!

I am so excited for new holiday traditions for our family, I love my boys so much <3 <3 <3

What are family traditions you hold dear?

Well, I guess that's all... just thoughts tumbling out of my head really.

TTFN! <3

P.s. THIS

TWO WEEKS UNTIL CATCHING FIRE OPENS!!! :-D