It is not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy!

This year we did Thanksgiving at Grandma Wendy's and Grandpa Rusty's.  My Aunt Lori came up from California to celebrate.  Thankfully she is an amazing cook and so she baked pies and all goodies for us.  With my Grandma Louise here too it was just about the largest family get together my side of the family can have (since the others don't multiply and replenish the earth quite like I do).

Aunt Lori, Grandma Louise, my mom Wendy.

So happy.

 Aunt Lori and Eve were best friends the whole time. 

Aunt Lori even did Eve's hair- which made Eve super happy because I am just not talented in that department and she really deserves a mom that can keep up with all her girly desires.  My fingers can't seem to figure out how to control more than one strand at a time. 

Evidently Aunt Lori is so good at the braids because she does her horses' manes all the time.

The ladies get stuck slaving away in the kitchen.

Proof that my adorable apron was not just for show.  I actually did help out.  And my mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top were delicious! (Even if I am the only one who thought so).

Sometimes Jack's love can be a little overwhelming.

 

 

Mmmmmm.... turkey.  Kole almost made me cook our own additional turkey just so we would have leftovers.  Thankfully there was more than enough turkey to last for a couple days after.

We let Eve set the table...

Perfect.

So blessed to live in such a beautiful place- surrounded by family and friends... and a good meal on top of that.  Happy Thanksgiving.

Halloween 2011

Our Halloween was very low key.  Just a little trick-or-treating in the evening.  Eve and Jack both decided on costume changes at the last minute.  Eve was supposed to be a witch and Jack a vampire but then Eve got a fairy dress up outfit from Grandpa Dave for her birthday and suddenly the whole witch idea (and vampire to go with her) was out the window.  Which is really quite tragic because it was supposed to be the first year she chose to be something a little less girly.  And since we were so unprepared for the change, her costume is not really complete... see all the normal clothes making their appearance under the fairy wings and skirt.  So we ended up with a half-dressed fairy, Elmo and a monkey. It is what it is.