Marielle and I both celebrated firsts- her first Thanksgiving and my first time hosting the event. We had my family as well as Clint's family over for the traditional meal. I had a rough start as I grabbed my turkey out of the fridge it had been residing in for 4 days only to find the dumb bird still frozen. I soaked it in cool water and it thawed out just in time to be placed in the oven on schedule. Everyone helped out by bringing side dishes.
I made little bags filled with treats for each guest that also served as the name cards. I wrote each persons name on a leaf that I stamped, cut out and placed on the center of the bag.
Everything turned out fabulous and I appreciated all of the great help I received. I could not have done it without everyone. To finish the Thanksgiving Day we had a rousing game of Settlers, my favorite.
Easton also had a Thanksgiving celebration at his preschool a couple of days prior to Thanksgiving. He has the best teacher, Miss Mandy. ( He used to call her Handy Mandy for some reason.) The children sang a few songs and then we enjoyed a turkey dinner. It was so cute to watch the children sing. They did a fabulous job!
Although Marielle was not able to eat turkey at her first Thanksgiving she did enjoy delicious rice cereal with harvest vegetables. Marielle is 6 months old now and she adores food. There has not been anything she will not eat. I started her on the rice cereal at 5 months and she didn't like that as much but I started adding a little fruit or vegies to it and she enjoyed it much more.
Little Miss also had her incisor teeth grow in just in time for the release of New Moon.
Marielle weighs in at 16 lbs (51%) and is 27 inches long (85%). She can sit up and enjoys playing with toys. Her favorite activity is to chase brother around. She giggles and giggles as you hold her and run after Easton. Little Miss loves to sleep as long as she can be in her crib otherwise sleep is not happening. She goes to bed every night around 6 p.m. and is up for the day around 7 a.m. Ever since she started teething she gets up 2-3 times a night to nurse. She is quite the squealer and is always making lots of cute high-pitched squeals. This little one is a happy one!
Little Miss Pumpkin with Grandpa Bob, Grandma Connie and the Wild Lion. 
Grandpa Mark and Grandma Debra with the cute ones.
Easton's 'work' as he called it was to lift and build with the blocks. If I had one of these builder stations in my house I would probably never see my child. This kid loves construction.
Easton chased this poor pigeon around and around before the dumb thing finally flew away.
The pool was the main event of our stay in Vegas. We spent many hours enjoying the sunshine and Easton loved soaking in the hot tub. His favorite thing to do however, was to sit in the shower for an hour at a time. The shower had a built-in bench which provided the boy with endless enjoyment. Every towel and washcloth he could get his hands on ended up covering the bench. It was his "work" he told us.
It was nice to have some time in the sun to spend with my family (and to not have to do the dishes for a few days.)
Marielle is a wonderful baby and has such a happy temperament. She is captivated by big brother and enjoys watching him run around and be silly. He can really make her laugh too. 
She is also rolling over from her back to her front now. Much to my disbelief she started rolling from her stomach to her back at just three weeks old. With the addition of her new rolling ability she is quite the mover, rolling all over the floor. Little Miss steals my heart.
This is our family room. You can see the crown we had installed several months ago. Love it. Clint installed the mantel, purchased for $75 off of the classifieds, and did the tile work around the fireplace.
Easton and I decorated for fall. He was anxious to get the pumpkins and the leaves out. He also wanted to hide the eggs and went and got his Christmas tree and plugged it in as well. It's a season for all holidays apparently.
While I've been busy eating chocolate coconut bars, Clint and Easton have been working hard in the back yard getting the rest of the sprinkler system in. Don't you love that beautiful new trailer Clint purchased? I was pleased as punch to see that beauty pull into our yard. Apparently it was a screaming deal on KSL and it gets the job done so I can't complain about the eyesore.
Easton has also been trying his hand at photography. He's very artistic.
