First Thanksgiving

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!

New Knobs

Our computer has been out of commission for a week due to damage to the power cord.  I don't want to mention any names as to who caused the damage but his initials are Easton Thompson. We finally got a new cord so it's nice to be able to get on the computer again. 

As many of you know I love treats and making treats for my family.  I also enjoy a good cake stand.  I keep this stand, located on my counter, filled with treats.  It makes me happy.  And makes me keep my gut too.

My own C-Thomp installed these beauties for me in the kitchen.  I love the glamour they add.

33rd Year

It's hard to believe that this stud muffin is now 33 years old as of Monday. Luckily, his taste in fashion has improved over the years.  However, he is still as funny and sweet as the day I met him eight years ago.  ( By the way Clint-  Don Johnson called and he wants his suit back.)

Clint requested a carmello cake which I was happy to oblige him with. 

Happy Birthday!!  You are one cool kid!

I held out as long as I could but I couldn't wait any longer- it was time to put up the Christmas tree today.  One month of Christmas decor is simply not enough.  I figure if I put up a little at a time then it will be easier and Thanksgiving will not be completely overlooked.

Happy Halloween

We started the Halloween festivities by attending the annual carnival put on by my sister-in-law's mother. She throws quite the shindig. Easton's favorite event of the affair is launching paper rockets and then chasing after them with his cousin G.I. Jake.

This little lion was delighted with the buckets of candy he was able to obtain while traipsing around the neighborhood. I was delighted with the many mini candy bars I snuck from his bucket.

This little pumpkin enjoyed eating her tutu. I enjoyed kissing on those chubby cheeks.Little Miss Pumpkin with Grandpa Bob, Grandma Connie and the Wild Lion.

Oh, and the lion's cucumber friend.

Grandpa Mark and Grandma Debra with the cute ones.

And of course Halloween isn't complete without a visit to see Great-Grandma Glenda. One of the sweetest ladies around.

More

Last Friday my mom was in town so we met up with my aunt and we went to the Children's Museum. Easton loved it.

Here he sits patiently waiting for the helicopter to take off. He really thought it would fly away because it makes loud sound effects like it's going to. He was very disappointed when he never left the ground. 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.

Las Vegas Baby!

As you may have noticed I fell off of the blogging bandwagon for a bit. For those of you who regularly update your blog. I admire you. For some reason I lack the ability to do so. When my life fills up with so many other things, blogging gets put on the back burner. Those other things I'm referring to include listing and selling my cousins home within two weeks' time. Listing another home, teaching an enrichment class, being sick 3 times (I've decided I'm not leaving the house for the rest of the winter) and various projects around the home.

As a result I am behind on our blog and would like to update what we've been up to. At the end of September we went to Vegas for a few days. Clint had some work obligations to attend to so we decided to join him and make a mini-vacation out of it.

This picture is what vacation is all about. Hanging out, enjoying one another's company and just taking it easy.

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.

While we were in Vegas I was able to spend the morning with my best friend Holly and two of her boys. Everytime I get together with her it's as though little time has passed between us. She's just one of those friends that you can talk about anything with and leave feeling so uplifted after talking to her. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos.

Beautiful baby girl. She didn't mind swimming but was more content to lay on the lounge chairs with daddy.

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.)