Thanksgiving on so many levels!

We have had quite the whirlwind of activity here! We have had family from out of town, Elk hunting, trips down the stairs and SO MUCH MORE!







We will start with family...we had Thanksgiving on Tuesday with 17 people! The Saturday before was spent making 11 pies, The Sunday was spent making tons of rolls! My sister-in-law came decked out with crafts for 7 kids! They made turkey napkin rings, snowman thermometers, and Nativity ornaments! It was a bit stressful, but the kids loved it! We had done a test run with the turkey 2 weeks prior, and again it was phenomenal! We used the convection feature on the oven and the turkey was juicy everywhere!








Next are the trips down the stairs...first it was Super Girl attempting to fly down the stairs, she chipped a tooth and got a few bumps and bruises along the way. Then a couple days later, I was walking down the stairs in my socks, and my foot slipped out from under me...BAM right on the tooshie! OUCH! I think I bruised my tail bone! It still hurts sometimes!

During the weekend before Thanksgiving, Tall boy, all his brothers and his dad all went Elk hunting. Tall boy's brother and Tall boy's friend from work both got Elks over the weekend! Tall boy was unsuccessful, but he decided to go with Super Boy the following weekend. Tall boy's friend from work brought his kids. The kids had fun and Tall boy got his elk!

After things settled down a bit, Gma and I went to do dry pack canning. We did SO MANY CANS! Just the 2 of us canned atleast 70 cans! We bought 32 of them! It felt so good to do something that is so important for my family.






Last but certainly not least are some pictures of Super Girl in her Christmas Dress and another of her with a rootbeer float mustache!

Some Cute Pictures

I just couldn't resist putting these pics on my blog! I have such cute kids! I did Super Girl's hair into 3 pig tails one night, she was so adorable, and of course brother had to have one picture with her too, then Tall Boy took some pics of Super Girl coming down the stairs the other night. She is finally getting the hang of it and isn't scaring me to death everytime she attempts them! Anyway, just thought I'd post the cuteness!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

I had a most splendid, wonderful birthday. Tall Boy stayed home from work, so we all went out to breakfast. Then we came home and I opened presents, Nathan took the pictures. I got a card game called SWAP, a 4X4 Rubik's Cube, some chocolate covered candy sticks and a can of almond roca! Then Tall Boy took Super Boy to school. I put Super Girl down for a nap, then Tall Boy gave me a massage! SO GOOD! I asked him if I could have a birthday everyday, he replied "we'll see", that's enough for me to hope on! After my glorious massage, I was ready for a nap, but I couldn't stop thinking about how to solve the Rubik's cube! Later that night, Gma and Gpa watched the kids and Tall Boy and I went out to dinner at my favorite BBQ place. It was SO NICE to have someone else cook, do the dishes, and clean off the table when we were done eating! It was also very nice to not hear "mom, mom, mom!" for about an hour! After we got home from dinner, Tall Boy and Super Boy baked me a Hot Fudge Cake! We ate it while it was warm with some vanilla ice cream. It was just a great day! Hope you enjoy the pics!

The Amazing Jabber-walkie!

I had to post this video of Super Girl so you all could see her adorable personality! She's learning how to come down the stairs (she's a pro at getting up them!) And then there is her jibber jabber! It is SO adorable! I hope you enjoy it!

Cute, Cute Kids!

As promised, here are some photos of Super Boy and Super Girl! We had a very fun Halloween. Last weekend Gma and Gpa took both kids to a party at a relative's farm. They rode on a hay ride, picked out pumpkins, played carnival games and had some tasty treats. Super Boy said his favorite part was riding the log swing. If you can't tell from the photos, Super Boy is an Elephant, and Super Girl is a Monkey...both very fitting! We also had a church harvest party. Super Boy got a prize for the smallest pumpkin there! He also competed in a donut eating race and bobbed for an apple! We carved a spooky, cute pumpkin too! All in all, we've had a lot of fun! In other news, Super Girl now has 10 teeth! 2 of those are molars! She has also learned how to give 5! And the best news of all...I had my 1st official "mommy's day off" last Saturday...it was AWESOME! I got a manicure, pedicure, haircut, and an hour long massage! It was much needed (and much deserved if I do say so myself!:) Then I came home, went out to dinner with the hubby (the kids were at the aforementioned party with Gma and Gpa), then we rented a couple of movies and watched them at home from the comfort of our bed! The kids got home at about 9:30, just in time to go to bed! It was a great day! So that's how we are doing these days! Hope you are all well. I'll leave you with a couple more pictures...until next time! Super Boy's 1st haircut given by HIMSELF!!! (This was 16 days before picture day mind you!:) Super Girl with her bike, and Super Girl with her friend (believe it or not, her friend is almost a year older than her!) Bye!