Thanksgiving 2008

I started the Holiday by picking up Kevin's mom to spend Rachel's birthday with us, as well as spend the week. It was nice to have the extra set of hands, even if we all seemed to get her sick (Sorry about that Peggy). I was able to make home made pumpkin pie this year. I do have to say it was easy to make and tasted wonderful, so it may become a staple during the holidays. I was also able to make some zucchini bread, apple crisp and these cute little rice krispy treats for the kids.

This year was filled with lots of guests; the Mortemore, Miltz and Mooney families joined ours. We had a wonderful meal with contributions from everyone!

I especially liked Aimee's soup, but there were so many good things for sides that very little turkey was eaten. Do you like my thrown together table? I guess we are going to have to work on getting a real dinning room table if we want to do a big dinner again, but borrowing Judy's folding table to put with ours worked out well. It was nice to have the extra company, I know Rachel enjoyed playing with Adam and Caleb and all the extra adults (you know we never pay her any attention). Here are some of the pictures from the day...

By the time everyone left, things were cleaned up, turkey had been picked clean (Thanks Molly and Aimee), and everyone was full and tired. Rachel and Aidan took a while to finally go down, but I think they were both just overly tired and full of the excitement of the day...what do you think?

We loved having everyone over and hope to be able to do it again in the future!

November is a hectic month in our house!!

Maybe I'm giving this update because I am feeling slightly anxious or maybe because I want to apologize in advance if I miss getting back with anyone this month....

Well, wow, November....Kevin is going to be traveling like crazy which leaves me to tend to the little ones by my lonesome. I worked extra late this past Monday, then was off yesterday and spent the day with the kids cleaning up and running a few errands. Today Kevin leaves for Minnesota (ay) and will not come home until Friday night. This weekend we are hoping to catch up with Kevin's sister, Jenny, as she will be in town. We also hope to get the Halloween decorations put away and back up into the attic and close down the last few things in the yard.

Next week, I will hopefully be going to LLL Monday (Ladies, I am so up for going out afterwards), then Kevin will go to Ohio for the day Thursday and I will take Aidan for his 9 month checkup. Friday I am going to take the day off and get things ready for Rachel's birthday, as well as, pick up Kevin's mom to come spend the week of Thanksgiving with us (she is such a God send). Friday, hopefully, we will be able to get tickets to see Twilight and may even possibly go to dinner (date nights are few and far between for us). Saturday, is Rachel's 3rd Birthday and we are going to have cake and ice cream that afternoon.

Thanksgiving week (as if that isn't already busy), Kevin is going to Pennsylvania for a couple days and it will just be Peggy, me and the kids (did I mention she was a God send?), then we're going to be cooking dinner (hmmm, I guess I need to see if the Mortemore's are coming over??) and hopefully finding a couple must have items on Black Friday....

Wow, with everything going on November seems like it will be going by faster than October....well wish us luck, hopefully all will survive...