Turkey Day Delight

 Riley and Brittany had the place decked out to the nine!   

The tables looked like they were straight out of a magazine, it was all gorgeous!

Check out those name turkeys!

 The food was divine!

We talked, played wizard, watched football, ate way too much, and went to see Hugo.  

The thumbs were all over the place on this one.

So thankful for this sweet little family of mine.

And for good health.

And amazing friends.
And flip flops in November.

Loved this fabulous Thanksgiving Day!

Jake's Amazing FHE

 He shared with us some thoughts on Gratitude then set us off to make Thankful Turkeys.

 It was challenging for some of us:)

 Turns out we're 5 Thankful Turkeys

I Love You Jake!

A Tree Lighting First!

 We've lived here for over 5 years and have yet to see the tallest Christmas tree in the US be lit even though it is literally in our back yard. 

 We don't love crowds.  

But we decided to brave them this year and it was fun.

 He was showing quite a bit of crack this year, but Jake kept watching his back.

 This is the closest she got to seeing Shane Harper.  

But she was pretty excited to see him rock out.

And we almost didn't last long enough to see the tree light up, but we made it.  It was so pretty.  Don't know if we will be able to convince the boys to come back next year, but I think me and Bree will be back for sure!

Vamipires, Werewolves and Winners!

Waited on a chilly night for 2+ hours with the line wrapping all the way around the building.

(Thanks for letting us cut, Ri and the 100s of people behind you:) 

Chipotle and free Twilight cups made it even sweeter.

Brought out the fangs to help us get ready...

 (good thing I brought a 20 pack cuz Sarah kept "losing" hers:)

 And thanks to smooth talking Jamie, we got first dibs on an empty theater.

Turns out it's best to discuss where the prime seats in the house are
before leading a mob of crazed fans into the theater.

Made for a hilarious last minute scramble, but we scored some sweet seats.

 And why the smile you might ask?

Britt turned up big winner of the night.

When the theater manager came in with a trivia question,

"How did Bella break her hand?"

Brit's hand shot up and the girl in the blue sweatshirt came through with exactly the right answer.

Got some sweet movie prizes for it too.

Britt, remember who your BFF is, k?

Maybe one of the best GNOs on record.

Countdown to Hunger Games is on.

Pilgrims

Ever seen cuter pilgrims?  

Tried to get them to eat their Thanksgiving feast with these getups on.

That lasted about 30 seconds.  

Love these cute boys!

Veteran's Day Parade

 Bree's School Float

 Jake's Scout Troop/YW Float

 Jake and Breanna's Principals, all decked out for the festivities.

It was the perfect parade day.

Got to walk with Jake which might have been the highlight.

That and winning the shout out contest.

 But James won the writing contest.  

He penned the most amazing float description in parade history.

I could hear it over and over and over and over.

In it's entirety.  

Not the abbreviated version.

I love Veteran's Day.

 I'm am so grateful to all the men and women 

who fought for our freedoms.

And so glad to live in a community that honors them!

Veteran's Day Game Day

The Fischers and Taters came over for a game day...

Big kids played Puerto Rico, Carcassone, Life and Just Dance 3

while these 3 played outside and let the sprinklers get the best of them.

Might have been my favorite kind of day!

Jumped on this band wagon...

 and upgraded last year's grateful tree to this beut!

Even Ava stopped by to add a leaf or two.

Thanks Pinterest for helping us take it to the next level.

And thanks Ashley and Shawn for the pointers on the branches:)

Can't wait to see what my favorite thankful leaves are this year.

Soccer Divas

 First off, thanks to Polly for hooking us all up with Hot Chocolate!  It was such a cold morning and the hot cocoa was soooo toasty and good! Thank you!

And no one knew it was picture day, so the girls came au natural. 

They are pretty cute that way.

 Natalie and Sydney

 Natalie, Sydney, Breanna, Georgia, Anna, and Natalie

They have such a fun team and Bree is so lucky to get to play with so many of her friends!

Go DreamCrushers!

Surprise!

We surprised this Sleeping Beauty on her Birthday and it was pretty darn exciting.

Happy Birthday Sarah!
We are so glad you are all ours now:)!

Preschool Takes On the Zoo

A few things you should know about preschool boys and the zoo:  No time to stop and smile for a group pic or any pic for that matter, and climbing on everything and jumping off everything is really what we came to do.

Such a fun day! Thanks Hollie for the hook-up! 

Hope you are not feeling that work-out tomorrow:)