Happy Thanksgiving!

So much to be thankful for. We are so blessed. At this time for those of you who don't know I will share that I feel thankful that I have been given another chance to have another baby. I lost one in July and I looked forward to the time I could be pregnant again. So now I am and due June 23rd. It feels forever away and I am counting down the nausea. Gabe broke his foot the first of November and it hasn't slowed him down one bit. He didn't walk on it for a week, then he hobbled, then he ran. We are hoping for only one more week with the boot. Lucky for all of us the doctor didn't cast it!
Thanksgiving morning JoJo and I woke up to run the Turkey Trot so we could eat the rest of the day. It was a rainy morning but ended up being great and we were overdressed.

Pilgrams looking off at the Mayflower

The cutest little pilgram I have ever seen. Gabe made this get up at school and I made him model it for me. I love paper outfits!

Tagged

So this is suppose to be the 4th file, 4th pic. But our files are all messed up and lucky for me at this moment I am on my old computer where my old files are. So here is a cute picture of Gabe hiding in the cupboard when we first moved into our house. He's only one and sooooo chubby. Yum, squish him. I tag Brit, Terri, Kathy, and Kelli

He takes it all in stride

So on Tuesday we were running a few eronds and finished our last one at the fabric store. On our way out the kids were being so cute and we were all holding hands in a row just minding our own business. Gabe was kind of skipping and then. . . a speed bump jumped out and down he went. The cry was a winded shriek and I knew something was wrong. When we got home I took off his sock and his foot was all swollen. We took him to the doctor and he ordered an x-ray. A few hours later 3 broken bones in his left foot was the verdict. He is such a trooper and never complained of pain after the first day. His main reason for crying was he didn't want to go to the doctor. He's been in a boot since Friday and today at church he walked by himself for the first time since Tuesday. I am sure impressed with the good spirits he is in.

A family of GHOSTS!

So when I asked Gabe what he wanted to be he said a Ghost. So how easy and fun to make a family of ghosts. Mike wasn't too excited and got dressed for the picture but then promplty took off the costume!. My face is now paying for this day of white junk, but it was fun.

FALL FUN

Thanksgiving point is always full of fun!Jace's favorite part was the maze which he came out with a big gash on his nose that turned into a black eye.

Random picture in the middle, Gabe made pumpkin cookies and he thought it was so much fun!

Another random, Jace helped me rake up leaves when it was warm and instantly jumped in them. I asked him where he learned that and he said "Little Bear"

Back to Thanksgiving point waiting for the cornbelly to open

Gabe's favorite part, why am I not suprised!

Voted best dad!

Snicker Doodles

So Mike has been requesting these tasty treats for a while and I finally gave in. I love to bake but it really only hits me in the fall time so now our house can be filled with the smell of homemade good! Once again Gabe was at Grammys house so he didn't get to play but Jace sure had fun. I have always admired mothers with the patience to let their kids help in the kitchen. So I am learning to make it a fun experience for both of us. Jace dumped all of the ingredients in after I measured them, then he was the one to turn the machine on and off.
Then the fun part about snicker doodles is rolling them in Cin. Sugar. Jace thought this part was the best. He got his fingers all sticky and spilled a little sugar, "that's ok mom, sticky. . . that's ok." He is teaching me so much patience and I am learning that sometimes I need to give in and not be the one in charge. Yes, it's ok if we spill or have sticky hands. I can clean it up later.
My challenges with a 2 year old are in full bloom. I am learning and I sure do love the little dude. I just wish he could hold off on the wine.

Snicker Doodles

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. shortening

1 1/2 c. granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cream of tarter

2 1/2 c. flour

Roll in Cinnamon and sugar

Bake at 400* for 8-10 min.