THANK YOU... MR. THANKSGIVING!!!!

Please meet Mr. Thanksgiving!!!

Without him we would not have a fabulous meal every year. The turkey is never over done and potato's mashed perfectly. Thanks baby your the best!

Kate having appetizers..

I don't know what the band aid was she got it and put it on herself.

Max and Kate digging in!



Max eating the turkey's head off..mmm.. chocolate




Kate getting her fix so she can keep going!

Snuggling up with Dad before Mom and Dad head off for our black Friday shopping extravaganza. We went to Fashion Place mall at midnight and just kept going!

As always we had a great feast and great day with family and friends!

THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE!

I love this....my Grandma Montgomery sent these pictures home with my dad. I knew Kate looked a lot like me but holly cow. She is such a goof ball the other day she was dancing around the living room and Jake asks her what she was doing, her reply was dancing with my monsters! I love her quirky personality. She must get that from Jake?!

I have so much to be thankful for and I am glad so many people I am thankful for are so close to me. Have a great Thanksgiving!!

....mmm my house already smells soo good! Enjoy your day!!

A Thanksgiving must at our house

I use to think I did not like cranberry on turkey until we found this recipe. It could not have been that all I had ever had was that yucky jelly stuff from a can. We found this recipe on food network and really like it, thanks Emeril!!

~Orange Cranberry Sauce~

1 bag cranberries

2 oranges, zested and juiced

1/4 cup ruby port wine

( I have only uses a red Zinfandel wine it is what we had kicking around I would not know the difference anyway I am not up to date on my wine tasting. I am sure a red cooking wine would work too.)

3/4 cup sugar, or more as needed

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 cup toasted pecans or walnuts

( we have never used the nuts and I think it is good without)

Combine all ingredients together in medium sauce pan, bring to boil, reduce heat to simmering and cook until cranberries are tender, stirring occasionally. Continue cooking until sauce thickens, taste and add more sugar as needed. Fold in toasted nuts, cool and serve at room temperature.

ENJOY! We love Thanksgiving and trying new recipes. We love to add new things to our spread we serve.

P.S. Jake thinks I am CRAZY I put up my Christmas Tree today. I have been dying to, I got a new tree and decorations this year! I love it, my tree is a LITTLE bigger than I thought it would be. Bigger is always better right?

~MY SWEET BABY BOY~

Holly cow time goes by way too fast. My Max was the most beautiful & happy baby. His big brown eyes and huge smile would melt any one's heart! I can't believe he will be 6 in December. Oprah had a giveaway on her show this week for a free snapfish photo book so I made one of his baby pictures. I have not looked at them for a long time and had to share some. MMM I just want to smooch those cheeks again like I use to.

HEY MOMMY IT SNOWED....IS IT CHRISTMAS!!??

Ready, aim, fire...

Are you sure it is not Christmas mom?
Snow princess
My little snowmen!

All boy!
Nothing like the first bite of the season


They were both so excited to play in the snow today. I could not believe how long Kate made it before her little fingers were frozen. I love the marshmallow man look they have in their snow clothes. Kate could not hardly walk let alone get up when she fell! Well after they played of course it was time for Hot Cocoa!! I hate to think about it but I think Winter is here to stay! I have really loved Fall this year it was so beautiful!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

SWEET LITTLE TINKERBELL

SGT. SUTCH



Little garden gnomes














I think Kate is having a sugar seizure

We had a fun Halloween again this year. Max was an Army guy, Jake and I were garden gnomes and Kate was our fairy that lives in the garden with us. We both got pleanty of laughs and pleanty of what's a gnome? are you Santa? Kate would not hold still to long for pictures. She loved dressing up and ran around saying I can fly...I can fly!! Max made his lap around trunker treat and sat down on the lawn and dug in the candy! Can't wait for next year!