Hot Air

Balloons flying overhead today...

We can see the photographer in Todd here:

Our "Feast"

As Jakob learned about the Thanksgiving holiday...all he could do was talk about our feast!

The plan was to stay home and have a quiet day...no dishes, headache, etc. I loved the idea of Chinese take out..but Todd had other ideas.

Day started a little early, but I had quite the rest the night before. Opted to go to the coffee shop for our morning Joe....even though it was chilly AND rainy. Jakob started his day off by calling Grammy, Nana, and Great Gram to wish them a "Happy Thanksgiving".

We ended up getting a small chicken that we cooked in the rotisserie along with scalloped potatoes (yeah, not traditional), and most of the traditional fixings. Even though I said I wasn't going to clean and put all of the leftovers away, I ended up doing both and the dishes too. Jake had lots of energy, so it wasn't very quiet (he was supposed to go see his friend Scotty, but wasn't behaving)...I looked forward to him going to bed and finally getting to enjoy some quiet time.

Todd was supposed to have the day off, but had to cover for someone that had a vacation day. Of course, he had to go in this afternoon, and his destination was Manhattan (one of his favorite places..note sarcasm).

Count Your Blessings

Christmas is Coming!!!

Besides fall, Christmas is my most favorite time of the year. Lights, Christmas songs, decorations (I love Snowmen!), SNOW, giving gifts, watching Jake open his gifts, watching Todd try (and usually succeed) to guess what each of his presents is, watching classic Christmas movies (Lampoon's Christmas Vacation...have to watch it every year while we decorate the tree!!!).

So, with the pending arrival of Kaleb, I have completed all of my Christmas shopping (except for 3 items) and Todd's gift(s). I am pretty sure I have enough wrapping paper, bought my cards, and we set the tree up today (we decided on just getting a small pre-lit 4 1/2 ft. one this year so it won't take up too much room)- this is the earliest we have ever done it too. Jakob loves it- he wants the lights out so he can look at the lights (that's my boy!). Here is a shot of it without decorations:

1st Annual Community Show Case/Food Drive

Today we went with Missy and Lucas to the Community Show Case in town. A bunch of local businesses were on hand for us to sample what they have to offer (scrap booking, crafts, sports/hobby, etc.) We had a chance to see Smokey the Bear and meet Santa and Mrs. Clause.
Jake ran into a few classmates, so he was excited. We also watched the local fire dept put out a fire as part of the fire safety demonstration.

Ready to POP!