sisters

love to see these two all cuddled up!

Thanksgiving Day

on thanksgiving day, we had a quaint family gathering of about 50 people for dinner.  as usual, my mom set up a beautiful evening and delicious food. 

 big cousins ate and played right-center-left,

 little cousins huddled around the tv watching cartoons,

 and had a craft night making turkeys.  this was Anna's idea, and it was a hit.  even the boys liked sticking googly eyes on their hand tracings!

i am so grateful for my huge, wonderful family! 

9 wonderful years!

for the first time in our marriage, Jason surprised me with a babysitter!!!!  that may seem small to you, but to me it was the perfect gift.  we headed to Ruth's Chris with a gift certificate and ate ourselves silly!  it was the perfect celebration to 9 wonderful years with the best husband and father i could have ever imagined!  love you babe!