It is starting to get colder, we have seen some snow - but there are still just beautiful days here that remind us exactly why we moved here. The sun shines and there isn't a cloud in the sky, you might not even have to wear a jacket during the day. I love WI, but you just don't get weather like that in late November...sometimes you don't even get that great weather in the middle of summer in WI!
Since we have been having such great weather, Casey decided to take advantage of it! Casey had the entire week of Thanksgiving off and on Tuesday he hit the slopes. I was jealous, but had to remind myself that I did have almost 3 months "off" at the end of summer and got my fair share of downtime. But still I wanted to be there too! Not stuck at work. Oh well.
Even if I didn't have the whole week off, I am sure thankful for the 4 days I did get. It has been so wonderful to relax! Get up when we want, take naps if we want, clean the house a bit, make a wonderful meal for our friends, enjoy some champagne, pay the bills, play with my three wonderful boys...not necessarily in this order though.
Wednesday night I made my first pecan pie and I have to admit it was the most delicious pecan pie I have ever had. It wasn't too rich - the perfect blend of salty and sweet. I don't think I can wait until next year to indulge in another one. Perhaps Ian's 3rd birthday should have pie and not cake?? Or both? I also prepped the dough for noodles and made my Mom's yummy cranberry salad.
Thursday morning we got up early - everyone was up at 6 AM. Yikes! It did make for early naps for the boys though and that allowed us to get a lot done for our Thanksgiving dinner. Guess it all worked out in the end. We had Casey's friend, Tom, and the Courtney family to our home to celebrate. It was so much fun!
Ian helped me make egg noodles and stuffing. I enjoyed having him in the kitchen with me. My only wish...a bigger, better kitchen. I am glad it doesn't keep us from entertaining, but I sure do loathe this space in my house. We make it work, but I daydream about what it could be like and hopefully will be like someday. I want to have my children in the kitchen with me - taking it all in. It is the one thing I wish I would have paid more attention to as a child. I am not a bad cook, but my great-grandmother was a great cook and I could have learned so much from her. Making egg noodles always makes me think of her...can you tell?
The kids had an absolute blast sitting at their OWN big kid table. It was the cutest!
Ian playing in the flour after helping me make egg noodles
My Little Turkey
Ella and Ian enjoying their appetizers - the applesauce Ella brought especially to share with Ian. She was so excited and told her parents on the car ride over all about it. They are so adorable and play well together.
Kate and I decided to venture to Babies R' Us in Ft. Collins on Thursday night. They opened at 10 PM and we thought, "What the heck." Should have been WTF? It was insane! I don't know why I was a bit delusional and thought there wouldn't be that many people there. Boy was I wrong! I have never really been into the Black Friday shopping. Too early!! However, this year I have a charming little man who likes to wake me up at all hours of the night so I figured I could wing it. I am not even sure how many people were there, I do know that this was the picture from when we arrived and we got in line ALL the way at the END of the shopping center. People were everywhere - taking pictures, calling their friends at the front of the line. I always wonder what time the people at the front of the line arrive. Did they miss Thanksgiving dinner with their family just to be the first in line? To each their own. It was fun, but I doubt it will be repeated. The store was so crowded once you got inside that it was hard to manuever with a cart. Once we were done the lines wrapped through the entire store. We stood in line for over an hour. Nothing I would ever do by myself, but ever so fun with my breast friend, Kate!
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