December and Christmas Update!

It was cold and we got snow! 

Connor and his cousin went sledding in the front yard. Jon, my uncle and I went down too! 

Jingle, our Elf on the Shelf, came back!
Connor and grandma made a gingerbread house.

Connor built a fort.

Connor made me a present in pre-k.

I made Finnish Ribbon Cookies with my homemade cherry blueberry jam.

Family pic

Connor got a SWAT outfit.

I made cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning.

My grandma's nativity. 

Connor got lots of presents.

And 3 sets of trains! 

Thanksgiving Update!

Wow, so it's been forever since I've updated. I'll do this in chunks.

Thanksgiving!

Connor's pre-k had a cute program for the parents. They made table centerpieces, created a "recipe" book where they said how things were made (like put a turkey in the microwave for 10 minutes and it's done!), and sang songs for us.

Mayflower

3-eyed turkey

some of my decor

We host Thanksgiving dinner for my mom, step-father and uncle. We always do Alton Brown's brined turkey. Yum! Hmm... I had a picture of the turkey, but can't find it! So here's our Thanksgiving wine instead.

And my mom playing puzzles with Connor