Wha?

I don't know why I love being crazy busy, but I just love it. I haven't even had time to READ blogs...it is what I will be doing all night I'm sure.

Here's what we've been up to:

Christmas (in general)--

Found a spot for the teeny tree, thanks mom!

Santa and the boys at Nordys

Matt, Nicole and the girls visit--

ferry rides

Sweet Olivia

Little mischief makers match made in heaven

Ladies night @ Nutcracker. Aubree's quote of the night: "I want to be her."

Decclo....in general

Baking, lots and lots of baking--

which also includes lots of eating.

Crafting--

the curtain I found at value village and turned into pillows for my couch...

my attempt at making my house more "Anthropologie"
Secret crafts for Christmas gifts

making flower hair thingys with Paige

This Christmas season has been so packed full of fun so far. And this week will be the busiest yet. I love this time of year. I'd love it even more on a tropical island :)

My oh so talented friend

Laura made a submission to the Nikon Festival: Your Day in 140 Seconds or Less. It's a great bunch of mini clips that she put a lot of hours into I'm sure. I just love her. She is so talented and has recently decided to go back to school to learn even more! She has helped us in so many ways with her unique ideas and Sa-Weet creativity.

Go check her out and leave a comment and rate! Good luck Sugargrenade!

House full of teenagers

Last night we threw a little party for the youth from church. There was lots of junk food, rockband, uno, charades and haircuts! It was a great time and Cooper probably had the most fun getting to hang with the big kids and stay up 'til midnight. We will definitely be doing this again :)

We didn't get pictures of everyone who came but there were probably about 20 kids who came over. Jackson wanted to make a spectacle of getting all his hair cut off so he wanted to do it at the party. When we were done with Jackson, Bekah came in the kitchen and said, "I just called my mom and she said you can cut my hair." Ha ha, I was like uhhhhh, I've never cut girls hair. She said, "It's OK, it's just hair! Do it!" So I did. And it must have been beginners luck.

We played long games of Uno, rocked out to rockband and a few rounds of charades at the end. The kids ate donuts, cookies, chips, ice cream and lemonade. Could a Friday night get any better?! I think not.

Bekah's new haircut

Jackson before

Jackson after

Uh...duh!

Today's post is obviously about Thanksgiving!

Living close to both sides of the family, we are always blessed to eat two thanksgiving meals. Now it's always fun until someone gets hurt right? Well, it was fun. Now we're hurting. But let me tell you, the food was delicious. The company was great and the day all in all was just a great day.

Every Thanksgiving I get a little extra feeling of thanks but today I was simply overwhelmed by gratitude more than once. I just feel so blessed right now in my life.

Here are some things we are SO thankful for:

-our boys
-opportunity
-Andy Bernard (that one is Jake's)
-our car
-good deals
-early bedtimes
-game night
-optimisim
-friends and family who go above and beyond for us
-creativity
-pancakes
-snuggles
-pull-ups
-our health
-drives in the car
-spiritual leaders
-the treadmill
-wet wipes
-the internet
-pictures

This list really could go on and on. I am so thankful for my life. What a wonderful life it is.

Ahhhhhhh.....

These paper lanterns are some of my favorite things I've purchased recently. They are just so colorful!! I hung them over the new decclo couch in front of the new decclo wall to be used for shooting videos for the new decclo you tube channel :)

New things are so much fun.

These colors make me feel Christmassy

I was tagged by my friend Laura to go in search of 7 red or green things in my house and take pictures and post them. As much as I love red and green, I had a little bit of a hard time finding 7!!

1. Our green decclo wall

2. my brand new make-my-hair-big product

3. an old antique from my grandma which reminds me of my lucky smokin' grandpa

4. a green glass with grandpa's red dice

5. our wedding invitation

6. my most favorite item in the kitchen

7. Jake's prom king hat

It was fun to do, thanks for the tag ;)

I tag--

Paige

Carol

Ali

This one's a keeper

I made a yum yummy meal tonight. I'm bragging, here's the recipe:

Tomato Basil Tart

1/2 cup milk

6 eggs

2 medium tomatoes

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1/2 cup fresh chopped basil

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 handful of bacon bits

1 unbaked 9 inch pie crust

Heat oven to 375. Bake crust for ten minutes or so until a very light golden brown. combine milk, eggs, cheese, basil, salt, and pepper. beat well. pour mixture into crust and top with sliced tomatoes, a lil' more cheese and bacon bits. bake for 20-30 minutes. should be firm to the touch when done.

Sorry no picture. we ate it too fast :)