Turducken

We had an awesome Thanksgiving with Mav's family.We had a very relaxing Thursday just visiting and hanging out with Tara, Seth, Jasmine, Mav's parents, and my dad. We had THE BEST meal complete with fresh rolls, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and a Turducken. I had never had a Turducken (a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey) before and so I was really excited to see what it tasted like! It was seasoned with Cajun spices and also had stuffing in the middle of all those layers. All of the meat was very tender and had a great taste! It made the meal!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

We hope that everyone has a chance to spend some time with family and friends this Thanksgiving! Mav and I are so thankful for our families and friends, who everyday bless us with their love, kindness, and friendship. Have a great turkey day!

I love all things baby!!

So Mav and I made our first "big" purchase in preparation for having a baby. We were just a little worried (ok so it was mostly me!) that we had NOTHING for the baby to sleep in, combined with the fact that we have NO IDEA when a birth mom will choose us, so we thought that it would be smart to at least invest in a Pack and Play. It came UPS today and of course I unpacked it right away and set it up so that I could see what it looked like. It is way cute and I am so glad that we have this to use in the event that things move faster than we planned.

Decorating

Jess and I had a fabulous girl's weekend shopping in Fargo this last weekend!!! I wanted to try and get some things to decorate my beautiful mantel with, so Jess and I spent a lot of time at Gordman's shopping for just the right things. I had this inspiration picture from Pottery Barn, which I used to kinda help me get a layout and shape that I liked. We found a few things that I fell in love with and were more my style, all the time hoping that they would look ok together once I got them home and on the mantel. I think it looks great and really makes it a focal point to show off Mav's excellent woodworking skills!!!

Happy Birthday Hailey and Cole!!

Mav and I went home this weekend for our niece and nephew's birthday party. Hailey had some school friends over to her princess-theme party. Steph made her this awesome castle cake (she could totally be on ACE of CAKES!!). It was so cute and better yet, tasted awesome! Cole celebrated his 1st birthday a few days ago and so we had a little party for him too. He even had his own cake! He did pretty good in the beginning, taking only a finger or two of frosting. As you can see from the pic, that didn't last long!

Happy Halloween!

We had an AWESOME Halloween! Jim and Jess and the boys came to stay with us and we all went trick-or-treating! We even stuffed the puppies into their Halloween hoodies and took them with us! We all decided last minute that we should be dressed up too so Mav scrounged around for some Army attire for Jess and me. Jim had brought a pair of scrubs and a HAZMAT suit, so he shared his scrubs with Mav and he donned the suit. I think we all looked pretty good! My dad stayed behind at the house and handed out candy to all the trick-or-treaters. The boys (Preston and Nate-not Mav and Jim!) brought home quite a haul!