Christmas Memories

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Mav and I had a really great Christmas! We spent the earlier part of the week with his parents and sister and then headed back to Beulah on a very snowy morning. We made it back just in time to enjoy Christmas day and the rest of the weekend with my family and grandma. It has been storming non-stop since we got home and the wind has just been ferocious. We woke up this morning to a snow drift that was overtaking our kitchen window. I took some pictures to show all of you who are enjoying nice, sunny weather! :)

O Christmas Tree!

So when Mav and I moved into this house three years ago, we started with the outside projects first (mainly putting up a fence). In doing so, we discovered that we had a few evergreen trees in our backyard that were either too close our property line or were taking up too much space in our not so big backyard. We decided that in order to justify cutting them down, we would wait until Christmas each year and then cut them down to be used as our Christmas tree. I just had to put a 2008 vs 2009 pic up as last year our tree ended up being about 11 feet tall (that was actually only the top half of the tree we removed from our yard). This year we ended up with a very nice, small to average size tree.

Funny puppy...

Yesterday we got a paper and usually if either one of the puppies get a hold of it, they rip it to shreds. But Mav started throwing it and Duncan would go and fetch it and trot it back to us. It was so funny cause as you can see, the paper is a bit oversized for Duncan!! Then, last night he found a new bed. He loves clean, warm laundry and I had just brought this basket up. He climbed into the basket and then Mav covered him up with laundry. He didn't seem to mind and stayed in his cozy spot for quite a while.

Adoption Profile

Our adoption profile has finally been posted to the internet! I have added a link below so that anyone who wants to check it out can see the pages on this site:


http://www.thevillagefamily.org/adoptionoption/profiles.shtml

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!