Putting Up the Tree

I have such good memories of this time of year... unwrapping each ornament and remembering the story behind each one. 

I'm happy to pass this tradition on to my girls. They now love unwrapping the ornaments and sharing the story behind them. I hear a lot of "Remember this one?" or "I remember this one!" 

It's still special for me to unwrap the ornaments from my childhood. Each one that I got from my grandma over the years is especially poignant. :)

Our helper.

Here's to the beginning of a whirl-wind season of fun, family, and making new memories.

Thanksgiving Part 2

We went to Ross & Scott's house for Thanksgiving with Trav's side of the family. I'm so lucky to have married into such a great family. It is always such fun when Ross and Trav are together... such laughter! :)

And then, throw their cousins in the mix... My face hurts from all of the laughing!

The fireplace became the family photo shoot location.

 Trying to get a picture of all of us can sometimes be a little tricky...

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!

Thanksgiving 2013

It looks like I'm slowly getting back on track... I'm up to November 2013! WooHoo! :) This year we all gathered at Casey's house for the day. The girls played, and played, and played...

while the adults watched a little football.

Casey had a beautiful table set up, and we had much too much food. Casey and Natalie put together a fun vegetable platter.

I'm so grateful for everything that I have in my life. I'm especially blessed to have these people as my family. I'm a lucky lady!