Happy Thanksgiving!

Today was a good day. We made a 15 pound turkey with all the fixin's and had Jason's Mom over for dinner. It was only the five of us (Jason, Taylor, Owen, Connie and I) but it was nice-- comfortable and stress-free. We ate too much, then took the dogs on a walk to burn off some of the turkey dinner. Now we are boiling down the turkey carcass with some herbs, onions and carrots to make turkey stock. We'll use the stock to make turkey noodle soup this weekend. Yummy!! The entire house smells amazing. I wish I could bottle it up!

I love Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday. This time of year is hard being away from home. I miss the huge family gatherings, the food and the company. Hopefully I won't have to experience many more Thanksgiving's away from home.

To keep with the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I would list a few things I am thankful for:
I'm most thankful for my family! I'm thankful to have the two most amazing and beautiful children and I'm thankful that God gives me the chance each day to wake up and be their Mommy. I'm thankful for my husband who is an excellent father to our two children and is a loving and caring companion to me. I'm thankful for my health and the health of my family. I'm thankful for my house- in a time when so many are losing theirs, we are blessed to have a house to call home. I'm thankful for my job. I'm thankful for breastfeeding- without it I wouldn't have lost all my baby weight so fast!!
I'm thankful for my parents who are always there when I need them. I'm thankful for my heart-to-heart talks with my Mom. I'm thankful for my dogs, even though they tore up the couch and chewed a hole in the carpet this past week, they still manage to make me smile. I'm thankful I have so many things to be thankful for!!

What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! God Bless!!

Finally....VIDEO!!!

OK, It took me forever, but I finally figured out how to upload video. Don't ask me how to do it again- purely trail and error:) Here it is....the first moments after Owen was born!



And here is a recent video of Owen and Taylor. The beginning of the video is Owen doing his "Ahhh". After his bath I give him a massage with lotion-- he loves to have his legs massaged. When I massage his legs I will say "Ahhhh" to him, and he has been saying it back to me! He's such a sweetie!



Here are some recent pics:




The kids hanging out in their robes....aren't they cute?!?!!

Back to work and Halloween

So, I have been back to work for two weeks now. I am finally getting adjusted to the new schedule. It took me a couple days to get through all me emails at work- I think I had almost 600! And there have been all sorts of changes so I have been working hard to bring myself up to speed.
Yesterday afternoon I took some time off to go vote. I only stood in line for an hour and a half. I was lucky enough to end up in line next to an older gentleman who spent the entire time sharing stories about past elections and his family. He was a very interesting person and made the time fly! I love it when out-of-the-blue you meet someone interesting with great stories to tell-- somehow it makes your day. As far as who I voted for, I won't say. But let's just hope the best man for the job wins!! Don't forget to vote---it is so important to make your voice heard! Especially in this election!!! Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now :)

Last weekend we carved our Halloween pumpkin. Taylor was actually really into it this year. In the past she hasn't really cared for carving the pumpkin because she hates putting her hand inside of it to pull out the seeds and mess. Typical girl! Anyhow, this year she really enjoyed it. She had a little help from Jason on marking out where she would carve, but she did all the carving herself. It turned out great!

Last night we went around the neighborhood to Trick-or-Treat. Taylor got tons of candy. But being that it was a Friday and Halloween, all the freaks and nuts were out. So, needless to say, we didn't stay out for too long. But Taylor got all the candy she needed, considering we had to dump out last years Halloween candy to make room for the new. Yeah, we don't let her eat candy all that often.
Taylor dressed up as a bunny rabbit. She was too cute! Owen wore a little PJ outfit that said "My Little Pumpkin". It was adorable on him, but the fabric was a bit thick and he got hot, so he didn't wear it for long.

We hope everyone had a safe Halloween! Enjoy the new pictures!!!