Christmas season is here!

Justin working on his specialty treat. .peppermint bark!

Almond roca, My Grandpa's recipe. I remember making this with my mom when I was a little girl. So good. :)

Brownies, Rice Krispee Treats, and Peanut Brittle. YUM!

More cookie madness!

The spread. .Goodness! We are exhausted!

If you don't have a Kitchen Aid. . Get one! They are awesome!

I feel like I could have said that several weeks ago. :) I have been busy working on Christmas gifts and can't wait to share what I did. I'll post pictures after Christmas, but I will post some picture of the delicious goodie goodness that is going on right now!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was good! We of course ate too much of really good food. Justin and I spent Thanksgiving at his parent's home. It was Jami's first time of having it had her home and she did a great job with everything. The table setting look beautiful and the company was great. I actually didn't take any pictures of anything, but just trust me it was awesome! I love Thanksgiving and am grateful for the opportunity it gives me to think of the many blessings I have.

Baby Shower for Jenny

Jenny's Aunt made this card for all of the tables. It turned out fantastic!!! So Cute!

Cake for Baby Kelsey!!

The set up. . tea party theme. Turned out great thanks to lots of help by Jami and Jenny's aunt!

I just thought this was a cook picture. . :)

Just one of the awesome table displays.

I had the opportunity to throw a baby shower for my sister-in-law who is expecting a baby any day now!! We are so excited. Here are a few pictures from the evenings festivities. .by the way. We had the baby shower a week before Thanksgiving. . I told you I've been neglecting our blog!!

No I haven't forgotten. .

I have neglected our blog for quite some time now. . so here is a quick blog to let you know there will be more to come!

I have designated this month. . .

grateful awareness month. . :) After this weekend I have decided to make another list of things I am grateful for so here we go.

1. I am grateful for my own trials. After attending Time out for Women I realized I have it pretty good and am blessed with the trials that I have.
2. I am thankful to live in America. I know that times are hard, but if I keep working hard things will be okay.
3. I am grateful for the relationships I have with my mother and sisters. They continuously lift me up and help me be a better person.
4. I am grateful for the ability I have to sew. . It is beautiful to be able to create things for others.
5. I am grateful for humor. Again after being at TOFW this past weekend I learned that sometimes humor is what makes a trial easier to bear.

Time Out For Women

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend Time out for Women with my mom, sisters and sister-in-law, and my mother-in-law and her sister and mother. It was great fun for all. We really enjoyed ourselves. . even our lovely stay at the hotel ;). The messages shared were uplifting and inspiring. Some of the trials some of the speakers have gone through and made it through are huge compared to my trials. I feel they taught me so much about how to make it no matter what.

I am so grateful for my family and for the time I was able to spend with them.

Halloween

Fortunately, this year we were not sick for Halloween and actually had a great day! Here are a few pictures of our pumpkin carving. It took a while to find our pumpkins. . I think we went to two different stores to find them. They were all sold out the day before Halloween. . Can you believe that!