Thanksgiving and more.

Kendlee Bouncing around on her ball.

More apple butter in the works..

Slade pulls up on Kendlee's stool and tries to steal her stuff! Jerzie is getting a makeover.

Slader showing off his new bib!

Our Thanksgiving photo. This is the only time I could get the kids to hold still! They were ready for bed.

Thanksgiving was nice and quiet at our house. Quiet being only my 2 screaming children were the ones making noise. No extra family. Almost lonely but enjoyable at the same time. For supper we had steaks, green bean casserole, fruit salad and homemade pumpkin pie. Sure I missed having dinner with all of my family but having dinner with my small little family was just as wonderful.

Kendlee has been enjoying the nice November days. She puts on her coat, shoes, hat and mittens and ventures out into the backyard. She plays in her fort, on her bouncing ball, with the dogs... She just wants to be outside, even though its cold. She has even blown some bubbles and played in the sand. Soon we will have snow and she will get to build snowmen and throw snowballs at the dogs.

Slade is learning to pull up. He can get to his knees and then I help him to his feet. He can stand for long amounts of time, as long as one hand is on something. He still only has one tooth. Unfortunately right now he has a cold and the little dude is miserable. Though its always something with him. How can one little boy cry for so much of his little life?

Brandon had been busy hunting with Gary and Nathan. He did get a buck. Thankfully. It seems as though the deer are limited this year.

Jerzie can often be found curled up on our bed. She does play with the kids quite a bit and checks on them during naps. But in the colder months she really prefers to hibernate. I don't really blame her!

Jazzy is doing well! She spends most of the day begging for dog food, going in and out of the house to the back yard (ALOT!) or sleeping. She has really only left the main floor 4 times since we moved here. Its not that the stairs are too much for her, shes just lazy.

As for me, not much new on my end. Just the same old day in and day out. Teaching the kids, taking care of the house.. I am still coaching gymnastics once a week. I still have my MOPS group. But other than that, I'm just the same old Ashley that I've always been.

Christmas is coming upon us quickly. Brandon doesn't work this year. It has been too many years that he has had to work Christmas. Not sure I'll even know what to do with him around for a holiday! I have the majority of my shopping done. We will be putting up the tree and decorations this weekend and then I can wrap presents and take a little inventory. I'm almost positive that I'll have a Mr. Boy trying to eat the paper... that boy will eat ANYTHING!