Friday, November 25, 2011

Thanksgiving 2011

Yes, I'm being very original with my blog titles. I'm just keeping it simple. I don't want to confuse anyone as to what the post is about. This year, we had a nice, small, quiet gathering at our house with Chad's parents and grandma. Peggy and I split up cooking duties. She did the turkey...it was picture perfect as you can see. She also brought rolls, stuffing, pumpkin pie and her delicious banana cream pie. I did the appetizer, homemade cranberry sauce, yams, green beans, green salad, mashed potatoes and apple pies. We had enough food to feed a small army and we sure enjoyed trying to put a dent in it!

After dinner, the kids had a great time playing games with Grammy and G'ma Ginger. We all had some good laughs playing around with the "Fat Booth" app on my phone. I am pretty sure that is the hardest I have every seen G'ma Ginger laugh. It was wonderful to see her enjoying herself so much.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Halloween 2011

We had a great halloween this year. Everyone enjoyed the traditional halloween party at G'ma and G'pa Jensen's house. They always go to so much work to make it special and memorable for everyone. There were many games and lots of food.


On the home front, I gave the kids the chance to experience pumpkin carving first hand. I think the photos speak for themselves. Yes, that is a genuine dry heave I captured on Sarah's face (Yes, I'm an awesome mom like that). Even though Josh is past trick or treating :( I still had to include him in the obligatory front porch photo. This year, Andrew was all big and cool and went out with friends. I took the girls around the neighborhood with the Scott's. They had a great time. Jenna almost made it around the whole neighborhood, but pooped out w/ a couple streets to go. The neighborhood was extra busy this year (and I'm sure for years to come). We have several house that go all out and I mean ALL OUT as in graveyards and Thriller performances. Chad joked that we should have them pay for all the extra candy we have to buy to accomodate all the people that drive into the neighborhood.