HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

No I did not get any family pics. I was not feeling well at all due to a nasty cold! But I wanted to wish Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

I am soooooooooo thankful for my family who has been with me through everything! Especially my mom and dad, and my other dad! :) I'm thankful for Danny & Lee and the relationship I had with Ma & Pa. I love knowing that I have a brother-in-law and sister-in-law that I get along with so well who has accepted me and my girls with open arms. Our first Thanksgiving was over 8 years ago. Joni (Ma) told me I was coming to Thanksgiving even if she had to come and drag me. I was feeling low because it was my first Thanksgiving alone without my girls. I was introduced to a lot of new food! :)

I'm thankful for my beautiful 3 girls who gives me a new adventure daily. Through up's and down's it's all worth it. You girls make my life worth living for because I'm excited who you are and I'm excited to see what God has in store for you three!

I'm thankful for my awesome, best friend, hubby Robert! You are my rock! You totally complete me! I am so thankful that God put you in my life. You saved me when I was at my worst. Loves you babe and I can't wait to see what's in store for us over the next several years.

I thank God for everything He has done for me and my life! I owe it all to Him!

Love to the family!

Christmas Decorating Already???

Robert and I were kidless this week-end. It was also the first week-end in a looooooong time that we didn't have anything planned nor a set schedule. Robert and I got the Christmas decorating bug. We had a great time coming up with ideas and going shopping. Of course Robert told me before going into a store that he loved me and this was the last time he would be going shopping with me until after Christmas. ;-) I have to give him credit though! Here is the results below..... (This was also on top of me getting sick, thanks honey!)

Robert & I were going through our ornaments and I found this cute little antler hat that we had gotten Jake (our ferret) one Christmas. I thought Hammy looked cute and funny!!! We laughed and laughed!!!

This is Robert's specialty. He always does a GREAT job setting up our Christmas village.

Some of our new deco's came from my mother. Per the Santa, sleigh, reindeers and some of the deco's on the fire place mantle.

We decorated the top of our cabinets this year. Robert did an awesome job displaying the gift boxes that we bought at Garden Ridge 50% off!!!!

This was my only big request and I think Robert did an awesome job!!! :)

Can my hubby decorate or what???

More decorating. We even changed the colors on our candles to red and green! Don't know if you can see it or not.


We hung up our snow flakes!

Robert decorated above our door where we have a window with more villages. Thank goodness for his height!

Our foyer area.

Perhaps my favorite was decorating our Christmas tree. This year I got to mix in some of my mom's ornaments, and as always Robert's mom's hand made decorations are ALWAYS on our tree! It's our way of keeping her memory alive.

Our favorite ornament I got last year for Robert for his parent's states "A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands put to rest; God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best." I think this really says how we feel!

Merry Christmas everyone! Let's all remember those we've lost, and those we have, and remember the greatest miracle of all!

Ashley's 11th Birthday

On Saturday we had Ashley's 11th birthday party! Small party though! I managed to get a couple of pics of the cake and as I went to get a pic of Ashley she turned. So here you go!

I VOTED!!! 1st TIME!!!

For my 34th birthday this year I did a first time!!! I voted for the 1st time!!! It was soooooooo cool!!! Here's my sticker that I wore proudly all day!

We did early voting because it fell on my birthday and we got there an hour early and were so glad we did! Robert hadn't voted since the Clinton presidency so it was cool getting to do this together!