Thanksgiving!

Our Thanksgiving this year was spent with my dad's side of the family. We spent the morning lounging around watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and then headed over to grandma's. We enjoyed our day of laughter, games, food, looking at the Black Friday ads and relaxing together as a family. It was a lot of fun! I am very blessed to have great relatives! Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

Turkey cookie (next year I'll try a little harder - cute but not like the picture I saw)

owl cupcakes (made by my sis - way to go teets!) They were a hoot!!

Dinner with the Fam

Rhett gets a turkey cookie

Rhett enjoys his turkey cookie

Addie Grace with her turkey shirt on

Rhett Douglas sporting his turkey shirt

Crafts!!!

O.K. - so I've been inspired the past few weeks to do some crafty projects. I stumbled upon a blog that I LOVE called "The Crafty Crow" and it's got some of the cutest projects on there for kids and links to more crafty-type blogs where I got some fun ideas. I have always thought of myself as a crafty person - I LOVE crafts. I always have! However, while I was looking at about a million blogs yesterday I became humbly aware of the talent that is out there and needless to say I have very little of it. I envied quite a few of the things that others have made but was inspired to tap into my creativeness and give it a try. I posted a few pictures of the projects that I have finished. I do not yet have a sewing machine so they are done by hand - and please try not to look too close because you can TELL they are done by hand. They will never make an appearance to anyone besides my kids and husband and I don't have to tell you why - pictures are good enough. I post this simply because I believe I am going through a phase in my life - a crafty phase - inspired by many whom are dear to me and many whom I haven't met. I hope to continue this journey of craftiness whenever time and funds allow.

I copied this from a blog - It's Addison's hand sewn and stuffed to make a turkey.

I liked the one the lady made better but I will cherish this one because it's Addison's hand.

I had gotten some cute fabric squares from Craft Warehouse a while back when they were having a sale and brought it out to do something with it. I made a small pillow for Addison that she can have on her bed during the Christmas season. It's definately far from perfect but she loves it and that's what counts.

Halloween 2009

Trick-or-treating at Grammy JoJos and Papa Pouie's

My Princess

My Pirate

My Prince, Princess and Pirate

Cousins getting ready to trick-or-treat

Trick-or-treating at Connie and John's - our beloved neighbors

Rhett LOVED trick-or-treating - he even decided he was going to go inside a few houses and check things out. We had fun watching him and laughing at his drunken pirate walk (his everyday walk)

Nate and Becky helping Pirate Rhett to the next house!