Thankful Hearts

It wouldn't feel right not to dedicate an entry to the spirit of thanks this Thanksgiving. Our hearts are full of gratitude this year. We have TOO much to be grateful for. Topping the list are our amazing family and friends. We love you all more than you may know! We are grateful for our new life - our first baby, a great job, a new home. We are thankful for our health. And grateful for the joy we have in life. This year we have been given many, many blessing from our Heavenly Father. We could never deny that He does not hear and answer prayers. For that, we are the most grateful!

We've been busy getting ready for our first Thanksgiving meal away from family (although, you are with us in our hearts!). Let's hope that all of the research and preparation will pay off.  We'll take more pictures as the meal comes together. But so far the turkey is roasting in the oven, Mike made a cranberry chutney, we've got both dutch apple pie and a french silk pie (made from scratch...I'm proud of that : ), and some really nummy snacks. Our friends will be arriving shortly. It should be a GREAT day!

We cannot wait to dig into this baby. I made a homemade crust then turned it into a cinnamon roll. Those apples are from Sam & Doug's apple tree. And the crumble topping is Meagan's recipe. It looks amazing and smells even better!

The kids have been hanging around the kitchen as we cook, cook, cook. They are the best!

We wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. May your hearts and tummies be full!

Astigmasizm

Funny, huh!?

 

"Mousey"

Move over Amos, Evelyn has a new best friend. I would like to introduce you to Mousey. Evelyn won't go any where with out him.

"Mousey" is actually a rat. He came with this finger puppet set from Ikea (thanks again Michele Luks for this awesome gift!). We're not sure why she has latched on to Mousey. I mean, out of all these cute and colorful little puppets she chose the pointy gray one? Maybe it's the tail? Maybe it's the fact that she can easily fit Mousey's head in her mouth? We're not sure. All we know is that if you try to take Mousey away - you know, for meal times or a bath - Evelyn throws a Fit (with a capital F).

Her attachment to Mousey seems to grow stronger every day. As soon as she hits the floor to play in the morning she quickly finds Mousey and their adventures together begin. For example, he gets to help her drink her bottle.

He gets to check out if there is anything fun to grab on the couch. There was nothing fun (i.e. remotes, cameras, phones, notebooks, computers) on the couch this morning. But they had each other and that seemed to be enough.

Mousey gets toted all over the house while Ev is crawling around. He has managed to escape being left behind in the toilet and other unpleasant places.

He doesn't seem to mind being smooshed all the time.

Here Mousey is enjoying story time.

MOUSEY!!!

I've even given up on trying to take Mousey away for nap time. We'll see if he's secure in her clutches when she wakes up. I hope you've enjoyed meeting our new friend!