Thanksgiving

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving. It was a small family affair {as the IA relatives got caught up in the bad weather yesterday and weren't able to make it}, but we had awesome food and family fun. We even put up my parent's tree and Christmas decorations. Perhaps I should've thought that suggestion out...{offering to help put up the tree}, but we had nothing else to do after our bellies were full-right?!

On this Thanksgiving day...
I am thankful for.....
my beautiful BRYLEE whose smile and laugh light up my life
my awesome HUSBAND who puts up with my madness and still loves me anyways
my JOB {I know I complain sometimes...especially this week with working till 7:30 one night and 8 the other due to conferences, but I truly do LOVE my job}
my FAMILY and extended family-
   my mom {the awesome lady she is...always doing everything for everyone and takes the best care of Brylee}
   my dad- {the other awesome....always there when I need him, provider of great insight and wisdom, and the best dappa dappa...that is G'pa in brypie lingo}
   my brothers- {who always can give me a useless sport fact, tease me beyond belief, and LOVE their niece
   my mother-in-law and father-in-law{always thoughtful about sending emails and gifts, sending pictures, and loving their grandbabies}
my FRIENDS- my lifeline to sanity! There know who they are and THANK you...for always being there! 
my HEALTH
my LIFE {yes, there you have it....I LOVE my LIFE}
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
As always....what is a post without pictures!

 all ready for the day

 we put up our tree last weekend, but every morning this a common scene

 Rosie a.k.a. Ro Ro

 No!

 Daddy....are you ready yet??

 watching the Macy's parade before heading off to g'ma and g'pa Voigt's

 bird's eye view

 trying to climb up into the chair by herself

 the usual scene...my mom racing around the kitchen

 someone is hungry!

 should I be jealous?!

 typical Colin

 getting ready to eat

 Brylee taste testing

 Colin and Lucy Lou

 Yummy...CORNBREAD muffins!

 beautiful centerpiece

 not liking the olive

 tuckered out

 ham...not my fav, but the brothers and husband like.

 checking for some turkeys (gobble gobbles) outside in the backyard

 riding her elephant

 conspiring with bobo (uncle colby)

Brylee's 18 month pics (all of them)

Here is the link to check out the rest of Brylee's 18 month pictures.
http://www.jstoiaportraitdesignproofing.com/pickpic/gallery/splash.php?gallery_id=17

Passcode: brylee

First Snow of the season

This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland. It looked like a beautiful snowglobe outside our window. It was even more {beautiful} because I didn't have to drive in it! :)
Darryl did... as he worked a half day today. The side streets were a mess, but he said the main roads were pretty clear. It is really slippery as we got rain beforehand and it is that thick, heavy, wet snow.
Darryl got stuck in the driveway coming home {our association sucks and has not come by yet} and so Darryl had to dig his way out. We got Brylee dressed up in her snow gear and headed out. She loved it. We were only out for about 10-15 minutes, but she had a good time and wasn't sure what to think. Her little legs kept getting stuck in the snow because it was so heavy so mostly she just stood where we plopped her down at!
Here are some pictures from today.