Christmas Decor

What fun we had having Gramma over after Thanksgiving! We decorated the tree, Gramma and Sarah and I strung popcorn and cranberries (thanks Gramma!) and the guys made sure all the lights were lit (thank you!) on the tree after taking it out of the box. Gramma made her delicious Parker House Roll recipe in person for me! What a great time!

Thanksgiving 2013 with Friends

Usually we spend Thanksgiving with my family, but no one was available this year! So I set to work making my own turkey dinner. At the last minute, it turned out that our sweet friends were able to come over and spend the afternoon and evening with us! Which was brave of them because this was my first Thanksgiving dinner! We took a nice walk at dusk and totally enjoyed being thankful together!

Travel-Birthday Partay

My husband turned the big FIVE-OH this year. To celebrate, we took him to a cabin. One of his favorite activities is role playing games and thus we did! And made cookies. And hiked down to the creek. And visited the Ape Caves at Mt St Helens. What a fantastic birthday weekend!