Happy Thanksgiving

And just like that Thanksgiving came and went. It was crazy at our house...but a fun kind of crazy. We decided to host Thanksgiving this year and it was our first time hosting. I was pretty excited to host because I bought a gravy boat for the occasion and I was looking forward to using it and setting up a nice looking table. I definitely wasn't thinking about all the work it was going to take to cook all the food needed to feed 12 people.




We had family and friends at our house for a day of fun and laughter. It is always nice to get together with people you care about and just enjoy the day. I learned a lot from hosting our first Thanksgiving, but it was also very fun too.








Thanksgiving is gone and we have officially moved onto Christmas. We completely decorated the house inside and out the day after Thanksgiving and we are moving full speed ahead to the next holiday.

Preschool Feast

Max's school had their Thanksgiving feast during the last half an hour of class and all parents were welcome to join. I am lucky that I only work 10 minutes away so I can swing in for events like this.

It was super cute to see all the kids in their pilgrim hats that they made. Max was super excited to see me and show me his hat.






All the kids enjoyed chicken nuggets, tator tots, corn and cornbread for their Thanksgiving feast and I am lucky to be able to stop in for an event like this.

Happy Birthday Grandpa J

Grandpa J and Grandma V are in town for Thanksgiving and it also happens to be grandpa J's birthday. I know grandpa could care less about his birthday, but there is a little guy who does care so of course we had to make it a big deal.

I was going to order a cake, but Max decided he wanted to make a cake for grandpa so that it was made with love. He got all the ingredients and we mixed them in the bowl together.

On grandpa's birthday we went out for Mexican and then had the cake for dessert.








Happy birthday grandpa J.

Girls Weekend

This past weekend I left the boys home while I went to Palm Springs for my girls weekend with my fellow mommies.

Of course we started the weekend at the outlet mall and did a lot of damage.


On Saturday, we rented a limo all day that took us to four Temecula wineries for wine tasting...and buying.










Saturday was probably my favorite day of the weekend. It was filled with a lot of laughter and good times. Sometimes a mommy just needs a weekend away to reconnect with her girlfriends and I am happy that I have some who are willing to spend three days in the dessert with me.

While I was away Max and Andy had a fun boys weekend too. They went to the zoo. It was a little chilly for Max in the morning so he took a hoodie with him. It was probably 65 degrees out though.


Max had a game and  his team got a medal from his coach. This weekend is his last game and his coach can't make it because he will be out of town for work, so he handed out the medals one week in advance. I was a little bummed I missed this and Max was soooo excited to show me his medal when I got home.




Saturday night Andy got together with Brian for dinner and football watching so the kids could play and tire each other out. That was a smart move on the boys part.

Another year down and another year of fun and laughter with my girlfriends. I loved the wine tasting more than the shopping and look forward to doing that again sometime...soon!

Weekend Update

At soccer on Saturday morning Max scored the first goal of the game. I was a very proud mommy. He also started to get a little more aggressive at trying to get the ball. Max was also super excited that grandpa T and grandma S were at his game. Maybe that is what got him moving pretty fast on the soccer field. Either that or the fact that it was not 90 degrees outside at 9am. It was actually a very cool morning which made for a nice soccer game.

Following the game, Max and I worked on his Star of the Week poster. Max is star of the week at his school and he needed to create a poster about himself that he can share with his class so his friends can learn more about him. As star of the week he will be the teacher's helper, bring a book to class for reading, bring a toy in for show and tell and bring toys for all his friends to play with on Thursday. Max was pretty excited that it was his turn to be Star of the Week.




We spent some quality time at the park.








To keep Max busy I came up with a superhero game we could play. First we had to make the bad guys/monsters using plastic cups, googly eyes, pom poms and construction paper.




The monsters were hidden in the house while Max and I got our superhero capes on. Superman for him and Owelette for me. We were superheroes looking for the bad guys. Once we found them we locked them away in jail. Max had sooooo much fun at this game. I think we played for two hours. I was exhausted after that. He wanted to keep going, but good thing it was lunch time so I could take a break.

The weekend was over with a Packer game on Monday night with grandma S and grandpa T.




We had such a fun weekend together. This coming weekend is a boys weekend for Andy and Max while I head to Palm Springs with my girlfriends for our annual trip. Of course I will miss my boys like crazy though.