Elf Yourself

Okay, so I was emailed the funniest thing tonight and so I personalized it and have included the link for your entertainment and enjoyment!! The only thing is that I messed up and gave Jason the female body and I have the male one, so just keep in mind that this is not based on real life measurements!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1126756111

Turkey Day

This year we teamed up with the Shumways, another couple from church, and decided to have Thanksgiving with them. We were in charge of the turkey, stuffing, and of course the desserts. (pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin pie, and a sour cream apple pie- all of which were yummy, though I must admit that I did scorch the pumpkin pie when I reheated it and forgot to set a timer and remembered it about an hour later, OOPS!! Anyone for blackened pumpkin pie??? And if you are wondering if Jason is trying to kiss our turkey you are not seeing things, he really grew attached to his fowl friend...) Wednesday evening, around 7:30pm or so we were informed that instead of it being 4 adults and 3 babies for our turkey feast, that we would have an additional 9 people join us (Caleb's family decided to surprise everyone by driving up for Thanksgiving, he is the oldest of 10, but only 7 siblings were coming with his parents). I started to panic because our lovely bird, who we named Norbert, was only 12 lbs and would be plenty for 4, but not for 13, so we just decided to wing it (no pun intended!) and hope for the best. Norbert turned out beautifully as did the pies and so we packed up everything and joined the Shumway clan for dinner. Luckily 4 of the 7 siblings were under the age of 12 so Norbert did us justice and there was enough food to go around and around until everyone was good and full. The nice thing about it all was that we don't have leftovers!! So while everyone else is stuffing their faces full of extra stuffing and pie and packing on the pounds for days after, I do not have to join in the throngs!! So all in all, our turkey day was a success and we had a blast not only preparing Norbert and the pies, but also hanging out with the Shumways. So next year we will be seasoned turkey people and if extra people decide to drop in, we won't be overly shocked or surprised. We hope that everyone had a great holiday feast and that they were able to reflect a bit on what they are thankful for most, we sure did! Last year around this time we were waiting on Preston while he decided to wait and get some Thanksgiving dinner before making his grand appearance a couple of days later, so we are sure thankful he is with us and making our lives all the more fun and full. Happy Thanksgiving, now quick, time to gear up for Christmas... oy vey!

(Preston was enjoying all the holiday bustle and got in the spirit by wearing his pumpkin socks! What a sport!)

Hanging with Dad

Just another day in Paradise...

"Open the mouth!"

Well we gave Preston a spoon and a bowl of oatmeal and let him have a go at it. As you can see by the amount of food that did not make it in his mouth, he still needs some work. He used the spoon for the first little bit but after awhile decided to ditch the spoon and use his hand to shovel the food in his mouth, just like daddy!! I especially like the oatmeal blob he managed to get up on his ear, now that is talent! Surprisingly the floor was clean, so most of the mess he decided to wear instead of fling. Right now he is ambidextrous, no real dominant hand yet, I know that we have bets going both ways, some for lefty and some for the right, so we will just have to wait and see.

Candy Man

It's the day after Halloween and Walmart is bumpin' with everyone stocking up on discounted candy and Preston and I are no exception. We are able to elbow our way through the throngs of people and get our hands on some Dove chocolates, milk and dark...."ummm, chocolate"(in the words of Homer Simpson). We make it out and I victoriously call Jason to inform him of our triumph and give the bag of candy to Preston to hold while I drive home. Little did I know that Preston has a black belt in the art of bag opening and by the time we get home, he has managed to not only open the bag but also has a mouth full of the sinfully delicious milk chocolate. I laughed so hard at his appearance that I rushed in the house to get the camera and catch his gluttonous grin.

Post-Halloween

Now that Halloween is officially over we can do the wrap up segment of our haunting holiday. To answer the question everyone is dying to ask...yes, we did humiliate Preston by dressing him up as an absolutely adorable circus monkey and take him trick-o-treating. And no, we did not go in our neighborhood, we wanted to avoid the candy laced with drugs and razor blades so we went somewhere a tad bit friendlier. We also traveled in a pack with our little friend William the half Samoan half Mexican Woody and let him do all the leg work while Preston wooed the female candy givers with his thumb sucking. We only went down one street but were able to reap quite a bit of candy for mommy, I mean for daddy to eat. He did get one thing that he could play with, a glow stick and so the whole thing was chalked up as a success.