Thanksgiving's Near, With A Little Christmas Cheer

Can you smell it?

Turkey and dressing.  The Macy's Thanksgiving Christmas Parade.

Thankful hearts.  Coffee a brew to keep the Black Friday shoppers alert and cheerful for the long night ahead...

Thanksgiving is a special time.

Though I love and eagerly await all the things I mentioned above, 

this season is all about taking a step back and thanking God for his precious Son Jesus, 

the blessings he has allowed us to experience, 

and for never having to want or need anything.

In spirit of Thanksgiving being a mere 2 weeks away...

I am sharing some of my favorite festive kid friendly celebration ideas 

as some friends and I prepare for our 

1st annual Seafood Thanksgiving Eve Celebration!

 {1. a charlie brown thanksgiving} {2. kids table setting, martha stewart} {3. glitter pumpkins} {4. pilgrim hats, martha stewart} {5. fresh flowers, local grocery} {6. tree centerpiece, martha stewart} {7. twas the night before thanksgiving} {8. paper straws & pom turkeys, target}

As much as I absolutely LOVE Christmas,

I am really trying to make myself present for this season of thanks.

I have a baby to set an example for now...

and I want him to know the true meaning of the season along with all of the sweet traditions and memories God allows us to make!

This year, since I am prolonging our Christmas festivities as long as possible-

we are experiencing Thanksgiving with a bit of Christmas cheer.

The tree isn't up yet and we have fresh fall flowers,

with leaves, owls, and pumpkins still lingering about.

And maybe a little bit...okay a lot...of Christmas music echoing through the house.  

And car.

We have several strings of twinkle lights laying in the floor of our den

 that Cam and I enjoy every evening, 

while the Mr. constantly insists on unplugging them much to our dismay.

Rudi likes to moon the camera

We may or may not have stalked Target's Christmas decorations this weekend and replaced a pumpkin spiced latte with a gingerbread latte.  

I am also making sure Cam's new pal Rudi tags along when we leave the comforts of home and traded in my black nails for a holiday red.

But HEY...

I am completely excited to say-

Tis' the season to be thankful!:)

And so very thankful this mommy is.

A Wordless Weekend: Full of Laziness, Comfort Food, and Thanks

A First Halloween

Happy Holidays November 1st to everyone!

November to December is my ABSOLUTE favorite time of year...

I wait for these two months impatiently year round!

But before we begin the holiday fun...

lets wrap up Halloween:)

Let me just start by saying that it was THE perfect day for Halloween.

Gray overcast skies, brisk winds, and leaves blowing everywhere!

It could have been colder but hey... Can't have it all!

It was most definitely a day I will never forget,

but it wasn't all I had cracked it up to be!

Go figure...

I had no regrets for going into work late for our Spooky Breakfast celebration. 

It was the perfect way to wake up to Cam's first Halloween!

After C read "The Night Before Halloween," to Cam...

we had a huge spread fit to feed an army of monsters, including boo-berry muffins, creepy cakes, freaky fruit, biscuits and the grave, ghost stakes, jeepers juice...
you name it!  

(A special shout out to the Mr. for getting up at 8am to help prepare the meal!  
He kinda hates me right now...)

Count Fruit-ula aka Cam's Breakfast

While we stuffed our bellies full (yes, including Cam) we tuned

into Good Morning America and Live with Kelly and Michael's Halloween specials.

They didn't disappoint.  Kelly pulled off Miley Cyrus like nobody's business!

After our breakfast it was off to work for mommy for ANOTHER Halloween celebration and geriatric therapy "holi-dized" by yours truly;)

I really think we should have began Trick-or-Treating, oh I don't know...

IMMEDIATELY after breakfast? 

Cam was NOT having it.

Halloween was beginning to turn into Howl-o-ween for this wolf.

Everytime we got back into the car and strapped this little

pup into his carseat, and removed his werewolf head to cool him down...

the howling began.

When the little wolf howls, mommy red riding hood's heart hurts.

Making for a pretty miserable trapes through rain to the rest of the houses

we visited. 

C & Lolli tagged along as "A" and Ali from "Pretty Little Liars

All in all...

I can say that we have sweet pictures and funny memories 

to look back on Cam's first Halloween.  

Next year however...we will be boycotting carseat trick or treating!

And "daddy"...

don't even THINK of working next year!  

I'm already brainstorming our family costumes;)

  No more carseat, daddy-less Halloweens for us!  

Arent we so blessed to be able to have such fun?

#foodforthought

Happy weekend!