giving

included-
christmas oven mitts-
christmas kitchen towels-
decorative plaque-
candy & other treats-
pinecones-
cookie cutters-
christmas cards-

I honestly have the most giving and wonderful neighbors. They are a sweet older couple who live across the street from us. They were never able to have children so told us that they 'adopt' others as their own. They are just so generous and thoughtful.. sending dinners and desserts over, coupons, new magazines, new clothes, and home decor and tons and tons and tons of other things. Last weekend we had just got back from finishing Ezra's Christmas shopping at Target and I see these two gifts sitting on my rocking chair. I was just touched again by how sweet these people are. Not that this is out of the ordinary for them.. but it warmed me in a big CHRISTMAS kind of way. :) Now I am inspired to give.

Thanksgiving--

We had a great Thanksgiving!! The food was so delicious.. I wish I could go back for seconds RIGHT NOW. My Mom did such a great job with everything. Here are some random pictures from the day!
Enjoy!

The baby bumps

My Brownie Ganache Torte

Ali's AMAZING pumpkin cake

The girls- (my sister playing the part of a pregnant woman.)

My fam- (I love this pic.. too bad Ezra cut off Tony's head.)

And ONE more preggo pic for fun!

As you can see we had a great time... Jenna, Ali and I ate so much and were so pooped by the evening that we ended up laid out on the floor. (Sorry no pics were taken.)

bambi and thumper

Brownie Ganache Torte with Raspberries

I'm planning to make this yummy looking dessert to bring to my Mom's for Thanksgiving! Two people in my family are on gluten-free diets, so this recipe is gluten-free. I got the recipe from Betty Crocker. I hope it turns out yummy!!

I'm SO excited for Thanksgiving!

I WANT THIS!

Ok- why do I SO want this? It's overpriced if you ask me.. and I don't need a popsicle maker that works in 7 minutes! Plus.. it's not even summer anymore. I guess it's appealing because both of my boys are popsicle LOVERS. It was an ad in Family Circle that got me.. great advertising. :) You can even make these with filling.. like orange flavored with a cream filling! YUMMM. You can find it on the Williams-Sonoma website.

Don't know why-but I WANT THIS!

37 WEEKS-FULL TERM!!

Thebump.com says...

At week 37, your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life.

The fact that I'm listening to the -Sounds of the Seasons- channel and have already had my 1st Christmas light spotting scares me a little bit. Why? Because that means Christmas is almost here .. and that means that it's REALLY almost time for my little boy to come... and that is going to HURT. A LOT. I'm super excited though. I can't wait to ... have our 1st Christmas together as a family. Dress my son in Christmas outfits and snuggle him under the glowing Christmas tree!!