Thankfulness

I am thankful for a son like Will who has a heart that absolutely bursts with love. He is a joy to everyone and he quite literally hums and skips through life. I almost teared up when I read his thankful turkey in the hallway in front of his class. I snapped this picture with my phone. 

How can I not be thankful for this face? I could eat him up.

I must also add that I am thankful for these boys daddy. He has worked like a dog these past 2 days getting down all our Christmas decorations and trees, putting most all of them up, stringing lights on the front and back of the house (huge job) all while I was gone much of the day yesterday.

*why do people use the expression "work like a dog?" my dog doesn't work hard at anything except peeing where she shouldn't.

Things I Love Lately

I wish I could say I was getting some kind of paid endorsement from these companies, but sadly, no.  I am just a big dork that is in love with these products. Therefore, I feel the need to share with you guys. So, here you go.

I don't know if any of you remember the chronic sinus infections I have had the past few years. Well, I do. After countless prescriptions and doctor visits it was discovered that I have a deviated septum on the left side. That explained everything. Now I use a daily prescription nose spray, simply saline, and I drink this tea every night. Yogi Cold Season. I call it my "miracle tea." It is wonderful.  It contains ginger, cinnamon, peppermint, eucalyptus, basil, and lemongrass. The combination of these herbs works together to promote respiratory health and clear sinuses. Not one sinus infection yet, (knock on wood.)

Miracle tea at night and this in the morning! Trader Joe's Gingerbread Coffee with Coffeemate Pumpkin Spice Creamer. Both of these products are limited edition for the Holidays, so I have to take full advantage while they are available. I really, really love this coffee. This combination makes the perfect cup of coffee. Makes a small Starbucks at $4.99 seem ridiculous.

My boys are notorious for getting dry, chapped lips in the winter. Not just chapped lips, I'm talking cracking, bleeding chapped all the way around the mouth -spreading -down- the -chin -chapped. Pitiful. I used to slather them up with vaseline until I found this. Neosporin lip health. The best lip product I have ever found. And, believe me, I have used them all. Ryan's mouth had been so bad and it healed it up in just a few days. Highly recommended.

I'm almost embarrased to admit how much I love my new iphone 4. I had the old-school flip phone until just recently. The iphone was my belated birthday gift. It's silly, really, how awesome this phone really is. It does everything. Takes fantastic clear pictures, email and internet is SUPER fast. Faster than my computer. And the apps are really ridiculous. There is one for everything you would ever want and plenty you never would. I have made fun of my friends who are iphone addicts, and I still do. But, seriously, this phone is awesome. I still refuse to pull it out during church. That is just tacky.



Halloween!

We had a little neighborhood Halloween party on Sunday! It was so much fun. The weather was sunny and 70 degrees. It was the perfect evening. We have been so blessed to make such good neighborhood friends over the past 2 years.

My Pumpkin and Ghost Cookies!

 Carrot and Cheese "Fingers" my friend Melissa brought. So fun!

Avery the Mermaid and Maggie the Fairy

"Indiana Jones" David and the Mario Brothers, Ryan and Will 

 Friends


 We lit our fire pit (JW is standing next to it.) The kids had fun roasting marshmallows. They eventually starting playing "marshmallow factory" and it got a little out of hand. The next morning Greta found lots of marshmallows all over the backyard! You should have seen me trying to get those marshmallows away from her! They kept getting stuck in her beard and once she snapped at me when I tried to take one out of her mouth. Lesson here: don't try to take a marshmallow out of a schnauzer's mouth.

I had to include Boone, the baby Lobster! Check out those cheeks!