So much to look forward to!

Spending a week with family means I have so much to look forward to!


Lots of eating...sleeping in a little while Gavin plays with Mimi...seeing my friends and getting to hug them...eating Skyline, LaRosas, Chipotle, and Bob Evans...Black Friday shopping with mom...pea salad and Grandma's cole slaw...playing Rummy...getting a massage (or 2 or 3) from my super talented sis...watching Gavin open presents...and did I mention lots of eating???  

Thankful Thursday

Just a couple weeks until Thanksgiving!  I'm so thankful that this new position for Jarrod means we'll be able to take time off at the holidays and travel home.  I'm really excited about celebrating both Thanksgiving and Christmas in a couple weeks.  I know there a lot of changes happening in the company, and if he were still in his old position, he'd be working a lot more!  I'm so thankful for 'normal' business hours.


I'm really thankful for this house we found here.  Coming to a 4 bedroom house from a 2 bedroom apartment has been so amazing!  There are, of course, things we don't like or things we wish it had...but in the end, we're so lucky to have found such a great place with great landlords.  And I love the fenced backyard - Gavin spends so much time back there!


One last thing this week - I'm so thankful for the fantastic bloggers that share their expertise with the world.  I love all the ideas that I get for Gavin and me from other blogs.  Sure...I have the background as a teacher and could come up with ideas on my own, but it sure is great to have the resources to turn to.


Take some time to be thankful everyone!

Wordless Wednesday

I love reading bedtime stories to Gavin...

...almost as much as I love watching Daddy read to him.

Fall weekend

Jarrod was off on Friday, so we were looking forward to a long weekend together, but both him and Gavin have had colds so we didn't enjoy it as much as we would have liked.  Making Jarrod rest is next to impossible, so we were still able to get some things done and get out, but he really should have been sleeping!  We decorated for Christmas (more pics coming later this week) and on Saturday morning we got out and just enjoyed the beautiful scenery.  We put Gavin in a pull-up since we knew he'd fall asleep in the car and just drove around - looking at the beautiful colors of fall and finding some gorgeous houses.  We're about a week past what they consider 'peak' for the colors here, but I was still able to find some great trees to capture.

 We saw this buck chasing a doe through a field.  It was pretty neat to watch them both jump over a fence trying to get away.  Jarrod just wished he'd had his bow! :)

I don't know that we'd be able to get back to this house because we have no idea where we were, but this house was gorgeous!  I'd love a house like this someday.