Happy Thanksgiving!

(more pics to follow)

So Sweet!!

"Hailey, I'll read the book to you."Kenny has such a kind heart and he loves the babies so much. He takes great care of his baby brother and he enjoys playing with his cousins. Such a sweet and wonderful little guy!

Cook, Cook, Cook

My sister, mom, sister-in-laws, Ken, and myself have been cooking and baking.

The menu...

grilled turkey
gravy
ham potatoes
green bean casserole
crescent rolls
orange rolls
cauliflower casserole
cornbread casserole
homemade cranberry sauce
spinach toss salad with poppy seed dressing
stuffing

For dessert...

pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
chocolate pecan pies
apple pies
homemade vanilla ice cream

YUM!!!

Mama...Guess What I Found!

Kenny- 4 years old

Nathan- 4 1/2 years old
As you can see Nathan was thrilled to have his picture taken.

Preparations

In preparation for hosting my first Thanksgiving at my house, my husband spent several hours working on our oven and stove. By cleaning I mean he got out the steam cleaner and used a razor blade to get the grease out of EVERY line and crack on the whole thing. It is now gleaming like brand-new! My parents will get here Monday night and everyone else will arrive on Wednesday (except for my Phoenix family-we'll miss them). I'm working on shopping lists and menus to feed everyone while they are here. So we are keeping busy, busy, busy around here.

New Diet...Again

So...we are heading to Utah where they have real winters, not Texas-style winters. I got out my winter clothes and realized- they don't fit! I refuse to buy a bigger size so that leaves me two choices- get skinny or go naked.

It was an agozing decision, but I decided to get skinny. Therefore we started a new diet- 16 days before Thanksgiving. Perfect timing. I doing pretty well. I've lost 7 pounds so far.

Then tonight. I am HUNGRY tonight! I don't know why tonight but there you go. And I will just have to stay hungry until morning because I have eaten all I allowed for today. I was about to give up, but I needed to find some pictures for Ashlyn and I came across pictures of me when I was younger and thinner. I sure looked better in those pictures than I do now. Since I can't get any younger, I'll have to settle for skinny. Long and short of it...no food for me. I'll have to go to bed hungry and hope it pays off in a few weeks.