~ Thanksgiving in Priest River ~

I have gotten to where I really look forward to visiting our families in Priest River over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year we had our big feast at Mike's parent's house. It was a nice time!  

 Here's my turkey above and Diana's turkey below! haha  lol

Of course, some shooting took place. Livia looks like a pro out there!

 Stopped to say hi to my Grandma and more family!

Went black Friday shopping in Sandpoint with Mike, Tara, &" Tamara! :)

Hung our with my family for a little bit, and made some yummy candy!

Lots & lots of candy! :)  lol

While the boys hung out outside to build some shelves for my dad in the garage.

Then, of course, our annual trip to the movies, on Black Friday. This year we got to See "Rise of the Guardians". It was a great movie! :)

 It was a Thanksgiving holiday. I felt very loved and it was nice to spend the weekend with so many family members!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

I had a great birthday. Everybody came to see ME this year! My sisters from Pullman & Seattle, & my parents from Priest River all came to visit me just for my birthday! I felt very loved! :)

 I got to choose dinner...... duhhh.... Homemade Chicken Alfedo! :) yummmm 

(and I didn't even have to make it!)

 Mike surprised me with a Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake that my sister brought with her from Seattle. It was soooo soooo yummy! But pricey, hence the cupcakes for the kids, haha!

Plus I got the one thing I was wanting more than anything! My brown Carlos Boots!!! WOO HOO!! 

Thanks babe! :)

Afterwards, we all sat down and watched the new Madagascar movie that we hadn't seen yet. 

It was a great night.  < 3

Thanks for coming to visit me everyone, esp you Tara & Tamara, since you guys are what brought everyone else! :) HAHA

Thanks for a great time everyone!! :)

Halloween

We had a lot of fun in Moscow this Halloween. We started the fun festivities by carving our pumpkins..... Well, some of us. I couldn't convince Mike & Livia to do theirs! (party poopers) but me & Syd & Brooky had fun! And Sydney even carved hers all by herself this year! Woop Woop! :)

 Then the kids hit up the neighborhood ;)

As you can see, Syd was a "Rocker Chic", Liv was a cowgirl, and Brooky was a cheerleader. It was such a nice Halloween this year. Usually the kids have to hide their costume under their winter gear, but not this year! yay! :)

 The next night was the church "Trunk or Treat" 

Syd: Rocker Chic (with less make-up and hairspray), Livia: Cowgirl, Me & Brooky: Legos, & Mike: Fisherman! lol

Somewhere along that same weekend (I'm backtracking) Livia had a Black Light Halloween Party at a friends house, so she decided to dress in Duct Tape Clothes.... *hee hee*

 Too Much Candy + Stayed up past bed-time = A great Halloween!!

Building Shelves

We decided we needed a little better organization to our garage. So "we" (Mike & Sydney) built some shelves in the garage. They did a GREAT job! I love having them! Now I want 2 more just like them built! :)

BEFORE

AFTER

WELL DONE MIKE...... well done! :)

Livia Started Volleyball

Livia played Volleyball for the first time this Fall. She ended up really enjoying it and playing really well too. She caught on to the game quickly. She seems to be developing quite the versatile athleticism  First, Basketball, then Softball, and now Volleyball. I'm definitely not going to complain! :)

First Canned Peach!!

I canned my first batch of peaches this fall! They actually turned out too!

(Thanks with the help of my mom and a long phone conversation)  ;)