Okay so the pictures loaded backwards from what I had planned. So I guess I will start with the sledding which Alyssa did not love which could have something to do with the fact that she ate snow the whole way down. This picture says it all, Clesson is smiling and Alyssa is trying to endure the snow. I have to admit after my own trip down my face was frozen. She wouldn't try it again after this one trip, she decided she didn't like the snow or the cold.


This is our Christmas tree this year. My husband and kids talked me into a flocked one. It has grown on me and the kids absolutely love it. The first night we had it up I heard Cless get up to go to the bathroom and I see him stop by the living room looking at the tree and then wave and head back to his room. I stopped him to ask who he was waving at and he looked at me matter of factedly and said the tree mom and then went to bed. I fell back asleep laughing.

Now we are back on Thanksgiving. We had a really nice night that ended with a rather long session of rock band. I think initially we were all amusing my husband by playing since he had set it all up, but then we got into it. Michelle, my neice Aubree and I ended up playing for any hour straight with me on guitar. I got booed off stage twice before I got the hang of it but then I was rocking. Alyssa was our dancing queen groupie, cutest groupie there ever was!

My beautiful children dressed in their best for Thanksgiving dinner. Alyssa loves to wear pretty dresses and twirl (what little girl doesn't?) And Clesson ofcourse was very handsome (and knows it!)

Can't have Thanksgiving without a little gingerbread train in this case. I think a good time was had all around and the train was sufficiently gaudy with frosting and candy. I am surprised it is still standing.