Oh sweet turkey!

What I love most about reading other blogs is the AWESOME ideas that I find!  I found this idea the other day on Beyond our Wildest Dreams.  It's so neat to have creative and fun things to do with the boys! Thanks again for the inspiration Jenny!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we prepared some Turkeys!  Oreo turkeys that is!

They were so much fun to make and the boys had a blast!  Did I mention that they were delicious?  This is the kind of Thanksgiving turkey that I'm talking about!

Blessed to be Blessed!

Look what was delivered to my doorstep yesterday!  Yes, a brand new Kitchen Aid Professional Series stand mixer!  This is something I have wanted since I was a young girl and never received. . .until now!

Who blessed us you ask?  My Mother-in-law!  The great baker that she is, decided to send us our Christmas gift a bit early!  The best part was that it arrived just in time for my birthday (today)!!!!! 

We hardly had it out of the box when the boys in the house were trying to decide what I should make with it first!  I see cinnamon rolls in our near future!

Thanks Carol!  You really don't know just how much you blessed us!

Ragamuffin Wreath

I saw the cutest ragamuffin garland hanging in the window of a picture on a dear, sweet, fellow blogger's site recently. . .Beyond our Wildest Dreams.

I contacted Jenny today and she told me she mad it herself and found the directions here.  Boy oh boy. . .I just love The Nester and all of her great ideas.  I wasn't suprised at all when Jenny directed me to her site.

Anyway, I grabbed my Veteran's Day coupon and headed to our local fabric store.  I was so excited to find a bag full of fabric remnants for under $10.

After the boys went to bed this evening, I put my fingers to work!  I just love how the wreath turned out!  I still have a pile of strips left!  Tomorrow I'm going to work on the matching garland!

Wordless Wednesday!

Call of Duty Mania

Not sure if you are familiar with the video game Call of Duty or not but I must say that the boys in my house are!

Last night was the midnight release of the newest Call of Duty Game.  Call of Duty is a military war game that Chuck and the Boys play on the Xbox 360.  When I say "boys" I really mean Chuck and Jared.  The smallest two really just watch.  That being said, when I say Chuck and Jared, I really mean mostly Chuck!  Jared plays every so often!  It is really all about the boys watching their Dad play and thinking he is cool!

The boys have been anticipating this game release for months.  Well, the release festivities started at Gamestop at 9pm.  We decided to let the boys stay up a little late so they could experience a little bit of the hoop-la!  When we arrived at the store, there were already probably 50-75 people in line to pick up their game that wasn't even slated to release until 12:01am.  Holy moley!

The boys got to see all of the people, walk through the store, and then enjoy reading a little at the nearby coffee shop while Mom and Dad grabbed a cup of joe!

Of course. . .Nolan being. . .Nolan!

They all got to wear one of Daddy's Marine Corps hats.  They thought they were so cool!

All in all, they were in bed by 10pm.  Quite a far cry from their 8:30pm bedtime!  It was worth it though! 

Chuck did go back at 12:00 to pick up his game!  He said that when he got there, there were probably 200+ people in line.  Since he was pre-paid, he got to cut to the front of the line!  He was home by 12:30.  All for the love of the game I suppose!

Our Respectful Son!

Last Friday Jared was honored with the "Moral Focus" award at his school.  Each month, a student from each classroom is chosen to recieve the "Moral Focus" award.  The student is chosen because they have gone above and beyond to exhibit the character trait of the month.  October's character trait was Respect.  We are sooooooo extremely proud of him for being recognized for the RESPECT that he shows to others!

His teacher had contacted us earlier in the week to let us know he was the receipient for the month, however it was a suprise to him! When they called his name I had tears in my eyes.  It is so wonderful and rewarding to see our oldest blessing growing up to be such a great man!

Mr. Gimpy

Meet Mr. Gimpy!

He has been home with me for the past two weeks due to a herniated and bulging disks in his back.

This injury may be career ending.

If you know Jesus, please pray that HIS will be done in our lives.

Your prayers are much appreciated!