Thanksgiving! - 331/365

Thanksgiving today!

We are so thankful for so many things, but especially our families! We got to see both sides today which was great!

We started at Grandma and Papa Greg's. We had a great visit and lots of yummy food! The company was great, too! Adrienne was in town this year, but Jake took the kids to Baltimore. We missed them, but are sure they had fun visiting his family. Frank and Judy were there this year, too! It was a nice time!

This afternoon, we went over to Nana and Papa's. It was a super small crowd this year, since the seniors don't travel well anymore. It's kind of sad. We still had fun though. It was just Nana, Papa, Raymond, Jennifer, Jim, Reagan and I. We had an awesome feast and were all stuffed! After dinner we just sat around and chatted. It was a wonderful, quiet Thanksgiving.

This evening, Jim was going to go down to the Draft House to meet some friends who were in town for the holiday. He took his car since there was no snow in the forecast, but to his surprise, it was an absolute blizzard when he got out of there.  His car is HORRIBLE in the snow, so he was immediately nervous. He ended up trying to take Mahoning Ave home, got stuck on a big hill and had to take a side street, that ultimately put him on 680. He could barely see on 680 and people were all bailing onto Meridan Road. He ended up in a fire station parking lot, and hung out there for nearly an hour until the road crews could clear the roads. Even after the first layer of salt, it was still a mess. By the time he got home, over two hours had passed from the time he left the bar, to the time he pulled in the driveway. It was so nerve wracking for him especially, but for me sitting at home worrying about my husband, too. He kept texting and calling keeping me in the loop, so that helped. I'm just thankful he made it home OK. 

We had a great Thanksgiving counting all our blessings. We love our families!

The Cvet side for Thanksgiving!

 Reagan with Grandma and Papa Greg.

 Everyone wanted Raymond's pie!

 Reagan and Brinkley! Happy Thanksgiving!

School Thanksgiving, Turkey Pops, School Pictures - 329/365

Today, they were celebrating Thanksgiving at school! They were going to learn all about it and sing some songs! They even baked corn bread together. They loved it and got to eat it for their snack. Reagan said it was delicious. 

For their crafts, they made a beaded turkey necklace and pilgrim hats. They were all wearing them when we came to pick them up. It was too cute! 

Last night, I made little turkeys out of tootsie pops for the kids in her class. I was so happy to see all the kids coming out of the class clutching their little treats. They loved them!

Reagan actually carried hers around all day. We went running errands after school and she never put it down. LOL!

Another exciting thing was, we finally got Reagan's preschool pictures back! They came out super cute! I was so happy! The group shot is pretty funny. Getting 17, three-year-olds to look at the camera is not an easy task. It is super cute, too!

The turkey tootsie pops.

 Reagan holding the treats for the class. 

 Our little pilgrims, Reagan, Harley and Alivia.

 Pilgrim Reagan. 

 School picture!

 Reagan's class picture!

Mrs. Scanlon, Mrs. Sebastiani

Dominic, Harper, Hudson, Jacob, Ben

Reagan, Audrina, Sophia, Alivia, Brennley, Sarah

**, Avnish, **, ** , Harley. 

Thanksgiving Take TWO - 333/365

Today, was decorating day! 

I never venture out for Black Friday, it scares me...LOL! I always just stay home and put my tree up. 

Jim had to go into work, so that was the plan. 

Jim's mom was nice enough to come and take Reagan for the day, so I could run up and down bringing the Christmas stuff up. Papa Greg had the day off, so they were just going to play at her house. 

I did manage to get everything up. I was so happy! I felt a little "scroogey" this year, though. I really wanted it up, but I REALLY didn't feel like doing it! Oh well, it's up and it looks great! I'm happy! LOL!

This evening, Jim, Reagan and I went over his mom and dad's to celebrate Thanksgiving. We have developed a tradition of getting Chinese food the day after Thanksgiving. We figure, we're all tired of turkey, so it's something different! It really works out great! We still have pumpkin pie though! We were all just as stuffed, as if we had, had turkey. 

 We had a great visit just chit-chatting. Reagan watched some Bubble Guppies and played with Timmy. She was pulling a blanket around that he would chase. She got a kick out of that. 

We had two great Thanksgiving celebrations! We are blessed....

The photo of the day is Reagan with Grandma and Papa Greg.

 Here are the finished decorations...

 And, Eppie (Epcot) our Elf has made his debut for this year!

 

Thanksgiving - 332/365

Thanksgiving today! 

This morning, we just hung around in our pajamas watching the Macy's parade. Reagan seemed into the two seconds, here and there, that they would actually SHOW a float. It was mostly just people talking the whole time. Whatever...lol. 

Finally, we headed over to my mom's around 2:00 for dinner. It turned out to be a small Thanksgiving this year. Great Aunt Jean wound up in the hospital, with what they think is pneumonia, the poor little thing. Most of my dad's side needed to stay close to the hospital for her. It ended up being, Ray, Jenny, Jim, Reagan, Nana, Papa and I for Thanksgiving. Dexter and Brinkley, of course, too! 

We had a really nice time hanging around and were completely STUFFED by the end! Everything was great! Nana and Papa did the turkey and stuffing. Aunt Barb, dropped off her world famous sweet and mashed potatoes. I made my broccoli cheese casserole, and Jenny brought yummy cupcakes for dessert! It was perfect! 

Reagan and Jenny had a ball playing doll house for the longest time. We watched a little football and just hung around. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

 Here are some pictures from dinner....

 

Thanksgiving Presents - 331/365

The winter storm continued this morning. 

 Overall, I think we got around 8 inches of snow. We shoveled 5 times over the course of the storm. It was really heavy, wet snow, too! Whew! My legs and arms are actually sore from shoveling. 

Reagan and I, just played around the house this afternoon. I did a few chores, but we mostly played. 

Jim went off to work and got home at his normal time. He actually came in the door with three gift bags with cards attached to them, that said, "Happy Thanksgiving!" Reagan had one addressed to her and the other was addressed to me. We were both so excited and pretty flattered that he got us little presents for Thanksgiving. It was incredibly sweet and made our whole day! 

Reagan ended up getting two coloring books, a Frozen book, stuffed Dora ball and a package of M&Ms. She was stoked! 

I got a new photography book, Yankee Candle, and truffles. I was thrilled with my treasures, too! I love photography books and there isn't much better than a Yankee Candle to help the house smell good. Reagan and I are so lucky to have Jim. We are so thankful to have him in our lives. He is an amazing dad and husband! Thank you, Jimmy for the treasures. We LOVE YOU BUNCHES!

The photo of the day is our goodies...

 And, the beautiful bags they were in...

 

Welcome all Turkeys! - 305/365

What a crazy windy day! 

We got a lot of rain and wind overnight, that kept up into this morning. There were gusts up to 50 miles an hour. It was nuts! 

The landscapers came the other day to do our Fall cutback. I had them transplant a Hyndrangea tree to another spot. Well apparently, it didn't have time to "grab hold", because it was laying down this morning. The poor thing looked so sad. Jim and I tried to stand it back up, as best we could. They are going to come early next week and stake it, until it adjusts to it's new spot. 

While Jim was at work, Reagan and I had a pajama day. It was so nice! She just played and played, while I packed up all our Halloween decorations. It was time to say goodbye to the ghosts and goblins. I can't stand to see the decorations after the holiday is over. They must go, right away. LOL! It was so fun getting the Turkey's out. They only get like three weeks, so it's good to see them. The fall and turkeys are my favorite of the whole year, I think. The colors are just warm and cozy. 

This evening, we just played around the house and had dinner. 

Good day!

The photo of the day is all my turkeys! LOL! 

 The next is our tipped over tree.