Our kids are probably too old for Elf on the Shelf, but the elf that we lovingly named “Buddy” in 2011 has returned to our home and plans to stay until Christmas Eve. Here is what he has been up to for the first 15 days of December.
We are looking forward to seeing where we will find him next…
During our Thanksgiving preparations today, a package arrived by UPS. A beautiful cookbook was delivered to my door compliments of The Pioneer Woman. I found the perfect spot to display it on my coffee table.
I look forward to trying some of the recipes in the near future, but today I had to focus on Thanksgiving. Here are a few of the items that I prepared for our big day tomorrow.
I also prepped ingredients for stuffing, baked lemon bars, made chocolate chip cookie dough (a dessert request by Sebastian), put together a relish tray, made trail mix and finished cleaning the house. Tomorrow will start with baking the turkey, making mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, garden salad and setting the table.
Here is the floral centerpiece Mike picked out with a little help from our friend Amy who happened to be at the store.
And one random photo of the cribbage board we gave Mike for his birthday this past August. I still love looking at it.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
The past several weeks have been filled with cooler temps and shorter days. Sophia continues her piano lessons and gymnastics every week. Sebastian started basketball a few weeks ago and had his first tournament this past weekend. Mike took a work trip to Santa Clara, California. My photography has been neglected due to busy weekends and the lack of daylight when I finally leave work for the day. Here are the few photos that I’ve taken since late October.
Halloween…
Basketball Tournament…
M. Sullivan Photography 