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It feels like ages since I’ve been able to post to the blog. We spent a week in So Cal with my family for Thanksgiving. This is always my favorite trip of the year as we start off the holidays. This time it was especially fun since it was Matthew’s first Thanksgiving. Like a true Daddy’s boy, on Thanksgiving day he was ready to cheer on his football team. Lol.
We also took our annual trip to Disneyland, another first for Matthew. I love all the lights and Christmas decor. It makes me feel like a kid again!
When we returned home we brought my youngest sister J with us so she could spend a week at our house. I love having her here!! The sister-side of me loves chatting and laughing with her. The busy mom-side of me likes having a loving nanny here so I can catch up on the various things I never have time to do. I’ll post more about that at next week’s Operation Clean & Organize post.)
Yesterday my other sister B arrived to spend a couple of days with us. Then she and J will return home on Monday. It is heaven having my two sisters here! (We just need you, EL!) But poor Brian, I know that sometimes I can be too loud and chatty for him. Now with the three of us (and all the kids) in the house, things can get pretty loud. I can see him wanted to retreat to a quiet place…if only he could find one!
On the plus side, having my sisters over means that we have babysitters ready to take care of the kids so Brian and I can go out. We just came back from a breakfast date at our favorite little place. It was so nice to sit and eat and talk without spilled drinks, flying food, or diaper emergencies. š
I always feel a little guilty about leaving the kids, but it is a lot easier with texting. A quick text and I know they are alright and I can receive a photo of whatever project they are working on. š
On the way home from breakfast we stopped at the tree lot and brought home a beautiful tree. It smells sooo good! Tomorrow we’ll decorate and let the household festivities begin for the second week of Advent! Yay!
I’ve got to keep this short but I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
Ever since Bella was a cat last year, Andrew had his heart set on being a feline of some sort. We settled on a tiger.
Since Andrew was a tiger and Matthew a lion, John Paul was going to be a circus ringmaster. However, it was really cold that morning and he needed to be bundled up, so he was a Green Bay Packer fan instead.
My cuties.
Matthew spent his first Halloween as a lion. Special thanks to the thrift store where I found this costume for $3. (I am finally taking spendthrift advice from my 
I added this since I rarely post a pic of my sweet hubby. There were a few parents at Andrew’s school dressed up. One young couple was in full costume as Cinderella and Prince Charming. When my brother asked why we didn’t dress up, I told him we did. We are the “before” picture” and the prince and princess are the “after.” š
Keeping up with this year’s Angry Bird theme, Bella decided to be an angry bird vet. After all, someone has to patch them up after all that crashing into towers,trying to get those evil green pigs. LOL!
The kids were slowly coming down with a bug and a couple days later they were knocked out by illness and fevers. Poor little guys.
