Thanksgiving 2007

We spent Thanksgiving with both of our immediate families, 18 people in all. I love this time of year because of traditions and family gatherings. My mom rented a shabby chic farmhouse in Murphys, CA for the week. The restored farmhouse was built in 1861 and was nestled in a Provence-like garden setting complete with covered porches, patio and extensive landscape grounds.

We had the best time stuffing our faces, and not just on Thanksgiving day. Whenever my mom is around we are well fed. She got up early every morning and made us gourmet breakfasts and waited on us like we were at a bed and breakfast...I could get used to that. Thanks mom!

Sisters shopping in downtown Murphys.

The farmhouse grounds and had tons of cool historic places for pictures. The building behind Sabrina at one point was an Italian store, post office and a Wells Fargo.

The boys even got to practice their golf swing.

I'm it!

I thought I was being clever by tagging Andrew and that by doing so I would be off the hook. Conversely, I am being encouraged to step up to the plate and give 6 (that's one too many!) RaNdOm facts about ME.

1. My favorite word is copacetic.

2. I always have my toenails painted because (although I'm sure no one cares) I don't like people to see my toenails unpolished.

3. I won 1st place at the California State Fair for a dress that I made for my mother. I also designed a dress that I had made for homecoming and a pageant. I can sew, but I haven't made anything worth wearing for a very long time.

4. I LOVE to dance, I took tap, ballet and jazz for 11 years. However, I don't like to dance in front of an audience no matter how small it is unless I can't see them.

5. I don't think before I speak. This is something that I REALLY need to work on because the things that I say sometimes are not very tactful and can be considered rude.

6. I don't believe in diets and I have never been on one, although I probably could have benefited from one from time to time. I exercise often enough and eat nutritiously most of the time so that I can indulge whenever I feel like it. But I'm sure my view on dieting will change when my metabolism slows down.

Five Months

Carson is such a wiggle worm. This month it was hard to take his picture because he just wouldn't sit still! His favorite activity is to jump, even when he doesn't have access to his jumper. He is also cutting two teeth! One of them I can feel and it is pretty sharp. The other I'm sure is following shortly...let's just hope he doesn't know what to do with them. He is still working on his balance, he can sit up alone for short periods of time before falling over.