It's Christmas!!

It's just 6 days before Christmas and our house is buzzing with holiday cheer! The girls are so excited as we countdown the days until Christmas. We have cookies to bake for Santa and reindeer food to sprinkle out on the law Christmas Eve.

Earlier this month, we went to the annual Ray Twp. Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The girls got their photos and Christmas wish in two different newspapers. The newspaper clippings make great baby book keepsakes. They also won the raffle and got a 3 foot stocking filled with goodies!

I finally found a great use for all those crafts the girls have been making at school. I hung them on some Christmas ribbon across the arch in our kitchen. They made wonderful decorations and I'm proud to display all the beautiful art they created. I put all the Christmas cards we've received on top of the arch. So if you've sent us a card this year, zoom in and you might just see yours on display!!

As for all of us, we are finally in good health. All in one day, Gracie got a very bad toe infection which required antibiotics and a day off from school, and Georgia and Wyatt got strep throat. Poor Georgia, who had never missed a day of school up until this past Thursday, had to stay home for the first time. Unfortunatly the day she had to miss was the class Christmas party. She was so upset. Wyatt is back to normal and eating again. Yeah! He sleeps much better when he eats:) Dave and I some how missed all the sickness. Hopefully we'll all be healthy on Christmas this year.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

It's that time of the year again. Time to think back over the past year and count up all the many things I have to be grateful for. Not that I need a holiday to do this, but it's a great tradition. What a blessed and wonderful life I have. Here are a few photos of our past week that sum up what I am most grateful for...my little children. Six years ago I didn't think I could be so lucky as to even have one baby, let alone three! I am equally thankful for my adoring and faithful husband. He is my rock, my best friend and my constant partner in both our marriage and parenting. Yes, I have been blessed!!!

Fall on the farm 2009

The corn is such a lovely golden color this time of year and I wanted to snap a few shots before it's all gone. These pictures were taken in our fields over the weekend. It's been very mild ane in the low 60's for a high the past few days.

The giant topsy turvy wedding cake I made

I was hired to make a wedding cake for some friends of friends for a brother's wedding. I never met the bride since she lives in Seattle, but did meet with the sister of the bride and mother of the bride to discuss the cake order a few months ago. I made the cake this past Thurs and Friday and had it all done and waiting to deliver to the wedding on Saturday. I was so proud of myself for getting it done! Then at 7:30 Friday night, I took a look at the cake and the second tier split into about 5 sections. We tried everything to shim it, but ultimately had to take it apart and throw it in the trash. Dave and I stayed up all night making a new second tier from scratch and recovering/decorating the top one to match. Here are some photos of both cakes. The photos of the one with all circles in design is the final cake that made it to the wedding. Dave helped me the entire time from baking to decorating! He's was a lifesaver:)PS, I've retired from cake making after this event! It nearly did me in!