Happy Turkey Day

Dinosaurs love them some turkey meat
Jillian took some pictures, she always tries to help out!

They were lovin' Aunty and Uncle J- they came back with Jamaica gifts!!!

Well, as I was tolling away in the kitchen all day and night preparing thanksgiving dinner, I was assuming someone, who will go nameless, was taking some good pictures. Apparently there were 2 turkeys at our house thursday, one in the oven and one laying around not taking pictures!!! Ha! hope everyone had a good thanksgiving!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like christmas....

The Village!!

Why go hunting I told ryan....

Just sit on our front porch!

So we had a girls weekend, cause daddy went to kill bambi's dad, or should i say try to! ha! Jillian loves Christmas, and Olivia loves whatever Jillian does, so we decorated the tree downstairs and finished the village upstairs. Would have done it all, but kinda weird when everyone comes to eat turkey thurs, and its all out Christmas! I inherited the Dickens Village from Barb, its kind of ironic, the minute i saw it, oh 16 yrs ago, I coveted that thing, I pictured it in our cottage up north when we hopefully inherited it some day when we were old. Well, obviously life didn't go that way, and the Village has sat the last 4 yrs in storage. Because it was Nick's Village, and it just didn't feel right to have it without him. But, this year Jillian is full on Christmas wonder and all, so its the right time to share the magic with her. And, hopefully her kids kids with stand and stare at the village someday, and the tradition will live on long after all of us.

Otherwise, Miss Jillian is becoming my #1 helper, ok there really is no one else in line, but anyways, she "babysits" Olivia now, basically keeping her occupied so i can workout, shower, READ a magazine! its sooo nice. I cannot believe how much she has learned from 3 months of school. She was organizing the ornaments on the tree, and said "like a solar system mom, this red one is mars!" smarty pants!

Meanwhile Olivia is insisting on growing up too fast, she is suppose to be my baby! She is pooping and peeing on the potty, and going diaperless longer and longer without accidents. She detests her diaper, she actually sighs when i put it on her for a nap or night. Good Grief. Jillian was potty trained by 2 1/2 but she didnt start at 21 months!

And what is with the deer?? Olivia and I were coming home from the grocery store thurs, and everyone is stopped in front of our house, cars, dog walkers, and dogs going bananas. and 2 deer walk past our car, like 4 ft away! Weird site!

Amy n Adnan 11.6.10

We had a blast at amy and adnan's wedding last saturday!! Amy is one of erin's best friends, and her sister lisa is one of my best friends. In fact we have all been friends for over 20 yrs! crazy!!! so ya we all started hanging out when we were 3 ha ha! But seriously, it is really great to watch everyone we grew up with get married, have kids, have happy lives! My oh my does time fly!