Fall & Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year felt different to me for some reason. It didn't feel like it should have been Thanksgiving yet and the week went by really really fast! And the day didnt't seem all that different than any other day of the week (except the large quantities of food that I consumed that day). But the interesting thing to me is that now that it is officially Christmas time, it feels a lot more like Christmas to me this year than it did last year. I wonder if it has to do with this year I have put more time and thought into thinking about Christmas than I did last year. Last year I remember having more of a "can't wait to get this over with attitude." I don't know, anyway, I am very excited this year for Christmas it will be lots of fun especially with Jacob learning who Jesus is and pointing at the tree and getting all excited when the lights turn on. And Brad and I will both be able to be there Christmas morning this year to see the look on his face when he sees and gets to open his presents! I am very excited for it all!

Well a couple of days before Thanksgiving Jacob's cousin, Rozalyn, from across the street came over to invite Jacob to come play in the leaves with her in her front yard. So we went over and they both had a great time. Jacob had fun throwing the leaves, but his most favorite thing was picking the little red berries off the bushes.

For Thanksgiving my Sister Lisa and her family came out from Southern California and we had lots of fun with them and on Thanksgiving day we had almost the whole family there we were just missing a sister and a brother. But they had other plans for the day, but we missed them. I was really tired and kind of cranky that week so I didn't really get around to taking too many pictures, Jacob also was teething that week and of course he decides that he wants to get all 4 k-9 teeth in all at once and of course his worst day was on Thanksgiving day, he had a fever and would not let me put him down. Making it very hard for me or anyone to enjoy the day. But we made it through and I did remember to take a few pictures of the feast...

And then this is what Iwas doing most of the day...

I really shouldn't complain I am sure there are plenty of other people that would have rather been in my shoes than cooking or cleaning and it could have been a lot worse! So I guess I am grateful for that.

That weekend I got sick and then Jacob got a little sick and then Brad got sick. And of course they all feel better and I am still sick but now I have a cold instead of the flu. But it still could be worse.

But despite being sick I somehow was able to muster up just enough energy to decorate for Christmas. Most of it Brad and I did while Jacob took his nap and then we wanted to let him help and decorate the tree, which he was very excited about. He is just like his mommy in the aspect of that the tree decorations never look quite right and I can always see a better place to put something so I am always rearranging and replacing something, and he does the same thing he will take something off and come and hand it to me or he will take stuff off and put it on the floor and then put it back on tree.