Read this book!!

I am a little ashamed to say that I do not read as often as I should. With all of the busy of the last year (you know, having a baby...going back to work...being a resident's wife) - I have neglected to keep up one of my favorite hobbies - reading! Anywho - my mom and dad got me a fabulous book for Christmas and I think all of you should read it too - that is, if you have the chance. I finished it from start to finish in a couple of hours last night after putting Barrett to bed. If you have a few extra hours this weekend, go pick it up - or better yet - order it from Amazon!!

Heaven is for Real

Get yourself moving and read this book - you'll love it!

(Thanks Mom and Dad for the great read!!)

Turkeys, Turkeys, Turkeys

A few weeks ago, we celebrated my favorite holiday - THANKSGIVING!! I love everything about this day, from the preparation and cooking the night before to the abundance of wonderful food and football, but most importantly, that it gives us a day of reflection on all that we are blessed with throughout the year.

In our society, it is easy to get caught up in the "busy" of daily life and forget how many blessings we have. Thanksgiving is a wonderful opportunity to do just that - and share in the blessings of family and friends too!! We have a wonderful second family here with our fellow residents - and we are SO very THANKFUL for each and every one of them.

We started off Thanksgiving Day by running The Turkey Trot as a family - even Barrett!! We dressed him up in his turkey costume to help keep him warm and put him in our jogging stroller. We met a few friends there and had a great time with our running buddies!! It was a cold morning, but a GREAT way to start off our Thanksgiving celebration!

Lynne and Ellie joined us for the race and we were SO glad they did. It was so nice to have some friends there who were running with strollers too. Barrett and Ellie have such a great time together! Over 3,500 people registered for the race and it was their biggest race yet.

All set and ready to go!

Ellie and Lynne - ready to RUN!

Look at all of those runners!

Daddy and his little turkey

We couldn't help it!

Ellie wanted to meet the Turkey too!

Mamas and their babies

A few post race snacks...

After the race, we rushed home to finish our cooking for our Thanksgiving celebration. Lynne was such a wonderful hostess and invited everyone to her home for a yummy lunch! We bought the turkey from Honeybaked Ham (it was DELICIOUS) and then everyone brought their favorite sides. I think it is always fun to see how everyone else thinks of Thanksgiving. My favorite side dishes are corn casserole and broccoli rice casserole at "home" so of course, I had to bring those along. To me, it is just not Thanksgiving dinner without those dishes!

Auntie Marianne has her hands full with these boys!

Barrett - checking out the goods

Daddy - I have no time for pictures!

Barrett and Zach

Barrett trying to find his OSU Cowboys on TV - next week buddy!! :)

Family shot

Look what I can do!

 

Sharing some snacks with Aidan

All of this playing has worn me OUT!

We had such a wonderful day! It is hard to believe that we have celebrated our fourth Thanksgiving here! Great friends, great food, great fun - GREAT day!