Holiday Fever

I am so excited because I think this year I am going to enjoy the holidays. Last year I hated everything about them. I hated the music, cooking, shopping, decorating. You name it I didn't want to have anything to do with it. I was a Grinch. I have to admit though, on November 1st when I heard Christmas music on the radio I found it a little irritating. But I have been trying to organize some things in my life and trying to find joy in the things I am doing, and it's working. We had a great Thanksgiving with lots of yummy food and great time spent with family.

The kids made themselves Indian headband and then gave themselves Indian names. Brayden was Squanto, Kaylee was Pocahontas, and Kade was Cheranimo (Brayden gave him that name and that's how he spelled it. Really it was supposed to be Geronimo.)

Mike cutting his first turkey.

Brayden and Kaylee pulling apart the wish bone.

They couldn't get it to break, so Mike and I gave it a try.

All the family, and their cute crafts they made.

I am ready now to get out the Christmas decorations and start the Christmas season. I have been playing Josh Groban's Christmas CD non stop and it just makes me so excited. I took the kids to see Santa and for the first year Kaylee wasn't scared of him. Brayden was telling my mom about it and he said that Santa was pretty famous and he thinks a lot of people know him. Then he thought about it some more and said, "Well he's famous, but not as famous as Justin Timberlake. Everybody LOVES him." It was funny.