Happy Thanksgiving 2020

     We had a great Thanksgiving. We kept it simple, stayed home and cooked our own meal and everything turned out pretty great. We had a minor tragedy with the rolls and my favorite baking stone at the end of the night but these things happen, especially when you leave the stone on a burner that never got turned off. OOPS!

Charlie had a little 'sweet' fun at school.

Carter and his friends had a hankering for scones so they looked up a recipe and had some decent success. The honey butter in a jar was crucial but for a first attempt he didn't do too bad. 

     And then we had Thanksgiving dinner! Greg and I did our best to bring in all the favorites.

Greg's relish tray and cranberry sauce over cream cheese was great.

It's hard to get a photo of such a big group.

Bye, bye best ever baking dish.

My blueberry/lemon cobbler and a yummy coconut cream pie courtesy of our great neighbors.

A little better view of us all thanks to our security camera on top of the fridge.

      It's been a nice week and our weekend should be productive. Greg's working on a gate for the back fence project and you know me, I made it even harder for him by requesting it have a chevron pattern so I'll post photos when that's done. Charlie and McClane helped me put up the Christmas decor today and when I get a tree up I'll share photos of it all put together. It's going to be interesting when baby Beau comes to visit but we tried to keep it simple and baby friendly. 

    We sure are lucky and blessed and we're so grateful for our healthy family and that we could all be together for Thanksgiving. 

P.S. If you're wondering about Mark's hair, it may or may not have been cut and it may or may not have cost me $400 but rest assured memories were made and it's a long story! 

Baby Beau

      Cute baby Beau came for a visit last night and we had fun spoiling her and watching her clutter the house. She's a pro at opening cabinets & drawers and emptying their contents and she's also a champ at unrolling toilet paper and paper towels. She's so fun!

Sitting in the dog bed having a treat.

Definitely loves some root beer.

Keeping Grandpa pinned down for a minute.

     And Charlie is always asking for her hair to be photographed so she can see what I've done. Here's one of her favorites from this week.

     It's been a fairly quiet week. I'm slowly bouncing back from my crazy pinched nerve/sciatic nerve issue. My right foot is still numb and now my calf muscle is tight and sore but I've been able to function fairly normally and after seeing the chiropractor I feel confident I'll eventually be back 100% normal soon. And thankfully Greg is a rockstar and helped with a lot of things this week giving me a break from some of my least favorite chores.
     And with our great Prophet encouraging gratitude I have to say I'm beyond grateful for my amazing husband and his willingness to help me with whatever and whenever. I'm also grateful for good muscle relaxers and other healing agents that are fairly easy to access.

Greg's birthday

     We've had a nice week. While walking I couldn't help but take a photo of this pretty view. I'm not a fan of the changing seasons and things cooling down but I can't help but see the beauty of the snow mixed with the water and fall colors.

I'm not a fan of the cold but there is some beauty to the snow.

    This week we got to celebrate Greg's 48th birthday. We had fun celebrating him and he seemed pleased with the gifts and getaway we went on.

Special birthday rocks from Charlie.

Corn hole game.

     I just casually mentioned to Isaac that he could collaborate with his siblings and dad and maybe buy me a robot vacuum for my birthday in a few weeks and before I was done telling him about it he'd gotten online and ordered it! He's speaking my love language for sure!

Early birthday gift from my favorite son!

Meals from Hello Fresh for Greg's birthday.

A fun overnight getaway for Greg's birthday at the Zermatt in Midway. Seriously the best food!

And a cool/fun soak in the crater in Midway.

The first of the three hello fresh meals, looked and tasted great.

    It's been a fun week and despite doing something to my sciatic nerve it was a fun getaway for Greg's birthday. Now we can start planning our own little Thanksgiving celebration while we do our best to lay low and avoid others to help slow the spread of Covid! Stupid!

Halloween 2020

     We had a pretty good halloween despite the pandemic. We had quite a few trick-or-treaters and our good friend, Linda, brought over her famous candy apples. 

Happy Halloween from the Wendel's.

Favorite candy apples from one of our favorite ladies!

Cutest Raggedy Ann.

McClane got a pretty big haul!

Charlie's stash

    We had lots of yummy cobblers for neighbors to enjoy this past Sunday and we had a pretty good turn out. The weather was pleasant, which always helps. I don't think this Sunday's weather is going to be as cooperative so we'll probably skip it. The time change doesn't help much either.

Our second attempt at cobbler Sunday. The blueberry/lemon cobbler and pumpkin cake/cobbler were winners.

     And getting the kids to bed on time is always a little easier the first couple nights after the time falls back an hour.

The time change can be exhausting.

       Greg's been busy this week digging holes for the new back fence. Tonight he got all the posts level and set in place but that may be all the progress he makes for awhile. Lets hope the weather allows him to do a little more work before winter really sets in. 

       Maybe we'll have a president declared before winter sets in as well. I'd rather just have Jesus come but I'm pretty sure things have to get a little darker and scarier before He'll come save us. Oh wait! He already saved us! We're good!