Friday, January 13, 2012

Silly and getting ready for Christmas

Here is your dose of silly for today:
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Riley made this shirt at school for Thanksgiving. The hat was part of the Halloween celebrations. He had to show it off to Grandma!

Grandma also brought some decorations to paint for our Christmas tree. Riley had a great time working on them.
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And on the seventh day of being stuck with the children, Grandma rested. And Bronco was pleased.
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Thanksgiving 2011

Now that it's 2012, I figure it's time to post Thanksgiving pictures. We Had a full house this year. My in laws came up from Florida for the first time. This is my favorite holiday so I was super excited to have more people! My parents have been coming to our house for Turkey day since The Guy and I got married in 2005.
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Preparing the turkey
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I melt a ton of butter and mix in salt, pepper, and fresh rosemary. Then we pour it over the turkey. The turkey is also stuffed with a poultry blend of fresh herbs.
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The Guy grills our turkey! It's more like smoking it, but it's done on our little round Weber grill.
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It takes about the same amount of time as it would in the oven but my oven isn't full of turkey. I love this aspect.
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Granddaddy and his granddog.
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The grandmothers
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Grandma
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Entertaining children while food is being prepared
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Rolls straight from the oven
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This is a fabulous recipe. It's yeast rolls in one hour. They are my go to rolls.

Our traditional appetizer being prepared.
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And eaten.
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It's super easy. Go to Williams Sonoma in the fall and pick up their Pecan Pumpkin Butter Lay down a bunch of cream cheese and top with the pumpkin butter. Then top with chopped, toasted pecans and some crisp crumbled bacon. Serve with wheat thins. I know it sounds weird, but it's soooo good.

Check in on the turkey.
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More entertaining of children.
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The Grandfathers
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Getting ready
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Turkey!
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Taste testing
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Can you spot the glow stick?
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Biding time
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Cuddles!
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When will lunch be ready?
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Still taste testing.
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Still waiting.
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The spread
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I wish I had taken an after, but here's a before!
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Finally time for food.
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It was a wonderful day. I am so thankful for my family and the amazing blessings God has given all of us. I can't wait to do it all again next year!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Banana Cinnamon Chip muffins

There are my go to banana muffins.
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I make a big batch and freeze the extras. One minute in the microwave and we've got breakfast!
http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/02/25/cinnamon-chip-banana-bread/

I get my cinnamon chips from King Arthur Flour but I hear, in some places, you can get them at the grocery store.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Random pictures

Just something to tide the grandparents over until I get an new, proper post up!

This is Brock.
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This is Brock's hair after sleep.
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Without fail, y'all. And unless I spray it with a ton of detangler and work on it for 10 minutes, all while fighting the boy, it stays like this. It's all party in the back!

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See that little pile there? That's acorns.
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They were very proud of their pile. It worked to entertain them for at least 3 trips to the backyard. Hooray for uninterrupted cleaning time!
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Practicing some soccer.
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Bronco gets super excited if the word "outside" is mentioned.
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He loves having the company!
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