Are you excited for tomorrow?

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How 'bout now?

 

Yesterday I spent the day with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law and we prepared the pies.  It was a lot of work -- especially since I was keeping track of three little ones AND trying to help.  It was a lot of fun, though!  I absolutely love the holidays!

 

Tomorrow Paul will be getting up early to go hunting.  I will also be getting up early, getting kids ready, and going over to the inlaws' again to prepare the turkey.

 

I look forward to watching the Macy's Thanksgiving parade with my little ones.

 

Eventually football will be the background noise for the remainder of the day.

 

The house is going to soon make people feel like they're going crazy with the smells of the cooking turkey, green bean casserole, corn pudding, stuffing, etc.

 

When we're all stuffed and cannot eat another bite, maybe we can all go out and play football in the yard.

(I haven't played football on Thanksgiving in YEARS!)

 

After a great game we may feel like we can eat just a LITTLE bit more, so we'll venture back into the house and either enjoy another piece of pie or we decide to eat the first of many turkey sandwiches.

 

AND...

 

The perfect end to a perfect day would be to gather 'round and watch a holiday classic of our choice.  We shall see.

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends!  We have so much to be thankful for!

The Newlywed Game

I saw this on Katie's blog and I just had to do it myself!  You're always curious to see how much your spouse knows about you.  After nearly 3 years of marriage, this is what Paul knows.. or doesn't know..

1. She's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?

Paul: Teen Mom

So true!  So true!  I'm a sucker for reality TV shows, and Teen Mom is definitely my favorite.  I'm so addicted I actually buy the rag mags whenever I see one of the girls on the front cover..

2. You're out to eat, what kind of dressing does she get on her salad?

Paul: Ranch.

True! I didn't used to like ranch dressing, but now I use it on everything.

3. What's one food she doesn't like?

Paul: Seafood.

True!  I cannot stand seafood.  I know it's good for your brain and all that jazz.. but I can't make myself like it!

4. You go out to eat, what does she drink?

Paul: Cherry coke.

True! I love me some cherry coke with a delicious (fancy) dinner!

5. What is her shirt size?

Paul: Large.

True.. unfortunately..  The bosoms make it impossible to wear anything smaller.

6. What is her shoe size?

Paul: 7 1/2 - 8

True!  It depends on the shoe..

7. What is her favorite type of sandwich?

Paul: Turkey.

True!  I love a good turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles.. as well as cheese, mayo, and mustard!

8. What would she eat everyday if she could?

Paul: Steak.

Though I love me some steak, I have always been a fan of good ole chicken and salad--with ranch dressing of course!

9. What is her favorite cereal?

Paul: Cheerios. Gross!

True!  I love boring ole Cheerios.  I think they're great!

10. What should she never wear?

Paul: Tube top.

Though that is true, that is not what I had in mind.  Ever since Ugg Boots came out I said I would never wear them, and I have stayed true to my word.  They may be comfortable.. but they're too ugly to be on my feet!

11. What is her favorite sports team?

Paul: Denver Broncos.

I'm not as big of a fan of sports as I used to, but when I do watch something on TV, I'm watching my Denver Broncos.

12. What is something she does that you wish she didn't do?

Paul: Take my phone charger.

.....

We'll go with that one. :)

13. What is her heritage?

Paul: German/Jew.

I'm really a mutt.  Aren't we all?  But if you ask me, I'll tell you I'm a German/Jew first.  I find it rather comical.

14. You bake her a cake, what kind of cake?

Paul: Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate--with more chocolate.

True!  Most the time.. I'm thinking of chocolate.

15. Did she play sports in high school?

Paul: Not organized.

True.  I played family football and that's about it.

16. What could she spend hours doing?

Paul: Blogging.

So very, very true!  I'm addicted to blogging!

17. What is a unique talent that she has?

Paul: Touching her nose with her tongue

True!  Ha!  I think it weirds him out.. but I'm pretty proud of my talent.

18. What is her type of coffee?

Paul: Iced white chocolate caramel mocha.

So, so, so true..  I'm crazy about my coffee!

Now it's YOUR turn!  How much does your newlywed know about you?

Festival Days

Like I think I said in a previous post, Havre represents Festival Days every year.  We have 48 hour softball games, soapbox derby races, demolition derby, craft shows, parades, etc.  I haven't been to any of the parades since living here, but I had heard that the Festival Day parade was the best.  Since it was literally down the street from my house, I decided to give it a shot.

It was drizzly and cold so I made sure to bundle Zoe up real well and we walked down the street.  I met up with my inlaws and we enjoyed the parade together.

Here's the kids anxiously awaiting with their bags to fill up on candy.

Here are one of our Northern Lights polar bears!

Go Blue Ponies! :)

Here is our Red Hat Society. Don't they look.. great? :)

BNSF is one of the main reasons people move to Havre, so this was a big deal seeing this little train riding down the street!

I thought this was a pretty awesome float for Havre!

I'm not sure what this is, but it's pretty awesome looking.

This too!

I love carriages of any kind!

And last but not least..

God bless the USA!

Ah.. football..

Let's just get one thing straight.  When there is a football game, high school or college, this little town shuts down and everyone is at the stadium.  We are very serious about our sports around here..  So it's only natural to take our 6 week 6 day old baby to her first game, right?

As you can see.. she is very ready!

.. or is she.. ?

As you can see, Zoe was more interested in Daddy than the game.. so were all the other college girls.. ;)

I honestly think she sleeps best when it's noisy.  Our jumping up and down and screaming our heads off didn't phase her.

Here's an idea of what our games are like.  See how the hill is covered with parked vehicles?  People pay years in advanced for spots up there during the season.  No joke.

Go Lights!!

She showed some interest near the end..

Look at those legs!  Tee hee!

Zoe caught on fast and realized that going to football games means food.  Just like us craving brats and a Coke, she was craving *nummies.  Kid catches on fast, huh?  Can't wait for the next game!

The many faces..

I should wait till Wordless Wednesday for this picture, but I can't help it.  I have to show it now!  For those of you who don't know, every other Thursday I clean house for an elderly gentleman here in town.  He is the sweetest guy you will ever meet.

The minute he laid eyes on Zoe he was in love..  He wanted to hold her so bad, but he's been sick with a cold and didn't want to give her any germs.  He finally felt well enough to hold her, and you could tell he enjoyed it!

Grandpa Earl and Zoe

He couldn't stop cooing and gushing over her.  As a matter of fact, I think I might have seen his eyes well up a little.. no joke!  He calls himself Grandpa Earl and I'll make sure she calls him that the older she gets.  I don't dare go to his house without her!  I'm sure I wouldn't be welcome!

On to some of the many faces of my daughter..

Zoe is smiling more and more as she recognizes who her mom and dad are, but when it comes time to snap a picture of that beautiful smile.. it slips away and I get this face instead.

Are you talking to me?

Still adorable so I don't complain!  You can tell in her eyes that she is going to be a very observant little girl.

Also, here is another priceless face from my girl!

Cheese!

She's not sneezing.  She's not yawning!  That's just the face she likes to make.  It's the perfect myspace pose, don't you think?

We're going to take her to her first college football game today!  She's going to do awesome rooting her daddy's team on, I'm sure!  I'll make sure to take pictures of the event.