Catching up!!!

I don't know how we survived months without the Internet, but we did. We just got the Internet the other night, and Rich said, "I feel like we are connected with the outside world again!" I feel the same way!! Nowadays pretty much everything is online. I love having information at my fingertips because I'm curious and always thinking of things that I want to know more about. I missed being able to keep up on blogs and leave comments, but hopefully I will get caught up soon. We stayed up till 4am last night just looking up stuff and trying to jam all the things we've been wanting to do online, as fast as we could. The kids were crawling all over us this morning as we moaned and groaned and couldn't open our eyes! I guess the Internet is a novelty to us again. I have to admit, not having the Internet freed up our nights a lot. I read more books over the past couple of months than I have in probably 2 years. It was great! But we are excited to be normal again and have the Internet back. With that being said I have some catching up to do and I apologize for it being old news, but it's mainly for the sake of our family blog to not leave some things out.

I mentioned in my last post that I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner, and I promised pictures, so here they are...

The appetizers..Deviled eggs, fruit and marshmallow/cream cheese dip, artichoke dip and bread.

Although we weren't with extended family this year, it still felt like Thanksgiving and we had a great day! We did miss everyone though.

The main course..candied yams, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, and of course...

..the turkey and stuffing! Oh and rolls and cranberry sauce!

My little picky eater (Jonah) ate really good that night!

Julien was so excited that day, he kept saying, "I LOVE thanksgiving!"
and even homemade pumpkin pie! It was a great day and the kids were very intrigued by the turkey for some reason! It was different being the one doing all the cooking ( a little more busy) but so rewarding and I'm glad I could spoil my family with good food because they deserve it!