Thanksgiving ..

Thanksgiving in the south, so many things to be thankful for!!  We didn't spend the day with our families, but I decided last year I would still cook and go all out even if its just us:) we invited friends who don't have family down here either , Ron & heide , I made stuffing ,cranberry relish, sweet potatoes with bacon and maple syrup, autumn salad with pears and apples,pumpkin pie, California salad and Christmas salad, heide brought mashed potatoes and a pumpkin cheesecake...oh yea forgot the turkey and the one steve decided to try on the big green egg:):). So yes we had plenty of food!!  We had a great day they were here till 10, we played some games and ate some more:).                Sunday steve went hunting and finally got not one but 2 deer,  he was a happy man,so were the boys:)).        I think we will get summer sausage made, that's what it's called down here pretty much ring bologna......        I'm thinking we might get our tree this wknd....        I was going to take pics on thanksgiving but all I got it to raw turkeys:( so this is just a mixture of pics:).   Blessings! Ok so can't put pics on from the iPad so that'll be later:(

boys,:)

This week has been a little crazy,one of those weeks as a mom:) and nothing i tried to make this week was turning out the way i thought it should look...I've been wanting to try and make some cheese,just one of those things i would like to try:) found an easy mozzarella cheese recipe, They say it works better if u use unpasturized milk...well thier is somewhere down here i knew i could get that ,so went to get my milk after the boys finally got done with school,   a ways down the road realized i forgot my jars, so came back and i ran in and got them, off we go and about the same place Josh was like where is ethan?  My heart skipped a beat mike was like he thinks he went in to the bathroom at home.... OH NO..   I had these images of Ethan comin out of the bathroom and no one was around and him not noing wat to do and all that:) so whip it around and come flyin home well not quote home a little down the road Josh starts laughin and Ethan pops up in the back seat:(:(                                                This mama did not think it was to funny at the time,yet was kinda relieved:)       I can laugh now cuz they really did get me,but i very sternly told them they better never do that again!!:)                                                                                        Anyway i did get my milk and i did try to make my cheese still isn't the way its supposed to be but used it in vegetable lasagna and it tastes good...... so still not done tryin it, next thing is cottage cheese and ricotta:):)                               we had ladies bible study thurs night and i didn't get home till 2 in the morning, it was a great night,always lots of sharing , the topic was on mary and martha, always so challenging as a mom, we see all the work and things that need to be done and put so much pressure on ourselves,when the most important thing is sitting at the feet of Jesus and our relationship with him and our kids and those around us.... Do our relationships with jesus or our husband or our kids or people suffer because we are to busy.....                                                                                               Steve and Michael went hunting this morning, so me and the other boys went out for breakfast.... need to do some shopping this afternoon... have a great wknd!! blessings!

FAMILY PICS..

here ya go sis:):):)

birthdays, life in the south,

leaves falling [ work]

my drive home

cotton fields:)

mikes birthday,, and wh cant i flip these pics!! grrrrr

cant believe hes 11  !!!



he wanted a meep:)

we celebrated zach's birthday in pa with ayden and elijah the have oct birthdays to:)

he was not in the mood, he was tired

ate a few bites:)

and because i miss these people!!!!

The cottons fields are white with cotton, the leaves are falling , evenings are longer and cooler, & weeks until christmas:):)      Saturday we drove up to cookville, about 2 hrs away to get our family pics done:) Somebody we know lives up there and she does photograhy,i love to see diff areas down here and heard its beautiful so it was a good excuse for a drive!! everything went great kids did good and it was so beautiful!  Enjoyed a great meal at a friends house and came home:)