sweet friends...

today was a playdate for a couple of "sweet friends"

talen's friend from school whom he absolutely adores came over for some sugar cookie fun & playtime

frost here, sprinkle there, trimming with marshmellows and m&ms...

for those of you who like extra toppings on top, these were just for you!

decorating cookies was hard work and called for a lil shrek ever after...

sweet friends they are!



deck the halls...

my most favorite time of year especially when it comes to decorating!

   

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas at our house & sounds like christmas too, thanks to continuous holiday music from charter...oh how all the boys love that! :)

can you see our friend "buddy"?  even blake is having fun this year with elf on the shelf!

 

christmas tree - o - christmas tree...

the newest addition to our tree is our santa tree topper, the boys love him!

happy holidays, tis the season!

give thanks...

we hope all of our family & friends had a very happy thanksgiving!

myself, neil and the boys hosted thanksgiving at our house this year for nunna, grampy, auntie stace & auntie steph.  hosting holidays is always fun for this mumma!  i enjoyed making a give thanks banner and turkey place cards for our family and had fun setting up the table :)

daddy & the boys made their annual trip to the football game while i was a cookin...

the timing game is always a challenge for thanksgiving and this year was a little tricky with some new dishes i prepared that all were fighting for the oven as soon as that turkey was done.  it was all worth waiting for and i was very happy that everyone truly enjoyed our dinner.  tasty turkey, butternut squash lasagna, sweet potato casserole, vegetable tian, honey glazed carrots, stuffing and daddy's yummy mashed potatoes.

and it was time to dig in end enoy!

you always have to make room for dessert on thanksgiving especially when we celebrate nunna's birthday!

we had a great afternoon of backyard football, laughs over wine, a delicious meal and then enjoyed some more dessert at grammy & grampy's.  a day we are thankful for.  so very thankful for our family.  a day that reminds us to give thanks...