Saturday, December 5, 2009

thanksgiving, winter and beyond!


First of all, thanksgiving! Wow. I managed to not take a single picture once all the final cooking was done. Not a poic of our guests, our table or our fat bellies afterward. But here are plenty of pics of the pre cooked fun.

Apple pear pie

Pumpkin made from my own puree and pecan ( my fav)

Homemade cranberry sauce still steaming

the green beans and red pepper that would later be cooked with bacon and garlic. Yum

The prime rib roast. I made ( thanks to my dad) a garlic rosemary salt rub, and this year I added alittle red chile because I can't get enough. I have to say......double fantastically yummers.

The spuds ready to go in the oven. I purchased 3 or 4 packs of butter especially just for this dinner. Ha!

The old style sweet potatoes with the marsh on top.

This is the next day. We were finally almost done digesting from the night before and decided to go out and have some fun. Boo likes to help daddy.

They were attempting to eat my snow fort.

She thinks she's real funny

Our snow man

snow angels

that snow man spontaniously spawned another smaller version of itself. Kinda creepy

Ah Brother and sister, sledding and talking of something very serious I'm sure


Denali blue eye

Cousin Sara. The girls had a blast out sledding with their cousin Sara. We couldn't have asked for a better time unless there was hot cocoa and a flask involved.

Daddy got his work out. I can still hear Elsie yelling "AGAIN"

Then we got our xmas tree. We had to be patient and wait for Denali to get homw to decorate it.

After we did there was of course much dancing.

and hugging, this is a before the decorating tree shot but whatever you get the point.

Our little tree with my mostly handmade decorations. Looking at this I realize I have much more work to do making more.

Our stockings. Yay. Let the madness begin. This is such a crazy holiday. I was getting relly bitter about it before the kids came along and now I am happily back in the christmas spirit of love and insanity. My only wish Is that we could be closer to my side of the family. I miss you all so much. Love and hugs.