*It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Thanksgiving...*

My little marshmallow!

Happy boy in the snow!

Can you make out his snow angel?

Abby's first time in the snow!

Wow we have been busy lately! Guess what I go to do? Clean the house! I finally got to catch up from the past couple of weeks months… I feel much more with it now! Imagine Jake’s surprise and joy when I looked him straight in the face yesterday and told him I was going to clean the house, do the laundry, and get it all done without any help… he was suppose to lay on the couch and take a nap! I bet he was pretty happy then!

We have been busy though, Friday night we had a Tupperware party at my sisters that Abigail and my mom and I attended. Saturday we had craft sales that again Abigail and my mom and I attended. Then Saturday afternoon we went to a baby shower, and then today we went shopping. Jake also hunted this past weekend. Guess what? He got a doe! I bet he is pretty happy that we have some venison now. He did say it makes him want to get out and get that buck.

We have also had a great time playing outside with the recent snowfall. It started yesterday afternoon, and by 6pm we had a couple of inches on the ground. Enough for some snow angels and snowball fights between Hunter and myself! It was a fun time outside with him. He was excited to wake up this morning and go out again. We did have to wait for a bit, but when we did, it was so much fun! He was sledding down our little hill outside of our house. He would bail out every time he would reach the end- he thought he was hilarious!

Here is one issue we have now hit… 2 ½ years old. Period. Ha! It just seems like lately Hunter is all over his sister to take her toys, push her out of the way, get in trouble on purpose (why?!). It seems like he just is pushing it. Poor kid for him, he has Jake and I as parents and we don’t let him get away with much. I do hate the point where I wonder if this is one of the arguments to just let it go, or keep on pushing to make him listen. He does get time out a few times a week at home, and that seems to help curb it, but I hate constantly having to say “or else you will go to time out”. It is annoying after a while to listen to myself! I know that eventually this will just be a phase and it is good if we stay consistent on our redirections and discipline.

 A short week this week! I’m looking forward to Black Friday. One of my guilty pleasures for sure, but at some of those prices, how can you NOT go out?!?  I also just love the entertainment of it all. I go out with a big smile on my face, Christmas music in my head, and understand that some people are just going to be that way. I feel so accomplished when I’m done with it all! I’m baking about 4 dozen cookies for thanksgiving today, and then making sweet potatoes for the parties. I’m doing my civil duty and bringing a dish for the parties I’m attending… it doesn’t happen all of the time, I forget some days that I’m an adult and have responsibilities such as these J