Me advertising THE BEST {I promise you} toy idea for you to buy for your child this Christmas. You're welcome.

We came home after being gone for ten days in Montana.
The first thing Frankie did when he walked through the door you wonder?
...ran to his Magnet Blocks and started building.

He LOVES them!

My mother in law gave them to him around his first birthday.
I don't think a day has gone by that he hasn't played with them since.

Click HERE to find them on amazon.
They are currently on sale!!!

There are also smaller sets and themed sets..
...search around for magnet blocks and buy a set.
Your child will love them!!!
XxOo

Happy {day before} Thanksgiving...some pictures and some organizing tips...from long ago.

I look at this picture and think how crazy it is that our kids are so grown up...how?

This is one of our favorite weeks..if not THE favorite week of the year!
So many fun traditions...little and big.

We host Thanksgiving..cut down our Christmas tree...
...watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade...
eat cinnamon rolls for breakfast..shop early on Friday...
..put up Christmas lights..watch "It's a Wonderful Life" for the first time of the year..
...Jeff is home for four days...I could go on and on.

I love that the kids get just as excited over these traditions as I do.
I am thankful for the family that I have. I love each one of them so much.

{Have I ever mentioned how much I love him?....sigh}

A list I made a few years ago... 7 ways to be organized {and a little creative} this Thanksgiving.

I wanted to update my list this year...but just didn't have the time.
It mostly has remained the same...and still applies to our household...
..just a few more additional things we do now that the kids are older.

Hope you and your family have a
lovely, lovely, blessed and HaPpY Thanksgiving!!!
XxOo

I know I'm repeating myself..but it's November. I mean...It's November!!!

It's the season of raking leaves and bonfires and cinnamon lattes and pumpkin muffins.
You should be playing jazz music from the 1940's, baking apple crisps and
coloring a turkey that you've traced using your hand.

If you've been reading my blog over the years....you know I have a big love for November.
..and it's finally here. {Yay!}

We are in the deep fall now..where...
...the weather stays chilly and the fire is almost always burning warm.
.....mornings are dark.evenings start early.
..bacon and waffles on a Saturday morning spell perfection.
......coffee tastes better.
..leaves are scattered and trees are bright orange and yellow and brown.
.....inside feels cozy.
...the library book checkouts increase and Thanksgiving books are read.
......you can still go outside wearing just a sweater and a scarf.
...chicken and dumplings.
.....candles equal cozy.
..outside is beginning to look bare and ready for snow..the tree branches, the fields, the lakes.

Oh yes..I will bask in the land of Autumn for the next twenty days.
Then..well...Falalala..la. la. la. laaaaa.

Until then...HaPpY November!!!

{If you'd like to read my other November posts click here.}

...and a song from last year.

Trey Kennedy making fun of girls who love fall ...so, so funny.