Christmas Tree Hunting In Quincy

All this work just to make memories. Brett and his family have a tradition of driving for 3 hours, walking up and down hills in treacherous conditions, looking for "the perfect one" (which doesn't exist), and bringing temperamental children into the equation. Fun!!


Here's Brett after about the third hike up the hill.



All I needed to hear was "honey...come look at this one" and I said, "we'll take it!!"
When we got it home we realized the mistake. It really wasn't that great of a tree. Oh well...I'm not picky, and gosh darn it, we worked hard for our Charlie Brown Christmas tree.



Bryson and his tree.



Bryson's cousins Cole and Dallas hiking up "the hill".



Brett's brother Jeff and his family. Their tree was better than ours.



So once we were done we headed for Round Table and gorged ourselves on pizza and made the trek back home. It really is a fun outing, just a lot of work.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was at our house this year. It was fun and not too stressful because I had a lot of help. My mom and Brett's mom contributed a ton. Brett helped me get the house ready a week ahead of time because we went to Pismo and didn't return until the night before Thanksgiving. I had bought the Turkey and perishables in Pismo on our way home. It worked out pretty good.


Here's the mom's cooking away.



Brett carving the turkey with my dad's expertise. I used a bag to cook it (most of you know what I mean when I say that) very easy.



The kids table. So cute.



Everybody ready to eat.



And 10 minutes later...all done.



Exhausted but happy.

Pismo

Another trip to Pismo. Loved it!! We really relaxed on this trip. Seriously...I didn't even ride my quad. I went on a few trips in the Rhino, but mostly we ate, sat on the beach, enjoyed the ocean, took walks, ate some more, sat by the campfire, ate. You get the idea.

Two Boys

Chase has been rolling over since Halloween day. I swear, this boy came out wanting to run and play. Bryson was a larger baby and I can see Chase's size has made it easier for him to be mobile earlier. These two are having a blast together. Chase loves watching Bryson and Bryson is so sweet and funny with Chase. My two boys.

Vaccines

I got my H1N1 vaccine yesterday, my flu shot about a month ago. Bryson got his H1N1 shot today, his flu shot will be tomorrow. I had to keep calling each week to see if the offices had received their shipment yet. They finally did and I was able to just walk in to my doctor's office for mine. Bryson needed an appointment but we only had to wait a day. I watch the news and see all these people waiting in line for hours. Many people complaining that they can't get it. It made me wonder...have any of my blogging friends gotten theirs? So tell me, what's been your experience with this subject?

Happy Anniversary

Dearest Brett,
4 years and 2 kids later...I still love you more and more each day.





We've had so many wonderful adventures and I'm grateful for you each and every day of my life. Thank you for our babies, thank you for your love and support, thank you for being such a wonderful husband and friend. I love you forever!!

Halloween Celebrations

I didn't get too many pictures of Halloween, but we did have a good holiday. On Friday night Brett and I got to go to a party (with no kids!!!!) at our neighbors house. It was a scavenger hunt and it was a lot of fun. We had to go all over town. We had to chip out clues from ice blocks at a graveyard, eat a double double at In And Out Burger in order to get the clue from the manager, etc... I was very impressed with the planning that was involved. Then the next night we went to Brett's brothers house for our traditional chili and cider (and donuts, and cornbread, and honey butter, and candy...)


Here's a shot of our group at In and Out Burger on the scavenger hunt


Scary monster


Me and my sister in law Lexi as Queen Amidala (sp?) minus the wig.


Bryson showing us how much of a boy he really is. Gross.