how to successfully combine Thanksgiving and Christmas

boys playing football

 you need a caring Grandpa

 and a loving Grandma

 a beautiful woman to love, hold, and rock the baby to sleep

a table sleigh

 a church gym basketball hoop

jolly old st. nick

  toys and treats in stockings

 a santa baby

delicious, traditional food with you feeling satisfied even before the main course (3 appetizers!)

and one awesome family (oh wow, I love these people)

and that is how you have a perfect Thanksgiving/Christmas party

studio 5

I can't believe this was over a month ago.

Time goes fast.

I got an email from my amazing sister in law. She was invited to be part of a live studio audience on Studio 5 and could invite a few people to come. I was thrilled she thought of me. (as well as some other amazing women) 

Funny thing, the segment was on how to not raise diva daughters?  

I know, not for me, but hey it was live t.v.

And really this topic, even though I have only boys, still means a lot to me.  I wish so much for my boys to not marry worldly, ungrateful, high maintenance divas. After all, they will also be my daughter in laws :)

Thanks so much Cami for inviting us. It was wonderful to have some great laughs with these girls!

 We totally got spoiled.

Lunch at Gourmandise. Yum. 

 And the pastries. My eyes were in heaven.

It was a good day.

I can't believe that Christmas is two weeks away. Not fair. *Deep sigh* 

We have been enjoying it though. Posts to come!

rudger is 15 weeks

It's hard to believe and crazy to see how much he has changed. He has become quite the smiley baby with the beginnings of little giggles. Rudger has decided recently to let his mom get a little more sleep during the night. I think he's figured that if I get more than 4 straight hours of sleep I am much happier. Thanks buddy. He really loves his brothers, but sometimes I am certain I can see a little bit of nervousness in his eyes when they come to hold him. He's a good sport.  

My dad has nicknamed him Rugby and it has kind of stuck. The other day while at the store Levi kept saying over and over, oh Rugby your so cute. And for some reason the last couple of days I have been calling him Ruggerbee. Don't know where that came from. I guess because Levi calls his Rugger...then I added my dad's nickname for him.

But we are still very much in love with him.