Let the holiday's begin......

The morning of Thanksgiving I woke up early to take part in the Swenson Family Turkey Day 5K

The weather

was

fabulous!

And a great way to get up and moving before preparing dinner to host Thanksgiving at our house for the Barrick side AND I felt like I could eat my heart out since I did a bit of exercise!

Jerod and I made dinner for 8 adults 3 kids.

Jerod made a turkey that turned out amazing,

I made homemade potatoes w/ sour cream,cream cheese, chives...super healthy :)

stuffing, scalloped corn, and fresh bread!

While everything was in the oven,

we decided to go take family/Christmas pictures.

Breck didn't want to put his pants on...so he ran around the house with his vest and cowboy boots on!

Yelling heehaw!

Our pictures turned out great

and I can't wait to send them all out

(it's a goal for me to actually send them...gets so busy...but I WILL this year..promise)

I forgot to take pictures of our wonderful, delicious, filling, dinner...

but I got our dishes and such!

We ate,

then ate some more,

then topped it off with pie!

The best part of Thanksgiving

besides, family, friends, food and such...

We still have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to relax!

Friday we got out all the Christmas decorations

and put up the tree!

Breck was so excited to help decorate!

This year was a bit different then the past when it came to decorating the house...

ALL breakable stuff (which is most of my stash) either was placed way up high

or not put out!

And our tree...

the top half is breakable

bottom half plastic!

(Breck broke two of my Christmas balls'  while decorating.  He said "football and threw one then said "football" and smashed two together crushing it into pieces")

A new "favorite" spot!

Breck has been laying underneath the tree ever since we put the tree skirt down.

He runs over to the tree...lays under it and says "nigh night"

What's going on here?  This is a mad/whiny face!

Because...

ever since we put up the tree and ornaments

he has been shoving them down his shirt/pj's!

Then they get stuck in the feet of the p.j's

and I have to dig them out!

This time I found:

Santa Clause, a glow stick, and chap stick!

Later this afternoon I found him shoving a star in his shirt!

I can tell that this year,

will be much different then last...

Busy & fun!

Let the Holidays begin!