A Week has Passed...

You can ignore the previous post. I was sharing a card I made on Shutterfly to get a $25 credit, if I did so. Anyways, this past week has flown by. It feels like we are constantly on the go here. Our Thanksgiving was a great one spent at home. We had friends over and each made all our favorite dishes. 6 Appetizers, Prime Rib for dinner, and 4 pies for dessert. It was a lot for just 4 adults and 2 kids, but we we all very satisfied! Two days after Thanksgiving we pulled out the Christmas decorations and went all out. Nolans parents have gotten a set of the Little People Nativity the last few years for them and it was fun to pull them out and teach the kids about why we celebrate Christmas.The kids loved putting the the decorations. Grace will just lay under the tree at night and look at the lights. It's so sweet! I can't believe we're just a few weeks away from Christmas! A few days after Thanksgiving my older sister RaeAnn and her little girl Jenna came and stayed with us for 3 nights. We only wish Paul could have been with us too, but he was working. We had so much fun shopping, making hair bows, eating yummy food, playing all kinds of the Wii and we went to Harry Potter. I knew I was forgetting one thing and that was taking pictures. I am so bummed! It was really nice to be around her and see Jenna's cute little personality. RaeAnn is such a great mom and it's always nice to be around another mom and pick up good new tips or habits they do. She was the center of attention for Grace and Thomas too. They love reading and playing with her. She is such a great aunt. Not sure if I could take on 3 kids right now though, we definitely were kept busy with two of us in charge. Thanks RaeAnn! Can't wait to see you at Christmas.
So you don't get pictures of our week together, but I do have a few of the awesome snow fort Nolan made with the kids the other day. So all our snow had melted from a big rainstorm we had, and today it is back and then some. It is snowing so hard and fast I love it. Walla Walla is nice that way because we get snow, it melts and comes back a few days later. Keeps the roads clear and clean! Walla Walla is annoying in the fact that I got a speeding ticket today. This is the second I've gotten in my life, and truly so frustrating. I was driving home a girl from Thomas' preschool and was in dropping her off at her cousins house so I hadn't been there before and was a little lost. All of a sudden a cop is pulling me over. I'm confused because I was going 25 looking at street names trying to find this place. I thought maybe I had rolled through a stop sign. He informed me I was in a school zone and was 5 over. There was no flashing lights so I was totally unaware. Stinking Walla Walla is old school that way. He said there was a sign a block back, but I must have missed it as I was handing the kids things from the front seat to keep them occupied. My ticket came to $190, and I am so mad! There are so many things I want to do with that money instead especially at Christmas time. UGH! Oh well, there's my vent!