thanksgiving in mapleton

Our family was invited to the Mapleton Lamberts' home for Thanksgiving. And this was a treat because my Aunt and Uncle truly know how to entertain. Everything you eat there is perfection, the company is cheerful and their log cabin style home is cozy and warm. We had a lovely time!







This is cutie Charlie with his Momma Annie.



There were two of these smoked turkeys- both stuffed with apples and onions, and fresh herbs.  Delicious.



These pewter cups and pouring jug are something I would like to get myself- they keep cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot.





Everything is handmade.  These are my Aunt Becky's rolls and they are divine.





My other Auntie, Lisa, brought down the house with her coconut cream pie that got eaten by everyone in about 5 minutes flat as soon as it was topped with fresh sweet cream!



Thank you to my relatives for creating such a wonderful holiday for me and my family!  

sharlene and manly

Here is Sharlene (Haily) and Manly (Myka).  I don't quite know how it all began, but I know that everytime the girls get dressed up this way the laughter lasts for hours and hours.  Haily is particualrly good at staying in her character of 'Sharlene' and looks hilarious as she tries to walk in my heels.  Myka is Manly, Shalene's husband who has the bottom half of a big bummed goat.  ?  ?   ?    

warm and cozy

Warm and cozy dress coats for freezy winter temperatures!  Old Navy had a great sale and I found exactly what I wanted for half the price!  (And here is Aaron with a bit of a beard- which of course he was only growing so that he could shave and then leave a stache for 'Movember'... mustache + Novemeber--- you get it.  And I had never really wanted to see him in a beard- but he actually looked good!

gross surgery pic

Aaron had oral surgery two weeks ago.  His endodontist had to do a bone graft below his sinuses and above his upper front teeth.  Everything has healed fine despite the ugly looking stitches shown here.  Yuck.

i like

I have one Racounters song on my playlist, 'Steady As She Goes' and I don't know how it got there, but I really like it.  So, now I am off to find more music from this group- and am excited because Jack White heads this group up and I loved all the White Stripes stuff.  (and then all their images online have them looking uberindierocktrash with long locks- and then I remember that I llllllllllllloooooovvvvvveeeeee it when men grow long hair----!)

josy by meikel

Auntie Meikel took our family pics.  This is a lovely shot of my baby Josy.

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