Acappella!

We saw this on Peace Of My Mind and thought it was fun.

The groups name is Straight - No Chaser.

Homemade Ornaments!

All you need to make these homemade ornaments is ...

1 Cup of Cinnamon,

1 Cup of Applesauce,

and cookie cutters

Mix the applesauce and cinnamon together. (you may need to add more cinnamon as you go)

form it into a ball.

Roll it out and start cutting. (I put cinnamon down to roll it out on.)

Let them air dry for about 24 hours. (flip them over after a while so both sides dry)
I didn't use drying racks because I wasn't sure if they would leave marks on the ornaments.

Don't forget to poke holes in them before they dry so you can hang them on your tree or use them as gift tags on your presents. I have also painted them.

They smell so good. I have some that I have had for a very long time and when I get them out to put them on our tree they still smell good.

Saturday's Family Outing!

We have been getting our Christmas tree from the same place for years and years. They always have the most beautiful and full trees to choose from. We are not sure how many more years they will be selling trees. We have decided that after they stop selling them that we are probably going to get an artificial one.

The trees range in price from $20.00 up to $35.00.

We had good luck finding the "perfect" tree again this year. (decorated photos coming soon)

Jerzie wasn't quite sure what was going on since it was her first year helping mommy and daddy pick out a tree.

While walking around and looking at trees, all Jerzie had to say was "Oh Boy". She helped find just the right tree for mommy and daddy.

We loaded up 3 trees (1 in the red truck and 2 in the blue one parked in front) and we were ready to head out. Every ones tree is up with lights on it and we are working on decorating them.

Early Christmas Present!

Last year we got this guy on a clearance rack. We got a really great deal on him.

Today while Laurie's dad was out, we set it up to surprise him. He has been having some health issues and we thought that an early Christmas present might cheer him up.

The more you look at the face, the more he looks like he could be part of the family.

Santa and his chopper light up to be seen at night.

We could tell by the smile on dads face that it helped cheer him up a little.

Funny Wedding Dance!

We were watching Ellen last week and she showed this video of newlyweds who choreographed an amazing and funny wedding dance.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Movie Night!

It was bowling night for mommy and daddy on Saturday, so Jerzie came to Uncle Chris and Aunt Laurie's house for dinner and a movie.

We weren't sure if she would enjoy the movie that we picked to watch. We thought that we would give it a try anyway.

Have you seen the Muppet's Christmas movie?

It is a very cute movie and one of Aunt Laurie's favorites at Christmastime.

We think it is still a little too grown up for Jerzie. She lost interest in it pretty quickly.

She did watch about 15 minutes of it. We didn't think that was too bad for a 16 month old.

She did enjoy dinner. We made Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp and garlic bread.

Full Freezer!

Chris's deer was ready to be picked up from processing yesterday, so we drove out last night to get it.

On the way there I spotted this doe sitting in the woods about 15 yards off the road. This is a small wooded area between two houses in Busti.

We picked up the meat and told the owner (Mike) that we hoped to see him again before the end of the season. Chris can still get 2 more deer.

On the way home we stopped where the doe was at. There were 8 deer standing there now. There are 2 deer in this picture. The second one is in the back right peeking at us.

We ended up with 22 packages of Italian Sausage (6 per pack), plus all of the normal stuff like steaks, chops, roasts and the tenderloins.

The inside of the freezer and the door is pretty full. We split 1/2 of a pig with my brother this year too, so we have a lot of meat to eat this year.