Thanksgiving at Home

If you've been reading this blog for awhile you know that we normally have all our family celebrations around the holidays, then we make sure to have our own personal family time celebrating. I guess I forgot to post our family Thanksgiving, so here it is in all it's humble glory. Apparently Evin didn't get the memo to wear pants to dinner, sorry.

Smell of Fall

Ah! We just had our first snow this morning! Better post this quick!

You know those things and events in life that are associated with a certain smell? Maybe like pine tree, warm sugar cookies, and gingerbread, with Christmas? Well one of the smells that tells my body Fall is here is an open fire, misty air, and the smell of a muzzleloader rifle. When I was growing up some of my favorite Fall memories were going to, and participating in Civil and Revolutionary war reenactments. I love history, sewing, and dressing up, so of course this was right up my alley. I didn't like talking in public or interacting with strangers so it also helped my get out of my comfort zone and learn some new skills. I'm very much hoping to start doing some more reenactments as a family. But for now, attending a few and getting the boy's familiar with it all is on the list of 'to-dos'.

Don't be confused, there are two different time periods in this post...er three. And please don't give me grief about no boys in gray, we were in the North and it was just a Union encampment.

What are the smells that tell you it's Fall?

Easter 2013

I love the reason we celebrate Easter.
Death could not keep it's prey, Jesus my Savior.
Although it's so easy to get carried away with the festivities and forget the real significance, I do think it's a time to dress up, make beautiful things, enjoy family, and share joy with each other. All the while keeping the important things important. I want my children to grow up looking forward to family traditions, and knowing exactly why they are there. Like the feasts in the bible.

Evin's favorite food at the moment is eggs, so you can imagine his delight when we told him to find pretty colorful eggs out in the yard. He thought it was just the greatest thing ever.  We eat pretty healthy around here, so Evin hasn't ever had candy (to my knowledge), so he was pretty content with his raisins he got, but I'm not sure what we'll do next year. And ah! I just love dressing little boys up! Yes, I'm looking forward to little dresses at some point, but I'm enjoying what I have at the moment.

We had our traditional lamb dinner, but Tim grilled it this year, yummm! And I made my favorite lemonade bars, which I could eat pretty much every day if I let myself. I'm more of a tart and or creamy dessert type girl, vs. too sweet. And there's something about cooking in a little Anthropologie apron that makes everything taste better.
We were going to do our 'official' Spring family picture but my weather app says a typhoon is coming tonight so I guess we'll have to hold off for a few more days. Speaking of which, I'd better go check our basement and make sure everything is off the floor. Hope you enjoy our little family fun.