Gorgeous Day!

It has been over a week since I last posted. There's so much to talk about, but I haven't had time to blog.

I guess I will go backwards. We are eeking out every nice day we can out of fall. Today was mid-70's and we couldn't be happier about it. The girls played at grandma's and we took a walk as soon as I got off work. That has been the theme of our week since the time change. If we go on the walk as soon as we get home, we can make the whole walk in the light. The girls even have a bit of time in the backyard before dark. If you have children, you know why we are diligent to do this. The pent up energy lasts way too long in the winter...not to mention mama needs the exercise.

Yesterday was a wonderful day as a family. It was nice outside and we just spent the day together---our favorite thing to do. It was Noelliah's 2 month birthday already. It is flying by I'm telling you. We got up early for a dr. appt. She had to get her round of shots. Poor little kids have so many shots to get now. They have increased in number with every child we have had. She did pretty well, however was inconsolably crying in the afternoon...thanks to the shots. She did weigh 9 lbs 9 oz. and 23 1/4" so she is growing (although still little). I compared baby books yesterday and she is my longest baby so far, but right in the middle on weight. Keirah was biggest and Aliyah was smallest.

We went to a nearby town and did some Christmas shopping at some neat stores followed by lunch at Cracker Barrel. They have the naughtiest/yummiest breakfast meal there. It is cinnamon french toast. It tastes like a cinnamon roll--even has the frosting. YIKES!! It was AMAZINGLY good! We were pretty tired yesterday afternoon so we didn't get a whole lot done, but we had to go grocery shopping. We got some great deals and then went and visited great gpa/gma. Grandpa is finally out of the hospital after 2+ weeks for which everyone is thankful. He seems to be doing well and looks good. We finished up the evening just talking and being together. As I sat and looked at the girls and Josh, I couldn't help but think of how blessed I am by my sweet family! Thank you, God!

Earlier in the week/last weekend I had a fun Shutterfly party. It was a great party because everyone got a free Shutterfly book and cards. We had a wonderful time and I loved the way the party worked. I named it Apple Pie & Shutterfly. The treats were all apple in nature...apple pie (I forgot to put out the ice cream--oops), apples & caramel, caramel apple candy corn, coffee (with caramel apple creamer as a choice), warm apple cider, and apple candles for the guests. It was awesome to hear the ideas everyone had and hear tips. I learned a lot myself and I was the one hosting the party. I couldn't help but think that Shutterfly could have picked a few of the party guests rather than myself b/c they knew more--lol! My sweetie took the girls to play at the park during the party and came home and promptly began cleaning up everything...what a wonderful husband! It was so fun to enjoy some friends and catch up!!
Oh yeah, I was able to get 5 Shutterfly books and 10 cards and my total was 0.00!!! I had some free books saved in my Shutterfly account 2 of which were from Similac. I was pretty excited about the big order for 0.00!!

In between, I have been working, homeschooling, laundry, cleaning, and everything else that I don't have time to talk about or have forgotten!

It is time to decorate the house (outside) for Christmas. It is a huge job, but hopefully will get tackled sometime this week if the weather is okay. Well, off to enjoy the rest of my Friday evening with my 3 girls.