Turkey, Cowboys and Bunnies

So last week was Thanksgiving/Black Friday...  (I say slash BF because I am known for not cooking so this really isn't my holiday...however, shopping is a different story).

We had Thanksgiving this year at my Aunt's house.  My mom, dad, grandpa and grandma came up and it was lovely...  My dad had a great time teasing Emily which she loved/hated.  But that is my dad....

Grandma Mimis was a huge hit though... she brought gifts... warm gifts!

How cute are these?!?!  Mom scored these snow boots at a sample sale at her work (sometimes it is know people who work in retail esp. Lands End)... Emily also scored a fuzzy pink winter jacket as well with a cute knitted hat...

Eli on the other hand had to share his gift with Bryan:

Yes, my mother found a lovely lady at her work who can knit up a storm and requested a Cowboys helmet be made for Eli* (Disclaimer:  My mother is not and will never be a Cowboys Fan... She is a Vikings Fan - even though they seem to always disappoint... I just choose to root for the team always playing against the two... or the underdog... I am always a fan of the underdog). 

Needless to say, Bryan was super excited and thrilled with the gift... I think it is pretty cute too!

Grandma Mimis also was a super help last weekend too, allowing me to go spy on all the crazy people standing inline for Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy at midnight on Black Friday....

Those people are go-getters I must say... Wal-Mart - yikes... to say the least.  Target at least everyone seemed to be in good spirits and ready to get their shopping on in an orderly and systematic way... same for Best Buy... I was glad to see people enjoying themselves!

Grandma also let us take advantage of her by leaving the kids with her to go pick up/cut down our two Christmas Trees!  Normally we do this with the kids - but both were down with coughs and Grnadma was down with the flu....

 Proof That I in fact DID water the tree... Please note the spilled water over the tree stand...I may have forgotten to do this last year, and Bryan may have come back from TX to a dead tree and a pile of needles... maybe... it is a rumor that Bryan does hang over my head time to time...

And this is my new strategy... instead of buying one huge tree that doesn't fit inside my home, I decided to get two trees that actually do fit...  I am not sure if I would actually do it again ... but I like it as of right now!

And that there is the piano I want to paint yellow again a dark blue wall.... sigh - still working on that!

But I am currently working on a project for Eli's room... I just need a few more screws and I should be good to go... will update when done!