My new improved kitchen!!

I decided I wanted to paint my kitchen. All the walls in my house being one color was driving me mad and the only "common" area downstairs I could really see painting was the kitchen. It was clay beige (see photo below.)



I talked to Adam and he said I could paint. He didn't even mind that I had picked an orange color. As some of you know the"rust" color that my house in Veneta, OR was supposed to be was called pink by many a friend of ours. I picked a shade or two too light... oops. So we went to Home Depot and I picked out the color Pumpkin Toast!! I love it. Just a little color can sure warm up a room. Now all I have to do is get some wall hangings and maybe a rug for the table, my poor little feet get cold when I eat in there and it'll be finished. Here's the finished paint job.

Little Sneaky Baby!!

So Christopher was happily playing on the floor in the living room when I took some laundry up to the washer. I loaded it, took some clothes out of the dryer and headed back down the stairs... to find this. I couldn't resist sharing since his smile is so genuine. He's taken quite a few dvd's out and after the picture was taken he continued to get more. Sure do love this guy.

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving this year was pretty darn good. On the 22nd Adam, Christopher and I headed out to my sisters house. My parents came out too and we got to meet my sister's soon to be in-laws. It was a yummy traditional meal; turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, yams and pie!! I of course didn't get to eat with the rest of the family because Christopher has wonderful timing when it comes to meals and decided he was hungry.

On Saturday the 24th I hosted our family dinner. My first time hosting Thanksgiving and I had 14 people. Grandparents, both sisters and their families and my parental units of course. The turkey was great, very moist, herb roasted potatoes, green beans, yams, stuffing, pie... etc. Everything was wheat free and milk free. You would never have known, in fact many people eating didn't know. It's so nice to be able to not worry about being sick after a meal like that and have it turn out so great. Again, I didn't get to eat with the crowd, I was feeding the baby who's timing is impeccable. It was great to get so many family members in one place at one time. I'm making bread today so I can have a turkey sandwich... yummy!!!

The great part was that my mom kicked butt on the Wii. She was playing Mario Party mini games and rocking it. My dad even played with my nephews for a bit. I don't know if my grandparents played at all but they hung out up there for a while. I love that we have something that's so easy to use anybody can jump in and enjoy themselves. Definitely a good investment.

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Deer Hunting in Minnesota

I spent last week hunting with my dad (and only had to do minimal computer work). I haven't been deer hunting in Minnesota since 2001 and I had a great time. It was a full week of doing absolutely nothing. By the end of the week I even forgot what the date was.

My dad shot a 6 point (3 point for you crazy people who think that you should only count 1 side of the antlers) and I shot a 4 point.

Friday night I stayed with friends (Justin and Chris) and of course went out and had too much fun before I had to fly back home at 6:00 AM on Saturday. I had to literally kick Justin in the shoulder to get him up so I would be at the airport on time.

Halloween Party 2007

Yes yes, I realize I'm a little late posting. I've been busy and just didn't get around to it. So this year was our first "annual" Halloween party in our new house. We had a pretty decent turnout, 26 people walked through our door, all dressed to impress. Costumes ranged from cute to bloody. There was food and Wii. Next year I'll try to think of some party games to play, this year was kinda thrown together and with the baby my planning time was otherwise consumed. Here are some pics.

Halloween Party 2007

What a pair!

Adam and I have noticed that Christopher loves to bang on the keyboard or do whatever it is mommy and daddy are doing. So, we felt like indulging him. As Adam plugged away at some code Christopher banged away at his very own keyboard. He later found the cord coming off the keyboard much more amusing than the keyboard itself, at which time we decided to take it away from him. We didn't need a strangled baby on our hands, they aren't half as cute as the live versions.