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Saturday, November 1, 2014

Funtober!

I can't believe it's officially November today. October or "funtober" as I have called it is officially over and the girls are 1! What a month of adventure. We kicked off the month with the girls 1st year pictures.

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We haven't gotten the pics back yet, but this is a sneak peek. It was so cute to watch them and really a fun day. Hard to imagine the first photo session was this!

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Next we were on to some pumpkin picking. (Not sure they enjoyed it as much as we did!)

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The next week we celebrated their first birthday. We celebrated their actual birthday at Hocking Hills. It was only my second trip and while it was a little cloudy the leaves were amazing. The girls seemed to really enjoy the backpacks and a lot of scenery to take in! (Plus a great workout!)

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A few days later we had their birthday party with just close family and friends. The theme was barnyard fun and I got pretty creative decorating. I probably went a bit overboard and am still recovering (i.e. I just took the last decorations down today) but hopefully they will at least have some cute pictures to look at when they are older! I think everyone enjoyed it as well. And a big thanks to everyone who helped us. Cooking, cleaning decorating etc. was no small feat.

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Half way through the month now, Scott and Heather headed off for D.C. and had a great time exploring the city and a few colleges. They had amazing weather and event managed to fit in a few museums between the college visits.

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We ended the month with trick or treat. I am convinced that we should have family costumes every year. It was way too much fun! Who knew an old OU costume (thanks to my friend Charlotte) would come in handy 15 years later!

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What a month of adventure. Hard to believe I am watching a Christmas commercial as I type this...Hope everyone has a great weekend! The countdown to Heather's sweet sixteen begins. T minus 19 days!

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Cookie Swap

This year I got a little excited about baking cookies and decided to have a cookie swap. I was inspired by Etsy's Hostess with the Mostess printables and went with their colorful "Cookie Swap" theme.

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I made "peppermint hot chocolate" cookie jars as a take home favor which included ingredients for 3.5 dozen cookies (minus the milk and butter). I also used the Navigator office party centerpieces as a way to bring in some festive table decorations. (They are all sitting in our basement right now.)

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Because we don't have more than 4 wine glasses (they break pretty easily on our granite) that match I mixed in a few martini glasses and served champagne and sparkling pomegranate juice with frozen cranberries for a holiday drink.

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I also made a huge batch of peppermint bark. We have some many cookies in this house its overwhelming!

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We are officially on "holiday" around here. Scott and I have gone to see 2 movies in 2 days which is somewhat of a record. I would not recommend "This is 40" it was so bad we almost walked out. The "Silver Linings Playbook" however was very good but only 1 of the 2 of us would agree with that. Its a bit dramatic.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas!
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