We are thankful for so much!

Thanksgiving is our holiday and we host everyone here in our little home!

Thanksgiving Tradition - Lefsa

Every year for Thanksgiving Barbara (Nama) makes the Norwegan treat of Lefsa. This year she made a special little batch (along with a big batch) for Boeing to come over and help with. It was really cute, and hopefully he can actually be of some real assistance when he is older.
First peel the cooked (and cooled) potatoes

Measure the four ingredients

Combine with hands

...with some added help!

Form them into balls

Special rolling pin to roll it out

A quick break with Papa (while Nama finishes)

A tasting.....perfect

Hopefully a start to a new tradition for Boe!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

OMG! They're back. Oh how I love these little bites of peppermint heaven! I have not even officially planned the meal for Thanksgiving, but these babies will help me in my time of need (how can I fit 16 people at one table?)

Meatless Monday

Kent and I try and practice this effort to try and consume less meat several days a week. We heard a clip on the radio some time back about making it a meatless Monday and it stuck. Usually it is not difficult to come up with something good to eat for all of us, however, cooking is usually a bigger challenge when he is not here. This month Kent has been flying and over-nighting the Denver, CO scene! He is gone a lot and we miss him.

Anyhow, today my dad had Boe while we were working (I should be thankful to have my job, but I still dream of being a SAHM!) Boe and I made a meal from a blog I follow, Cooking With My Kid. We had fun making it and also eating it!

Not too many ingredients to gather (I LIKE)

Helping, of course!


Mmm, look at that cheese! Thank goodness it's not Vegan Monday.

"Yummy in Boe's Tummy"

Some baked apples form the same blog a few nights ago. Yes, those are marshmallows in the middle!


Sugar Lips

Halloween

Wow, I am so behind. You would think I could get a few photos of Boeing in his homemade Halloween costume before it was Christmas! Although, in all fairness, the green and red of Christmas pushed out the Halloween merchandice before the trick or treaters arrived at my door!

At first Boe wanted to be a trash man (fitting), but gave it up when he realized he would need to wear a construction hat. Luckilly I had not been able to track down a shirt (like the one we saw at the Sanitation Open House in May), so my heart was not broken. About a week before we were reading Richard Scarry books (for the kazillionth time) when it suddenly occured to me that Boe had to be Huckle the Cat for Halloween. When I asked him if that was what he wanted to be, he eagerly responded "yes". This made me super giddy (I know, pathetic) that he was thrilled to be a book character! So, being that I only had a week, I had to get the sewing machine running full speed to make the get up. Most importantly I had to master mind a way to make Lowly Worm. This was going to make the costume. No, this was going to help make the costume; Boe was going to make the costume!

We had a few occasions to show off how cute Boe looked, both at school and at his little friend's Halloween dinner and treating party! Although he was a champ about wearing the kitty ears, he would not stand still for any photos (boo hoo).

Decent night photo, no Lowly

Lowly, eyes closed - Agh!


"Mummies in a Blanket"