Last saturday, December first, it was most appropirate that it was the first real snow of the season! What a way to get us into the Holiday spirit! Looks like it'll be a white Christmas after all!
TR and Mimi went out for their morning pottying, and TR decided to get all artsy and try out the black and white setting on his camera.
This is one of my personal favorites.
And his favorite.Remember our turkey post? Well here's another one! The Smokehouse had some turkeys that weren't claimed on Thanksgiving, and so we got another one. This one was MUCH bigger than the last one.
It still looks perfect though.
This is the left-overs! We both ate our fill of turkey, and had this much left over.
The smaller bag is left-overs from our first turkey. The other bags are the left-overs from this turkey! At least we're set with protein for a while. And it makes some AMAZING turkey noodle soup. MMMMMM Good!TR's 22nd birthday was on Monday, and it was SO fun!! I had a big surprise party for him all planned out. Thanks for everyone who came! We had a great time! And he said he was kinda sorta surprised! Which is a big deal for me. It's really hard for me to keep a secret. Not only did I keep his party a secret, but I kept his PRESENTS a secret! YAY ME!! Here's a few pictures TR took with his new camera (that I got him) :D
We were so excited that Dad and Amy could come. They found out about the party that morning! It was so good to see them on such short notice!
Of Course Nate was there!
Our house seemed to be invaded by little people. I loved it!
TR's Sister Whitney was VERY happy to be celebrating with us.Last wednesday TR and I took Branson, Allie, and Daniell to the Festival of trees. TR had never been, and I love it, so it was a good first time thing for us. All the trees looked fantastic, as always, and we had a lot of fun. I think the kids enjoyed themselves too.
TR and his family is big into boy scouting, so we took a picture of this tree just for them.
Branson thought these kung-fu Santas were really funny.
We saw many familiar faces, such as Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas. Others included Spiderman, Superman, My Little Ponies, and an array of Princesses.
Branson got a glider from the giving tree and the kid korner.
Allie and Daniell made reigndeer hats and got manicures, just like any little girl would.
Daniell was excited to find the perfect ring for her pretty red fingernails.
She wasn't so sure about Branson's adaptations to her hat though.
She liked it anyway.
The traditional "Leaving Festival of Trees Soon" Picture.
Afterwards we treated the kids to the Mayan, cause that was another thing TR had never done, and we figured since we were up there we might as well! This picture is dark, but if you look closely you'll see it's Branson trying to talk to the animatronic parrot.
Branson almost got eaten by a snake! And Daniell couldn't be happier! (Allie fell asleep at dinner and TR was taking her back to the car while Branson, Daniell and I stopped to take pictures.)
While we were gone Mimi got groomed for her birthday, and my sanity! She looked so good!Lets see how many of the Martineau family remember this! We went to the Tracy Aviary for Berk's birthday this year, and here are some pictures to share!
Berk fell asleep on the way there.
We saw the ducks and geese very first.
And then on to the Hawks. They looked so cool.
Berk's favorite animal is a "Balden Eagle" so he was on the look out. As we turned the corner he screamed out as loud as he could "MOM!! LOOK!! BALDEN EAGLES!!" and then he kept saying "Balden Eagles. I can't believe it. Balden Eagles" over and over.
Even though we moved on to the flamingos,
And Dawson read to me from the plaque,
Berkeley kept going back to the Bald Eagles saying "Look at that one! Look at that Eagle Mom!"
We met a Kookaburra
Each of the kids got to see what bird they measured up to. BrookLynn was as tall as a stork!
Berk was happy to find out he measured up to an Eagle.
Jacob was a bit taller than the owl.
And Dawson was as tall as a Flamingo! I can't believe how big they've all gotten!
Mom said BrookLynn just wanted a picture with the baby.
BrookLynn thought that was a little weird.
At the end of our trip, while Mom took Berk into the G-i-f-t s-h-o-p to get a present for his birthday, I thought it was extremely appropriate if the other kids and I sat at a bench and ate Robin Egg candies.
It was a really fun trip to the Aviary.I was just looking through some pictures and decided to flash back. This was the night before we got married, and TR and best man Sam decided (or rather I told them) that it might be a good idea to try on their tuxes and make sure they fit before it was too late.
Don't they look sharp?
Unfortunately TR didn't wear socks to the dinner. Good thing he didn't go with this for the wedding huh?
Exactly two weeks from today is TR's first birthday with me! I'm so excited!! He's got a brother that's just older than him (Edit for Jessica: by a year and 13 days) and he hasn't had his very own birthday for a long time (besides on his mission, but that doesn't count cause he wasn't around family) so I'm REALLY excited to help him celebrate his birthday. I already got his presents and everything! I can't tell you what they are, cause he might read this before then. See if you can guess just by looking at the packages. Now the real question is this: Can I keep them a secret for two whole weeks?!
