Here it goes, tons of pics. I have left out some pretty important details, over the past few days, such as our showers, loads of laundry washed and dried, and exact meals, but I hope you get a glimpse of what we have been up to. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and are staying warm. We are in full Christmas spirit here, and wishing I had a hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps while I was typing. Jay is excited as ever for the holiday, we love the way he makes everything seem so magical. If only we could always see things as a child does.

I had to include something as lame as new chicken pictures, but we are so excited. I found a nice guy on Craig's list that lives not too far. Jay and I went and bought 4 more hens. These are the Barred Rock variety . They are cold hardy, and produce large brown eggs, just like weenjoy. We now have 19 in our flock.
The evening before, Thanksgiving, I told Jay we could see a movie. Jay and Carson, outside the theatre before seeing Madagascar II, and in Jay's words~"It's not even about a car, just animals in Africa". LOL.... The soundtrack is awesome, and Jay has gained some new dance moves... I also thoroughly enjoyed myself, as I ate an entire large popcorn. I had a stomach ache through Thanksgiving, keeping me from eating to my full potential.

Jay and cousin Jack. This picture is great. Too bad, we wasted an hour at JcPenny the next day, to get nothing as good as this.

We had a Thanksgiving that was just perfect. At noon time, we went to Grandma Betty's to dine with 58 relatives of some kind. The food was good, and Jay loved watching the big boys jump ramps with their bikes. After this, we headed east to my parents. This was a similar but different, - good food, relatives and lots of noise. But only 8 people. It's amazing that my grandma can make as much noise as the other 58 at Betty's. I can only say this, because I would say it to her face, and she doesn't even know what a computer is :)

No, Jay had not had a soda here, he was so excited about Christmas decorations and the train we put around the tree. Sharon and George gave Jay this gift last year, and it has been a hit!!!!

From Scott, our new bull. Jay was given the pleasure of naming him. "ALVIN". Yes from the Chipmunks. I'm sure Alvin would be flattered to know that his name was used on such a well hung creature. :)
Alvin is currenlty on a break. 4 days with a herd of cattle that were open had him exhausted. This was Alvin's first time in with a group of women. Scott had to bring a back-up bull home. What a dream for most men, to need a back up man...

Last night, as flurries started, Jay was not going to believe me that it was snowing, until he looked for himself. He had just heard on the news, that it would be raining. Guess he'll learn that the news isn't always right. Anyway, he immediately threw on boots and headed outside to get a mouthful of snow. He asked if we could make snow ice cream, right away. It's amazing what they remember from an entire year ago. So after a night of snow fall and sleep, we woke to about 2 inches of sloppy snow. We got dressed quickly and had to start our search for clean snow.
Scooping snow off the trampoline- sure thing- that the dogs have not relieved themselves on this.

Snow ice cream in the making! There's nothing that a pint of heavy cream, can't make taste good. Our recipe today was- snow- the poopless kind, cream, 1 fresh egg(straight out of a box in the hen house), a shot of vanilla, and a spoonful of sugar. We mixed, froze and ate. YUM, it is really good!

Christmas has come early! This weekend~ George and Sharon brought our gift over. We are now proud owners of a new radiant heater. We can't wait to see what a difference this makes in our propane costs. THANKS!!! Mom and dad also delivered a new fridge for us! It is so exciting to reach into this bad boy, and know where my hand is going. Our old fridge, was a dark unknown hole that many were afraid to enter. Even though this fits in the same spot, and has similar dimensions, it holds so much more!!! Something about door shelving that really holds stuff. THANKS!!!! We love all of our new gifts!

One of our 8 million attempts at this year's Christmas card pic. It just may end up in your mailbox.

We ended our exciting 5 day weekend, with a birthday party for Jay's girlfriend, Megan, at Brunswick. 3 lanes were saved for a group of 12 lil tykes. Jay had never been or seen someone bowl. He loved it. His first score was a 63, with the help of a metal stand, they use to help the kids. Limbo was played, pizza and cake were ate and there was lots of fun to be had.

Jay and the woman of the day. Both 4 year olds now!

What a move, Jay looks so much like his dad here. Scott doesn't see it, but I sure do!

Good night and have a great week!!! Off to get a lil' night time drink.