3 weeks until Christmas

We have successfully moved into our new house. The POD has left the driveway. Empty boxes have been broken down and set aside. Rooms have been painted. Furniture arranged and then rearranged. Clothes are hung up in the closets. Pantry has been stocked. Kitchen is organized. However, the garage is full of boxes and other "stuff" that needs to find a home - whether that be in our home or someone else's is yet to be determined. Moved in? Yes. Settled? No.

6 days after the move, we hosted Thanksgiving. Crazy?!? Maybe. Forced me to get the kitchen in order. So overall - great decision. Aside from the missing gravy boats everything went spectacularly.

• 24 lb bird - golden and delicious
• 8-ish lbs mashed potatoes - smooth and creamy - I whipped them with a hand mixer this year - not a lump to be had!
• Green bean casserole - devine! Why do not have this more then once a year??
• Stuffing - moist and scrumptious - I cannot take credit - mom is the best!!
• The in-laws are also the best! Homemade cranberry/orange relish, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin and blackberry pie....yummmmmmm

Sorry there are no pictures. My camera battery charger has joined forces with the gravy boats and have gone dark.

Mission: Must locate camera battery charger and have it ready for Christmas morning!!!

Who can believe that Christmas is in 3 weeks?!? Sure not I!!! We have the trees up (YES! I said TREES - plural). Both have lights on but no ornaments. I have at least located that box but am undecided if the ornamets will actually go up on the trees. Currently Benjamin is obsessed with the lights on the tree and is constantly touching and tugging at them. I am confident that this will be same with the ornaments. We'll shall see.

In addition to the missing gravy boats and battery charger....are our Christmas stockings......why ar they not with the other Christmas stuff?? No idea......

Here are a few pictures from our trip to Gertens this fall with Grandma Becker.

Ben, Grandma and the Great Pumpkin

Loving the maze and chasing after the other kids.

Too busy to take a picture.

The petting zoo was the best part though! Ben loved the goat and HATED the camel.

He'd squeal with excitement when the goat would lick his fingers.