...and we've been really busy. Here are some pictures to catch up on a few things....in no particular order since I'm not very good at moving the pictures around once I've uploaded them...here we are all set up for Christmas. I had to make two new stockings this year since Henry's mom, dad, brother and sister are all coming. We are excited to have them here!
Here is the den. The tv cabinet is from the habitat restore. Church members donated the chairs and rug. The coffee table is from Emily's maternal grandparents and has been in the family a long time. The cubby cabinet is an answer to not enough bathroom storage. The quilt is also from the habitat restore. We love the restore. We have supported them heavily lately since we bought attic insulation and insulation to go underneath the house. It was expensive, but a true bargain compared to Lowes or Home Depot!
This is the guest bedroom, so if you want to come visit, this would be where you would stay.
Here is another Habitat Restore find. We have kids over a lot and not many toys to play with. We couldn't pass up the solid wood three story dollhouse for $35 including all the people and furniture.
Here I am looking very tired on Thanksgiving with our friend Jess from college. We convinced her to hold a chicken...and she did, although you can see she is terrified!
Here is the new house covered in leaves. We are going to need to learn to LOVE to rake leaves because we will be doing a lot of it!
Here we are on Thanksgiving being goofy. We had a great day...
and a great meal. Oven roasted chicken from a local farm, homemade mashed potatoes with homemade gravy, creamed (home grown) rainbow swiss chard with fresh mushrooms, real southern style (home grown) collard greens, organic cranberry sauce, biscuits, and pecan pie with bourbon whipped cream for desert. DELICIOUS!
Mom sent me my grandmothers chicken collection. It goes great with our kitchen. You can also see our cathedral cactus and two christmas cactus plants. They have been fun!
Since Henry's mom is coming, we got a Christmas branch...a tradition she started a long time ago. The ladder is one of Henry's presents. I couldn't figure out a good way to wrap it so I just stuck a bow on it.
I hope you are all doing well. I'll try to post again before two months goes by. Merry Christmas!
Emily and Henry
