The Tree, The Hair Cut, and The Boy

It doesn't look like much got cut off, but it feels short to me! I love it so far!

Thanksgiving

The Feast

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We stayed home this year with Derek's parents being at his sister's house in Draper and my parents on their mission. Derek recently started a diet where he isn't allowed starch and only certain proteins. It is brutal, but he has been working so hard on it that we decided to have him stay on it for Thanksgiving. We still had an amazing feast!

Derek is allowed to eat lobster and crab, which under normal circumstances is a bit expensive for us, but we decided that since this is our big meal we could splurge just a little.

So on the menu for Derek was lobster, crab, and asparagus. For Sharice and Kael we had crab, stuffing, corn on the cob, and mashed potatoes.

It turned out delicious! Derek cooked most of the food while I took care of Kael AND he did most of the dishes! I felt so blessed! We also had a reason to finally drink out of the crystal Derek got off of his mission. It was so much fun to get fancy at our home.

We were able to visit Derek's great Grandma (Great Bea) and got surprised to also get to visit with Derek's Uncle Steve and Aunt Silvia. It was wonderful to be able to at least see some family and really completed my day! Kael and I visited her a couple days before as well and we got a video of Great Bea giving Kael a ride on her walker. Kael LOVED it and Great Bea had a good time too I think.

Derek and I are so grateful for all of our friends and family. We love and miss you all and hope to be able to see you all soon!

Yum

I have never been a great cook. I can handle that. I finally am venturing out into the cooking world and trying NEW things. Crazy. Yes. Why? Because I'm terrified of ruining a meal, wasting money, and NOT wanting to eat it.

Who can go wrong with chocolate covered strawberries and carmel apples? If I can do it, it must be easy! The best part! SO DELICIOUS! I LOVE this time of year of good foods and fun deserts!

October Videos of Kael

Kael Dancing to "The Dog Song".

Kael walking.

This was the best video we could get and we had to distract him with a Brittney Spears song. Crazy I know, but it worked! He can take more steps than this, but this is what we were able to video.

Enjoy!

Goodbye October

The Bumble Bee

The Pumpkin
Kael learned how to ring a door bell just for Halloween. I didn't expect him to ring it 6 times in a row... He didn't know what to think about everyone being dressed up. We had a great time taking Kael around and eating chili and breadsticks and watching Garfield's Halloween.

Also... I REALLY DISLIKE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS... It does not mix with a little boy who is on a schedule... I totally forgot about it. Good thing it was fall back at least...