Thanksgiving Week...

We had an AMAZING Thanksgiving thanks to our wonderful friends here in Omaha and lots of yummy food! It was so nice to have Chris home for a few days without school to worry about...if only it could last longer. But before we know it we'll be on our way home for the Christmas Season! We can't wait. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday, it is everything I want in a holiday, family, friends, yummy food, giving thanks for all we have been blessed with, and then the excitment of Christmas to top it off! There is so much I have to be grateful for, my sweet baby girl, my amazing hardworking handsome husband, a warm cozy home, food, all my wonderful friends who help me feel like I have family away from home, all my wonderful family members, I Love you all!

This was our Thanksgiving day!

Our set table for the big dinner.

Here is a closer look...

All our wonderful friends!

Starting from the left: Jordan, with his amazing pumpkin pie (probably the best pumpkin pie I have ever eaten!) his sweet wife Elena with her wonderful Apple pie, Randy with his delightful Pecan pie, and my husband even got in on the baking train and made a very yummy chocolate cream pie! It was really really awesome, great job babe!

A visit with SANTA!!!!

Kaisley's first visit to Santa was so much fun! We went to the Bass Pro Shop which is just like a Cabella's and they have an amazing set up. This is definately going to be a family tradition while we are here, it was so great they had all these wonderful activities for the kids to do while they waited for santa, it put all the mall Santa's to shame. And to top it off they have a little fudge/goodie shop where they sell all these yummy treats like, chocolate covered pretzels, homemade fudge, roasted nuts, popcorn, were just a few treats on the list. It was seriously so much fun, Kaisley will love it even more when she is a little bit older...She wasn't even hesitant to get on Santa's lap. She was so happy!

Isn't it so cute, can you see the reindeer in the background?

Here comes Santa Clause...

It was so cute he stopped and said hello to Kaisley, before he took his seat in his chair.

Trimming the Tree...

After seeing Santa we came home and decorated our tree! Kaisley loves it, it is so nice to have a tree on the table because I don't have to worry about her pulling off the glass ornaments, but yet she can still enjoy it. She loves all the lights!

Our first family Christmas tree! Isn't it so cute.

New Moon....Loved it!!!

It was such a blast last night me and a bunch of fun girls went to the movie New Moon! It was spectacular...let me just tell ya. The entire night was so much fun, no kids, lots of chatting, Edward, JACOB (can I just tell you he is a HOTTY!), and so many wonderful ladies! I wish I brought my camera for the big night, what was I thinking? Well I totally am a dork I know, but it is fun to have something that brings you back to teenage years...or should I say a fantasy love land! Well if your a fan, and you haven't seen the movie yet your missing out! I think I need to read the books again, it's been so long I need a little escape into fantasy love land again...I know some of you are thinking either I know exactly what you mean or you are a crazy Twilight freak! Oh, and this is for you MARY...IT"S ABOUT TIME YOU READ THE BOOKS!!! I promise you will love them! I wish I was you...reading the books for the first time, those three weeks of reading the books straight was so much fun! Chris officially thinks I'm a crazy, but I know he has secretly read all the books and is dying to watch the movie...

Enjoying the last of the Beautiful weather...

Well the past two weeks the weather has been spectacular! It's nice to have a mild November, because we all know were in for a very long cold and dreary winter...we have tried to take advantage of every moment we can while we still can play outside! Below are some fun pictures from a Sunday walk/play in the park...Kaisley loves to play outside, what kid doesn't...

We were playing peek a boo on the swings, one of her favorite games.

Daddy and Kaisley getting some swinging time...this next picture is the best!

She was laughing so hard, it was so cute!

I can't believe Thanksgiving is in a week. Crazy how quickly time flies by...we are hosting our first Thanksgiving, I can't wait it is going to be wonderful, I can't wait to cook all the yummy food and get my house in tip top shape, I have some fun ideas to make this a special dinner...I will get some pictures to show you all, maybe some of you will consider Thanksgiving at the Minerts house next year...xoxox

Family Photos 2009

Our family photo shoot...didn't quite turn out the way I wanted and it rained :(...but at least we got a few good ones! Let me know what ya think...

There are few other ones but, I didn't feel like waiting for blogger.

We had a spectacular Halloween Week! The reason I say week is because it seemed as though we had something going on everyday...which was so much fun. It's nice to feel like you wore out their costume! Beware there are a TON of pictures, it was so hard to choose...so here is our Halloween photo album...ENJOY!

Our sweet snuggly PIG.....isn't she the cutest pig you've ever seen!

Here we were getting her ready to go see daddy at school...it is a wonderful tradition that Creighton does, they have all the Dental students kids parade through the school and they trick or treat to all the secretaries, dental assistants, and hygenists, and then we get to eat lunch with daddy afterwords it was a Blast! Kaisley had a trial run before the big Halloween Night...

Hangin out with daddy at school...

Getting some candy from one of the sweet ladies...

Kaisley walked up and down the hallways...you thought she owned the place.

Kaisley and I going through the dental school...

Okay she had this sucker in her mouth the entire time...and she would not let me take it out for nothin...I kept telling myself at least it has the wrapper on it...then I look down at her and there is cherry smelling drool coming down her face and on her bow...that was the end of that let's just say she through a crazy fit...it was lovely

We had a great time Daddy!

Halloween Night...Thee Partyyy!

Trick or treating with Adyson, my cousin Derek's sweet little girl!

Trick or treating!

After trick or treating we came back to our house and ate yummy Chili, Roasted Butternut Squash soup, rolls, carmel apples, sugar cookies, and the list keeps on going...it was so much fun!

Chris's barfing jack-o-lantern...oh yeah and stabbed, blood gushing pumpkin...the kids loved it !

I thought it looked pretty cool lite up...

Here we are...our idea was to dress up a little country to go with our prize pig...we won first prize at the Fair!

Derek, Julie, and Adison...sorry a lot of these pictures came out blurry.

Randy, Haley, Tyler, and Jace...

Look at the cute couple...the tooth...and the Tooth Fairy!

Elena and Jordan...

Josh, Jessica, Hadley...

To end the night we wacked at a pinata, it was pretty much just for tyler and the adults had to take a turn too!

Gabe taking his turn....

Jace's turn....

Tyler's turn...

Thanks everyone for coming it was a night to remember!!!! It was so great that Daylight Saving Time started on Halloween Night...we stayed up way too late as it was. Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!!! Let the HOLIDAY'S begin.....!!!

Crazy Omaha squirrels...and Kaisley's Daddy turn 28!

Okay, I don't know what is with the squirrels here...but they are CRaaZy!!!! So a few days ago I look out my screen door and I see that the squirrel has eaten his way through our pumpkin...and was literally inside it! I didn't dare go out there to shoo it away, these squirrels aren't afraid, it would probably attack me or come inside, yes come inside these things are domesticated I'm telling ya...so I just let the little sucker indulge in this pumpkin all day long and then I woke up this morning and no pumpkin...the crazy critter moved the pumpkin down the steps and down the side walk about 20 feet away! I couldn't believe it he and his critter friends were probably trying to harvest the entire thing for winter? Well that isn't the only squirrel story for ya, this next story...oh how I wish I had a picture! Well yesterday was a beautiful Fall day so I was allowing the wonderful Fall breeze in by leaving the door open with the screen door shut...I was down stairs doing some laundry when I heard a loud scratching noise coming from the kitchen...I quickly ran up the stairs to find yes a squirrel...this isn't your everyday squirrel it is a BLACK squirrel...(I promise I am not racisit) it was sprawled out on the screen door looking right at me and the proceeding to do a freaky little scant! I slammed the sliding glass door shut and the stupid thing flew off! I swear the stupid thing was trying to find it's way in...by the way we have black squirrels...Chris researched it and said that this is one of the only places they exist...hey, there is another reason why you all should come visit:) Anyways...hope your all getting ready for the big night....Happy Halloween!! Can't wait to see all the kiddos in their Halloween best!

xoxoxo

Shout out to the love of my life...Chris turned the BIG 28 last Thursday! I love you. Babe you are the Best! Kaisley and I met Dad for lunch and then we had a little oreo icecream cake that evening...I made Chris his very own cake he didn't want to share with anyone...except Kaisley suckered her way into a bite or two (she didn't really have to do much but look at her daddy with those big blue eyes...)

Kaisley loves her new stroller Grandma Fay and Grandpa Dave got her...her little friends like it too! Probably since it is like one of the only toys she has...when kids come over their like, "Where are all of Kaisley's toys?" So I show them to her closet with the only basket of toys...and they ask again...Where are all of Kaisley's toys....I guess they will figure out ways to play with what she's got, hence the picture below...although she does have a few dolls, not quite sure why Kaisley's the baby...gotta love the kiddos!