December Already

December first... really?? Looks like I only blogged ONCE in November. Pretty ridiculous. We spent another week in SLC for Thanksgiving and that always throws my blogging off. Every other time I attempted to write I would just end up catching up on other people's blogs until Rosie or Evie called for my attention. So here I am.

Thanksgiving was fabulous. I love the food (especially sweet potatoes)and the Christmas music playing in the kitchen, and the Friday shopping and movie going and just general good family time. We were worried about not being able to make it through Wyoming with the "giant blizzard" that was coming so we ended up leaving early and getting to be in town for a whole week.

Baby Lily came home from the hospital and was able to be home for Thanksgiving which was wonderful. She is so tiny and dear and peaceful. Evelyn and Rosemary had a Thanksgiving feast all of their own. Rice cereal! We are still learning but I think they really like it!




Besides the meal and time spent with family and friends, the highlight for me was most definitely seeing the new Harry Potter. SO good. For some reason Rosie and Evie were quite cranky the entire week (little miss evie especially...teething????) and when you are trying to take care of two fussy babies with an audience of a big family who are trying to watch something or have an audible conversation-- it can get a little stressful.

It was so nice to go baby-free (5 months old-- 2nd outing ever) to such a magical movie and my heart sank a little bit as we left the dark theater and I was back in my own life. Ben and I watched movies 1-6 the week before and seeing the last one sent me into a 24 hour obsession of wishing I was Hermione Granger. I know, I know...but I couldn't help it. I just couldn't get it out of my head! I would love to be smart and skinny and ride the Hogwarts Express and hang out with Ron and Harry all day. Ben and I had a good two hour discussion about it on our drive home and he convinced me that not only would I stink at being Hermione because I would cry all the time and be too scared to fight Voldemort but that the life I have already is pretty darn good and full of its own adventures.

We are back in Colorado which comes with mixed feelings. It has been a lot easier being away with so many frequent trips and another right around the corner for Christmas. Going out of town with all the packing, driving, and family scrambling has also made me appreciate my quieter life here in our little apartment. Everything in its place and back on our normal schedule. Speaking of which, I need to get to cleaning and pulling fabric leaves off the windows and putting away Thanksgiving to make way for Christmas! I'm a few days behind already...