Thanksgiving in Livingston.

I'm fairly certain this thanksgiving was my favorite yet. It was the fourth for Tyson & I, the third in a row that we have chosen to spend with just the four of us, & our first in Montana.

We spent the first part of our morning cuddling in bed. The boys discovered the 90's television show Dinosaurs. Tyson whipped up a sweet note on our typewriter for me. Tyson had the turkey in the oven by 10:30. The four of us worked together to make my homemade rolls & mashed potatoes. Up until dinner time we were all in our pajamas. Dinner was ready at 4, then we snapped a few pictures, & spent the rest of the evening hanging out.

The remainder of our long weekend was spent watching movies, decorating, making holiday kid crafts, playing at the park, & eating leftovers.

Hope your turkey day was as lovely as ours. =)

pre-turkey day randoms.

Color-coordinating stovetop. Reading buddies. A toddler recovering from getting too close to the gas stove. Delivering popcorn. A morning at the library. Regular Show artwork by Presley. An enormous turkey. Scout initiation.

photo overload from a very snowy weekend.

i wish we always had the snow that we had a few weeks ago. it was beautiful & cozy & i liked it...probably because i don't have a commute anymore & driving around town is no big deal. ;) either way, we had a fun, long weekend. presley didn't have school that friday (other than a brief parent-teacher meeting) so we the boys were able to play & hang out. 

thursday night, november 8.

friday morning. 

nearly nine inches. 

friday evening. 

saturday morning. more snow. 

an additional five or six inches. 

saturday morning we tried sleeping in, i failed at making adventure time themed "finn-cakes & pan-jakes", & we headed out to do some thrifting. then we went for a drive in paradise valley. sunday was filled with much of the same. we went to bozeman & did some shopping. we came home & i prepared dinner.

papa & his girl.

he thinks he's smaller than he actually is, clearly.

cuddling brothers.

pan-jakes & finn-cakes.

fresh from the thrift stores. 

bear of a dog.

paradise valley residents.

yellowstone river, up the street from our house. 

enchiladas with cafe rio copycat dressing. 

another night of snow. 

the beautiful lagoon near our home. 

Weekly Randoms : Election Week

Bits of randomness from last week.

We watched the craziest sunset. They entire sky, not just the western horizon, was yellow & orange. It was a spectacular sight.

We voted. Mason & I walked to the courthouse down the street bright & early so we could vote. Tyson tried voting on his lunch hour, but had to try again when he got off of work. He was gone for a while. The boys got to stay up late to watch the coverage. & we were pleased with the results.

On Wednesday Mason went to his speech therapy appointment. The speech pathologist doesn't think he needs regular therapy so she is just going to put together a home study kit for us.

I pulled out the few Thanksgiving decorations I have. I made the blocks last year. The other side says Merry Christmas. I'm patiently waiting for the day after so I can get my Christmas decor out. Woohoo holidays!

We got a couple inches of snow last Wednesday. I loved Mason's reaction. "Snow? Snow!"

We also received our first baby gift. It's from Tyson's co-worker.

I love my dogs -- most of the time.

Cheers.