Meet Wilson...

Meet Wilson, our Elf on the Shelf.  Wilson showed up to our house on Sunday night and he's been keeping a watchful eye over the children.  

Wilson seems to have a very funny personality and I'm a little afraid of the mischief he may get into while he's here. 

Here's where we found Wilson this morning...

 Hey Wilson, whatcha doin way up there?????

Yesterday we found him in the Barbie's house.  He was cozied up with her on the couch.  

Looks to me like he's quite smitten with Barbie

Stay tuned for more Wilson updates.....

Wordless Wednesday

1st Annual Turkey Day Hike

Since moving to Washington State we have met the S family.  They also recently relocated here from the Chicago area.  We have become fast friends.  The S family decided to start a Turkey Day Hike and invited us.  They even made us great matching t-shirts.  

We hiked for about 3 hours this morning and it was beautiful.  The sun even came out....we haven't seen it for days.  

Now, we are home and preparing our Thanksgiving dinner.  We have so much to be thankful for this year.  

Today we are thankful for great friends!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

In case you were wondering...

In case you were wondering what I/we have been up to,

here it is...

The before

 and the after...

 I will be changing out the artwork for a family portrait shortly...

last, but not least....

I scored this beauty last week on Craigslist and it was already painted!!!  Woo-hoo!!!

We no longer have an empty dining room!!!

Jack's turn....

Jack decided he wanted to be baptized too!  He has been talking about it for months and finally, this past Sunday he was baptized during service in front of 300+ people.  He says he's a new man!!!  I love that!!!   We are so proud of you Jack!!!!