Merry Christ-moose!

My father in law and mother in law went to Alaska this summer on a cruise and got me a little chistmas surprise. I didn't have a nativity scene and since my nickname is moose, this one seemed fitting! :) The whole set is made of moose and it is very cute! Where else could you find this then Alaska?!

These are the "camels"...

Here is the "baby Jesus"...isn't it cute!? a little blurry, sorry!

And here is the whole set. The lighting wasn't very good when I took this picture, but you get the general idea! :)

Now Eric is working on building a better table to set it up on! Thanks Jerry and Vickie!

Pictures of the baby!

I had an ultrasound done today to make sure everything was looking good and in the right place and we got some pictures! So I thought I'd share them with everyone since it actually looks like a baby this time...rather than a tadpole! :)

The first one here is a face view...looks kinda funny..more like a teddy bear. The second one next to it is a profile view. The tech who did the ultrasound said the thing that looks like it's coming from the face is actually a hand...just looks funny here. :)

This is the alien picture...kinda creepy looking, but you can see the face pretty well.

This is another profile view of the baby...and I'm not sure how we're looking at the last one..?
It was pretty cool to be able to see all the little body parts...we saw a really good shot of the feet and hands that was neat. Still too early to tell the sex though. It was moving around a lot though so seemed like an active little guy (or girl)! Thanks for all of your prayers! We really appreciate them!

Crafty Christmasy Day

I had an idea the other day that was kind of a mixture of things I had seen. My mom used to have something similar to this, but slightly different. Also, when I was at Bed Bath and Beyond the other day I saw a candle holder made of glass that was made in this same shape, just not of wood. I decided instead of buying it, that Eric could help me make one instead! We searched for a while for the perfect piece of wood, but finally found one that passed inspection! :)

This weekend when Eric's parents were visiting Eric and his dad cut out holes in the wood for me and Vickie. (They made one too). Today we went to Michaels, which is a dangerous store this time of year, and found some fake berries and greenery to decorate it with. This is the end product! The pictures are complements of Eric who had to get the lighting right for it to turn out very well. :)




I used a hot glue gun to get everything on the log...of course I burned my hand in the process...so hopefully it will all stay put! The candles are yummy cinnamon votives from Yankee!! Mmmm...and don't worry Jodi, I put it away until I decorate for Christmas! :) It was pretty simple and cheap to make and looks very festive I think! Yeah for Christmas crafts!

A cozy fall dinner...Mmm...

Eric and I tried a new recipe for dinner tonight and it was SO GOOD! I've never been a huge minestrone soup person, but this totally changed my mind. :) It was the perfect dinner for a cold and windy fall evening...and was really quite simple and fast to make. (Less than an hour)

I made some homemade biscuits while the soup was cooking and even whipped up some citrus butter to spread on them. Mmm...Mmm...Good!

We got the recipe for the soup from a website called MediterAsian.com and you can click here for the recipe if you would like! I would highly recommend it! Happy eating!!