Yay it's finally snowing!

So I typed this yesterday, and was going to post it last night...but I got my first deer of the season so it was delayed until this morning!


I am snack mom for Z's girl scout meeting tonight, and check out the super cute Turkey cookies I found at the Crafty Crow blog-

Aren't they cute! (this is not a picture of my cookies. My cookies are still just a blob of dough in my freezer, this picture is from the Crafty Crow website) They have some really cute corn on the cob cupcakes there too.



I have still done nothing to prepare for Christmas! Yikes! I have this horrible vision of my family showing up after spending about a bajillion dollars to get here, and I am just standing there with a blank look on my face saying "Oh Yeah....Christmas..."
I am actually very excited about Christmas. There is so much to do here, it's hard to choose what! I know we are going to the Sight and Sound theater, and on a polar express steam train (each of the cars are warmed with potbelly stoves, how cute is that?), and back to Dutch Wonderland!

We were very lucky to get free tickets to the premier of the Polar Express 4-D at the National Aquarium. I had no idea how amazing the aquarium is! J was beside himself with excitement. He loved the giant seat turtle and the sharks! The event was after hours, so we got to roam all around the exhibits with out all the crowds. They had a professional photographer take a family picture, it was catered with gourmet cookies and hot chocolate, and the movie was amazing! The theater fills with the aroma of hot chocolate, and Christmas trees, cold wind blows in your face, Ice sprays in your face when the train skids on the lake, and it actually snows in the theater! How cool is that! They gave us all silver bells on ribbon just like in the movie too. I commented to the guy that got us tickets that I felt just like we were VIP's, he laughed and said "Well, you kinda' are!"

We can't wait to go back and see it again!

So what is on every ones Thanksgiving Menu???

I know Amy is getting Duck (and squirrel???), but what is everyone else having?

Here is our menu-
Stuffed mushrooms (an appetizer)
Brined Roasted Turkey (Alton Browns recipe...the best Turkey we have ever had!)
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with garlic, sea salt, and caramelized onions
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Stuffing
Creamed Spinach (Martha's recipe...it has those yummy little onions in it)
Sauteed Brussel Sprouts in a garlic lemon butter sauce
Home made rolls
Seven layer Jello (for the kids)
Home made Cranberry sauce (super super easy, and sooo much better than the canned stuff!)
Lemony Acorn Squash
Spinach salad with candied pecans, dried cranberries, red onion, feta cheese and raspberry vinaigrette
I haven't figured out dessert yet!

No school next week! Yay!!!! I really hate waking up so stinkin' early!!!