I finally got around to ordering pictures that have been on my computer this past year. I’m committed to having albums of Cailyn- it’s just taken a little longer to get them done. So I did what I normally do when I order prints. I went to DealNews to see the websites offering free prints- I rarely pay for prints because there are ALWAYS free codes there. I chose a company called ArtsCow that had a promotion for something like 600 free prints. Since I had a lot of prints to order, it looked like the best deal for me. So I uploaded the pictures (which took forever!) and submitted the order. Everything was normal, they sent me an email confirmation, and shipping tracking- that didn’t work for some reason, but no biggie. Yesterday, I received a package. I looked at the return address and it read “Kwun Tong,Hong Kong” with “airmail” across it. It was the prints! I love them, they’re great, but to me, that’s just weird.
We’re getting into the Christmas spirit around here- most of us are at least! A couple weeks ago we went to a Christmas tree lighting at Santana Row in San Jose. It was lots of fun despite Lily getting scared over EVERYTHING she saw- especially Christmas trees! Here are a few of her “i’m scared” incidents over the last couple weeks concerning Christmas trees.
Cailyn loved it.
Lily finally got down and started enjoying herself- though she still kept saying she wanted to go back to the car.
we quickly found a tree…
This past weekend we went to Pier 39 in San Francisco for the day. The pier was all decorated with an enormous Christmas Tree at the entrance. As we started getting closer- Lily started getting scared again! So we hurried on by before the crying turned into screaming. On our way out she was able to at least stand in front of the tree without crying.
Finally, I have a minute to post some pics of our Thanksgiving here in California. We spent the day with Andy, Stacie, Archie, & Bekah. We had the kids eat at their normal lunch time, then put them down for their naps here at our apartment. Then, we busted out the china & candles and had a nice Thanksgiving dinner together. We had enough food for an army, but I think we all enjoyed the cooking and the feeling of home- though we’re far from there.
Caedmon & Lily made Indian hats!
Stacie’s beautiful china. Bekah brined the turkey.
ALL of the food!
I made a Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake- yum!
I’m so thankful for both of these couples, we’re truly blessed to have them in our lives.
