insta black friday

Shopping today is the last, last thing on my list.
I have never been a black friday kind of girl.
And this year is no exception.
My son wished otherwise.
He wishes that I would have camped out at Best Buy last night.
But oh, the torture.  It's so not worth it to me.
Today we're watching Elf and will probably get some
Christmas decorations out.
I'm still struggling with some chest issues from a lingering
something that just won't go away.
And it's making my energy really low.
So a low key day we'll have.

But first it's insta friday.
I'll work backwards because I want to start with Thanksgiving.
I wasn't so great at taking a lot of pictures, but I got a few.

Happy Day after Thanksgiving everyone!

a quick chalkboard decoration.

I was very last minute this year with decorations for

both halloween and thanksgiving.  

It has been a full season.

They are so eager to help.

Set the table and were ready to go

long before the food was.

Every year my dad dawns his famous Turkey shirt

for Turkey day.  And he resumes his role as

the master carver.

It was a mellow Thanksgiving for us.

And I liked it that way.

The next series cracks me up.

It's her before pie.

During pie...a little too big.

And after, cracking herself up.

And before it got dark, this day requires a good

walk around the neighborhood.

With very full tummies and hearts.

I used no filter on these next two..they were just too

vibrant all by themselves.

A frequent part of our routine has

become stopping at the dog park.

The girls used to beg me to go even before we

had our own dog again.

But now, we have plenty reason to let Piper play.

I don't know who enjoys it more.

The girls or the dog.

Another huge event they were counting down

towards, was finally using the trial 

horseback riding lessons I got at a fundraiser

last spring.  They were literally in heaven.

I have pictures with the good camera which will

be on here one day soon.  

But we're having computer issues with uploading 

at the moment..so soon.

It was a beautiful day and I was really proud at how much they did and learned.

We've had a couple of doctor and dentist visits.

They've become waiting room pro's.

And finally, I'm loving the fall leaves.

The light, the air.

It's different this time of year.

And it's my favorite.

Happy Friday!