Carly Crosland

 Thanksgiving came and went in a blur! We had such an awesome Thanksgiving weekend. I tried to talk Tyler into getting a real tree this year, but he convinced me into just finally getting a new big fake tree! The pre-lit has changed my life. The girls had a blast decorating the tree, and I am just so excited that it's almost Christmas! My favorite part of decorating was the amazing hand carved nativity that Bonnie and Jeff got us in Jerusalem earlier this year. It's seriously gorgeous. And that newspaper just is awesome.  Lucy also told Tyler the story of his life on the way to church the other day. Oh, I love her!  I taught Joy school to these four for the last time! Clara, Ethan, and Luke will all be going to a preschool at the University in January. So glad she'll still be with these cuties!  Practicing for their nativity performance next week!  My laundry room is abnormally large and therefore full of crap, but our Elf was in there w...

We seriously had the most wonderful Thanksgiving! We got together at the Noel's house with the Jacobs, Amsbury's, McRae's, and Barlow's for a 'Framily' Thanksgiving Dinner! We had 32 people there! It was so much fun, and there was SO much good food.  I made 3 batches of the amazing Crosland rolls totaling about 144 rolls! Yum! I also made creamy amazing mashed potatoes, raspberry pretzel jello, chip dip, 2 banana cream pies, and yummy green beans. Ohhh the food. I'm hungry just thinking about it! I went over Friday night to help Jaymie set up all the tables and place settings. I still can't believe we can fit that many people in there comfortably! And it was all so pretty! Jaymie is talented. I'll stick with the kids table! ;-) One of the gorgeous Turkeys! The teenage girl beauties- Madi, Ivy, and Faith Jaymie and baby Emma matched. The 'little kids' table-- Hope, Ella Joy, Violet, Kaelyn, Clara, Lucy, Julia, ...