Happy November... oh wait

It has been almost a month since I blogged. Seriously? Seriously?!

Okay so I have been a little bit busy. And by a little I mean a lot. Lots of work, and lots of puppy nuttiness has been going on.

Rueger has gained FOUR FIVE lbs in 2 weeks. That boy is growing like a weed. We are very proud. But there is a little bit of hope that for the next few weeks he will continue to look like this...






Portland has been decidedly cold! All of a sudden it has become freezing! Which means moronic drivers come out of hibernation but also...

...big warm fires in our fireplace!



Considering it rains all of the time, this was a little different!



Thanksgiving came and went, and at work there were some serious pie efforts going on. Hyrum and I celebrated Thanksgiving together, of course, and it was pretty mellow and fun!

We got out some of my grandmother's china



We only made a few of our favorite dishes, unlike last year when we had way too many leftovers.



I made these pies at work so that I didn't have to make any at home! (At that point I was all pied out!)



* Marion berry Rosewater
* Apple

Lily had a minor meltdown while she was getting used to the puppy and trashed the entire house. But since then they have been inseparable.



Lily doesn't love it so much when he wants to snuggle. She can usually stand it for about a minute and then has to move.

Ahh but what a beautiful minute...



If you are looking for a great location to spend Christmas, may I highly suggest Portland? It sure is beautiful this time of year, with lights up and down every street.

This is downtown Portland at Pioneer Square where they lit the giant Christmas tree, so pretty,



Hyrum put up some of the Christmas lights on Sunday while I made pumpkin rolls (his favorite). It was good fun!






23 days till Christmas = 21 Days until my 4 day Christmas vacation! I have a lot of shopping to do!