The Hutson Family Christmas Tree



After years of putting up our beautiful artificial tree we decided to go for the real tree this year and probably will from hence forth.  The artificial we've been using (the same one my parents used when I was a child) is just way too big for our house.  As luck would have it, a couple that we've become friends with just opened up a tree farm this year, so it was fun to be able to support them as well.  Their tree farm was adorable and we had so much fun selecting our tree.  The fun continued as we successfully stuffed the whole tree in the back of our minivan to bring home. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jed in this little car was just too much!

 

Here's our tree!  Ain't she a beaut! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Hour

The pretties time of day is around 4:00 in our living room.  The sun filters straight through the front windows and makes everything happy.  The effect sunshine has on me is huge.  Natural light is essential for happiness....in my case anyway.    

 



In other news:
I made my annual "cook inside of a pumpkin" dish....

Painted a holiday pillow cover.....

Baked a fall themed pot pie.....

Jed loves to go shopping.  He makes grocery trips so much more palatable.  He recently loves to walk like a big boy.

 

 

And here is my other favorite shopping buddy.....

Turkey Day Weekend

A few days before Thanksgiving, Kyle broke out the giant teepee for the kids to play in.  He moved all the furniture out of the room and the kids (and Kyle) had fun in the teepee. 

 

On Thursday we woke up to the annual viewing of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Evangeline always gets super excited when Santa brings in the Christmas season!  Here she is poised with her camera ready to take his picture.  Jed loved watching it this year as well.  

It was a small, but fun Thanksgiving celebration at the Hutson's.  We ate ate ate and watched football.  That evening we went to Peggy's for more!!  

Jed got his bath while I made a persimmon pudding.  I just love that Jed in the sink.  

Before his bath he kept walking through the kitchen asking to take a bite of the butter.  I kept telling him no, but the temptation must have over taken him because sure enough I found a tiny little set of teeth marks in it.  What a stinker....

We spent Saturday at the day at the farm.  

Evangeline helped her grandpa make the Brussel sprouts and the gravy.  I was having lots of flashbacks of Daddy giving me cooking lessons growing up.  

Jed and Cale stopped playing just long enough for some persimmon pudding....



And I got to snuggle with this little lump of sugar...

We brought some toys for the boys to have at Grandpa's house.  A few of them had never been opened from Jed's birthday.  They checked out the toys for about 2 seconds then when back to their favorite things to play with at Grandpa's house...his produce and garden baskets.  Here is a picture of the "Squash Brothers" in action...

 It was a beautiful day for a walk. 

Haha!  Every time we try to get a picture of all four of them....lots of laughs!

Lots to be thankful for, indeed. 

Turkey Trot

Just when I think I couldn't be more amazed by Evangeline she goes an wins another contest.  Everyone at North School had to draw a turkey design to be considered for the front of the Booster Club Turkey Trot shirts.  The Turkey Trot is a fundraiser 5K that raises money for the schools.  Every student grades 3-6 did their design during art class and submitted it for the contest.  Last week I was notified from a member of the Booster Club that Evangeline's drawing had won out of the whole school!!  We were so excited!!  She has gotten so much recognition for her artistic ability this school year.  Hard work pays off.

We all participated in the Turkey Trot.  I walked and Kyle and Evangeline ran the 5K.  We all medaled too.  It was a fun day.  Jed got to play with Grandma, so he had fun as well.

 

Marshall Schools Talent Show

Evangeline really wanted to audition for the Marshall talent show again this year.  She decided to try for a piano solo.  A few days after auditions this letter came home in her backpack!  We were so excited!

She did such a beautiful job.  She didn't seem nervous at all, although she said she was.  You would have never known it.  I am so proud of her confidence. and her ability to perform and to share her talents and gifts in front of an audience.