A Study of Sleep and Hypnosis

For the week off of school Matt and I wanted to see the effects that plenty of rest and hypnotic movie watching would have on us, so that is what we did. I should add that this study included copious amounts of sugar. We are very pleased with the results--we weren't necessarily ready to go back to the school schedule, but are definitely more prepared for it because of the indulgence during the break.
Some other things we did:

Raked a ton of leaves

For our anniversary I made cheesecake with homemade blueberry sauce with fresh blueberries. So yum.

Matt and I went out to eat at this awesome restaurant for our anniversary. We didn't eat out for 2 months just so we could go here. It was worth it. Those croutons alone make you want to die.

Us at the restaurant.

We also went shooting to practice with our new gun. I did better, but who's counting?

And that brings us to Thanksgiving. We spent the day with the Crellins. Here are Matt and faceless Jason hanging out watching movies.

Here are Tab, Bekah, and Alex hanging out watching movies.

Oh, there's Jason. And Benton in the high chair.

For dinner Rebecca and son Terry came to eat with us. She is a student, same year as Matt and Jason. I think during dinner we only had 4 references to bacteria and/or diseases related to. Pretty good for 3 med students.
Our menu included herb-rubbed roasted turkey, homemade stuffing, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, fresh cranberry relish, fruit salad, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, homemade gravy, rolls, and Martinelli's, baby!

The two slaves responsible for most of that goodness.

We can't forget the dessert. Carmel Pecan Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust and a homemade Lemon Meringue Pie.

I swear this is still Thanksgiving even though the kids are in the Halloween costumes.
The very same Lemon Meringue, a Chocolate Mousse pie, and Rebecca's Apple Pie, Blueberry Pie, and Pumpkin Pie. She used to own a bakery and it definitely shows!
We may have been a little outta control with the desserts. Jenny and I had two other crusts made that we didn't even fill. We also had a cherry pie that had to wait a couple of days for us to even get to it.

Last but not least, we spent the final days of our vacation getting a Christmas tree and decorating it and the house. Alex had been dying to do this for the last month, so now he is just dying for Christmas to actually be here. After that, I'm sure he'll be dying for his baby sister to be here. Then his birthday, etc, etc.