What's on your PHOTO FRIDAY Menu, RNYers?

I'm AMAZED! Not only your xmas tree is up there are presents under the tree!!

The kids birthdays' are all in Jan/Feb/Mar...so as the year goes on, I buy them things I think they would like and hide them, to give to them at Christmas. So I already had about 20 gifts and rather than devote a whole day to wrapping (UGH), I did a few a day to make it less onerous! But they were of course thrilled to see gifts with their names on them before Thanksgiving even :)

Great pics and decorations Emily! You always look great - Happy and Healthy! I have not had Ricotta bake in forever and am going to use your idea to make it meaty!

I love these photos! Your tree is beautiful, and how cute is your little Costco kitty? Your house is very beautiful, too, and festive; it reminds me of where I grew up. Your eight year old's pasta pickiness made me laugh. What a truly nice family you have! Nice pic of you and your DH in Israel, too! The two of you look great!

Unfortunately, my 17 year old still eats four foods and does the same thing with the pasta.

Mornin'!

well, my damn weight is back up a pound this morning. WTH??? Maybe sodium from yesterday? I hope that's all it is - because I've been doing pretty well with everything this week!!!

I ended up not meeting my mom for coffee yesterday because she was freaked out about the snow, so we'll meet this morning. I've got a yoga date with a friend this afternoon. Other than that...???? This weekend I have another yoga date with a different friend Saturday morning, possibly a hockey game in the afternoon, and lunch with friends on Sunday.

QOTD: no pre-holiday traditions here.

3 years 5 months out:

B: homemade Greek yogurt with raspberries

MS: coffee with half & half, protein shake

L: homemade cottage cheese

AS: protein pumpkin pie

D: 3 oz turkey, veggies

ex: yoga

morning my friends!

It is actually probably closer to noon now but hey I made it!
It has been a crazy friday at work this morning, and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend...

QOTD: for the past 4 years, my Mom, sister and SIL always get together and do a Holiday cookie baking day in December...we always end up making a TON of cookies (last year it was 70 Dozen :|) but this year my mom is in Arizona and my sister and her DH are doing Keto and well obviously DH and I are not going to eat them so we are still going to do the baking day with my sis and SIL but limit it to about 4 dozen each LOL...mostly just for tradition, and to give them away.
We also usually go to my parents' house for Xmas eve and she makes Potato soup. I will probably have a little bit this year but only probably half a cup or so. We used to have "family game night" christmas eve until we all got married and had kids...and our significant others kind of split up christmas and christmas eve events...we do still get together on christmas day with my parents/siblings and kids to open presents and have dinner though! my parents will be back ded 19th through new year so we will be able to spend christmas together.

CAMAW going strong.
B: 1/2 c cottage cheese, HB egg and 1 chicken BF sausage link, coffee w/half & half
L: 2oz turkey & 1oz salami cold cuts, string cheese
S: brought more leftover ham if I need something
D: not sure, maybe salmon and shrimp if DH remembers to thaw it out!

We got our tree and decorations up last weekend so it's feeling very festive!

Story begged me to get her an icicle from the front porch and then she needed gloves because it was too cold haha.

latest side by side with DH- first pic was a few years ago at my cousins wedding, then us at Thanksgiving :)

this was SIL, mom, me and my sister last Saturday, we went to see Beauty and the beast and it was awesome! Beautiful decorations in the lobby of the venue too :)

Such great pics.

Story, as usual is her precious self.

Before and after pics are jaw dropping.

You, my friend, look skinny!! Holy moly! Was it you who said for the first time you were smaller than your sister? Which one is your sis? The lady next you, you are def smaller than her.

I love all of these pics! You're looking so slim and pretty, Amber! And how cute is Story in front of the Christmas tree, and holding that icicle?! Just precious!