Good bye summer & HELLO WINTER !!!

As i see the falling leaves shower the beautiful walking paths on the woods near my home, a feeling of excitement begins to peak within my heart and soul! Believe it or not i was born on an island in the Caribbean called St. Croix, but i prefer the cold weather that is about 50 degrees and at times depending on my mood below 30 degrees with a light, fluffy shower of snow!! My husbands family is Canadian, and it seems that their love for Hockey, and the cold weather has rubbed off on my daughter and I. We long for the day that we are able to see the first snow hit the tips of the beautiful grassy fields near our house.


The coming of winter and the ending of summer means to me that a time of new loves and memories are about to begin. Now that my daughter is older, she is able to understand the meaning and preparation of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have made it my goal as a mother to teach her the reasons behind the season. Coming from a cultural family, our kitchen during the Holidays is the main setting for many of the memories that i hold dear to my heart! It has made me very proud and excited to see that my little girl has developed a LOVE for cooking, just as i have, and loves being part of the kitchen atmosphere!! She is always one step behind me and we have even started calling her "Little Chef" like the rat in the Disney movie Ratatouille.























I can't wait to enjoy the AMAZING food that my mother and i will be making ( with the help of my little chef), it is the best part of Thanksgiving! Sitting down as a family and embracing the hard work that went into every dish, makes every bite so much more gratifying!! My goal for this year is to change up a favorite......but in my family that could be a recipe for disaster!! :) Hearing the sweet melody of west Indian music in the background or my favorite Michael Buble CD is all the motivation that we need to make the most delectable, and scrumptious dinner possible!!! My brothers watching the Annual football game on one television while my daughter sitting in the lap of my Husband as they marvel at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on the other telly are some memories that i look forward to this year!!

Christmas is above all my favorite holiday!! I love the Christmas Carols and going to church to hear the most WONDERFUL story of the birth Christ!!! Spending time with family and the ones you love makes this Holiday the best!! Being with my little family, and then traveling to my parents home, and then to my husbands grandparents is such a great memory of family and comfort that i have and look forward to every year!!

Now that i am a mother i love to sit around the Christmas tree and see the jubilation and the overwhelming excitement that pours out of my daughter as she tears into each gift that she has received from Jesus because she was an excellent girl this year!!!

This year my daughter actually has a list that she wants, and it is possibly the easiest gift list ever!! She has made it clear for the last 5 months that she wants the movie size doll of Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Woody, Bullyseye the horse, and possibly slink the dog! If you haven't already guessed it, my daughter is OBSESSED with the characters from the movie Toy Story!! Its very cute how she gets excited to see them on the telly when watching the first two movies. The way that she can quote majority of the movie and can tell you who says what and when! I love that passion that she has. My daughter definitely loves with all her heart!!!

So with the changing seasons, many memories will develop and with the out pouring love that we share i can't wait to see the new ones that we will make this coming Holiday season!!!


So the question is for you, the reader, what are your memories that you will make to never forget the ever so quickly changing seasons?