Thanksgiving

This year we went to see my sisters Jenny and Emily in Ohio and Kentucky for Thanksgiving. We missed Kat, Ken, and Julius but we were glad to have the rest of us together at least. Nora got sick while we were there and was very clingy the whole trip but Daniel had a blast playing with his cousins and seeing Grandma and Grandpa.

Annie, Daniel, and Ruth: Movie time with the cousins!

Jenny and Seth: Looks like Seth is getting a little foot rub.

Emily gave us a little violin concert and let Daniel have a turn with her violin.

Shannon helping Maya with homework before bedtime.

The girls always let me come to their "salon" while I'm there. They always give fabulous hair-do's. Shannon got to experience it this year.

Grandma and Henry

Kate, Leah, Ruth, and Maya playing board games.

Ben and Sam

James and the kids

Sleepy Shannon and Daniel

Cute little Henry

Game of Duck-Duck-Goose: Emily definitely got ya Maya.

Nora and mommy

Henry

Em and James and Shannon and I slipped out for some ice cream at Graters one afternoon. Ruthie came with us and took the picture. Good job Ruthie! :)

Ruth the little photographer.

Henry on Grandpa's shoulder.

Hopitty

Daniel has a much loved stuffed animal named Hopitty. His Grandma Kathy gave it to him and he takes him everywhere. I just like how loved Hoppity looks.

Waveny Park

We snapped some pictures while we were at Waveny Park earlier this fall. The sun was going down as we were leaving and it was so pretty.

Nora loves shoes and hair accessories! Since she doesn't have any hair to put them in sometimes I'll put them on a head band for her to wear. She loves it.

Dad and Daniel playing soccer.

Hugs for sister.

Me and my sweet hubby.

Mommy and Nora

Fall Leaves

I'm just getting caught up. These are pictures from the beginning of November when we still had pretty leaves everywhere in our backyard.

The Plug

Silly Faces

Halloween

On Halloween a couple of our friends who live in the neighborhood came over to trick-or-treat on our street. Daniel and Dane had it down this year. Nora would stick her bag out and got a kick out of them dropping something in - but didn't understand what they were actually giving her. Probably a good thing since she has quite the sweet tooth. Amazing since she still doesn't have any teeth yet!

Cale, Shannon and the kids ready for Trick-Or-Treating.

Daniel and Dane

Trick-Or-Treat!

Nora and Mommy

This house at the end of our street goes all out.

Family Picture

Trunk Or Treat

A month ago Daniel decided he wanted to be a dinosaur for Halloween. We found a dragon costume that he really liked and decided that was close enough. He's been running around playing in it for the past month and yesterday he got to put it to good use at a trunk or treat. Nora went as a cave girl/Pebbles from the Flintstones - she looked so cute!

Grinning for the camera.

Daniel and daddy doing the cake walk.

The cake walk payed off...

Our car decorated for the trunk or treat.

Our pumpkins: Daniel wanted a "mean face." Shannon did the spider web. My contribution was roasting the pumpkin seeds. :)

Roasted pumpkin seeds: My brother-in-law Ben gave me some pointers and they turned out really yummy!

Halloween Joy School

For Joy School last week we did various Halloween based activities. Thursday they came dressed up in their costumes and we had some fun! Here are a few pictures.

Ready to start. Nora used to nap during joy school time but now that she's only napping once a day she is up for all of it. She wants to do everything the boys are doing!

Pumpkin roll race

Monster Dance party: They really got into the dancing. When I said "freeze" they all had to stop.

Spoon Race