It is not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy!

This year we did Thanksgiving at Grandma Wendy's and Grandpa Rusty's.  My Aunt Lori came up from California to celebrate.  Thankfully she is an amazing cook and so she baked pies and all goodies for us.  With my Grandma Louise here too it was just about the largest family get together my side of the family can have (since the others don't multiply and replenish the earth quite like I do).

Aunt Lori, Grandma Louise, my mom Wendy.

So happy.

 Aunt Lori and Eve were best friends the whole time. 

Aunt Lori even did Eve's hair- which made Eve super happy because I am just not talented in that department and she really deserves a mom that can keep up with all her girly desires.  My fingers can't seem to figure out how to control more than one strand at a time. 

Evidently Aunt Lori is so good at the braids because she does her horses' manes all the time.

The ladies get stuck slaving away in the kitchen.

Proof that my adorable apron was not just for show.  I actually did help out.  And my mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top were delicious! (Even if I am the only one who thought so).

Sometimes Jack's love can be a little overwhelming.

 

 

Mmmmmm.... turkey.  Kole almost made me cook our own additional turkey just so we would have leftovers.  Thankfully there was more than enough turkey to last for a couple days after.

We let Eve set the table...

Perfect.

So blessed to live in such a beautiful place- surrounded by family and friends... and a good meal on top of that.  Happy Thanksgiving.

Halloween 2011

Our Halloween was very low key.  Just a little trick-or-treating in the evening.  Eve and Jack both decided on costume changes at the last minute.  Eve was supposed to be a witch and Jack a vampire but then Eve got a fairy dress up outfit from Grandpa Dave for her birthday and suddenly the whole witch idea (and vampire to go with her) was out the window.  Which is really quite tragic because it was supposed to be the first year she chose to be something a little less girly.  And since we were so unprepared for the change, her costume is not really complete... see all the normal clothes making their appearance under the fairy wings and skirt.  So we ended up with a half-dressed fairy, Elmo and a monkey. It is what it is.

Playing Catch-up (Random days in the month of October)

                                                                                                                           10/2/11

Eve loves making beds for her babies.  Porter just happens to get sucked into all the fun sometimes.  Porter has been crawling and getting into everything since about a day after he turned 8 months old.  He is pulling up and cruising and he's even figured out how to go up (but unfortunately not down) stairs.  Life is a lot crazier with 3 kids on the move.

                                                                                                                          10/3/11

"Speak softly but always carry a big stick..."  He probably figures he needs it to beat off his big sister and brother.  They tend to love on him a little too much.

                                                                                                                          10/5/11

Arrrrrr.

                                                                                                                           10/7/11

How cute is that?

                                                                                                                         10/12/11

Porter is so jealous that he doesn't get to play in the bath with the big kids.  He always wants to be a part of the fun.  And he LOVES bathtime so he is double disappointed.  He is also obsessed with spending time in the bathroom.  I don't know why.  Bathrooms are not that fun nor are they that clean when you have little boys around.  All the time I find him in there just hanging out.  Of course he has figured out how to unroll the whole tiolet paper roll so that means he likes to be in there even more lately. 

By the way, is it bad that my girl and boy still like to take baths together?   I know they are getting kind of old for it but they entertain each other and keep each other safe in the bath when I walk away and it saves on water rather than having 5 people showering seperately all the time.  Yea, maybe I need to stop that. 

One day, little buddy, you can take baths with your big brother.  Though I can't guarantee he won't try to drown you in there.

                                                                                                                          10/15/11

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                                                                                                                         10/25/11