Giving Thanks

It was nice being close to our family again this Thanksgiving. We were able to have both of Travis' grandmother's, his uncle, and his parents over for the big feast.

Dillon paper mached this turkey at school, along with some laminated leaves from Cleveland and a collection of fruits and vegetables from the kitchen, it made for a great centerpiece.

Molly has taken over my childhood tradition of putting together the veggie tray. I think this makes it her 4 year doing so.

We love our grandmas and grandpas!

There truly is so much to be thankful for, not just this day, but everyday. The true challenge is remembering this, especially when things get difficult. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

WHAT?

It's not supposed to snow here!
And what sucks most about it is that when it does snow they close EVERYTHING down. Seriously, two inches of snow and the kids are out of school for two days.
It was beautiful though, and a nice break from the rain.

Some Fun in Seattle

We've been living back in the Seattle are for over six months now and we're just now making it into the city. So we decided to take a day and spend it in the science center. We caught a good Imax show about Beavers, a laser light show, and lots of fun exhibits.






Then we headed across town to take in some yummy Ethiopian food. I've been craving this stuff since we moved out of Cleveland. I have a friend there that used to make it for me often. This food is SO delicious and you eat it all with this super yummy thin bread. My kids all love it... spices and all. I highly recommend the vegetarian plates, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Junk In The Trunk

Doesn't Dillon look so cute.

Little did he know that when he turned around to get a book off his bed I would take a picture of this...


That's what he gets for putting these big metal bowls in his pants and walking around like he's Shanaynay.

Soccer Madness

Dillon is pretty good out there and it's really exciting to watch him dominate the field... although I have to say I am SO glad the season is over. The after school kids activities are killing me! I'm exhausted! By the time this school year is over I'm going to need a two week retreat... Ohwait... I just did that.

All Dressed Up With Places to Go

All dressed up! Dillon is a SWAT team guy, Molly is a vampire, Charlee is a witch, Travis is Hansel, and I opted for something free, Pippi Longstocking. Don't we all look so cute.




The kids with their bff's.


This is our bishop all dressed up at the ward party. I was shocked at just how in to it all everybody gets. I mean they completely converted the bishops foyer and many of the other rooms into these amazing Halloween scenes. Not to mention the young men and women built this awesome haunted house for all the kids to go through. We really had a great time, and I was glad when Sunday came around that we didn't have to do it all again.


On Sunday, Halloween night, we went over to some friends house. We put together a fun spooky meal for the kids and sat around in the dark telling ghost stories and passing around Dead Ned's "body parts". Then the kids did some dancing (to end it on a lighter note) and we headed home.


The only downer of the night was finding that when we got home Molly's pumpkin had been smashed up by some teenagers. It's funny how we lived in the city for the last 5 years with no problems of vandalism, but once we move out the the "safety of the suburbs" we have to deal with this junk. Poor Molly was devastated for about a day. Now she's over it.

Pumpkins

Carving The Pumpkins.



Charlee got to visit daddy at his office Halloween party. I guess the sweet little witch got her hands on Hansel after all.