Super Thankful

Hope everyone had a SUPER Thanksgiving! We did!

Ice Party

Pics from the rink-- since poppa doesnt do bday parties, aunt louise came for arm support. The girls had an untimely potty run during the cake & candles, so we didnt get a shot of the bday girl. Plus after cake, Summer was back on the rink (she might be named for the wrong season!) The girls were wiped out, Laurel went down for 2 naps! Happy Big 5 Summer!

My new brother and sister!

we have so much-- way too much-- and so blessed in so many ways. (momma's small confession: woot kids is addictive = toys overload!)

for thanksgiving this year, we wanted the kids to give thanks and to give back. what better way then to sponsor a child. meet their new 3 yr old siblings: Adisu (fm Africa) and Wiloteya (fm Indonesia).
they will grow up together, share stories, learn about each other cultures and maybe one day, joyfully hug!
(another small confession: momma's always wanted to adopt a little black boy-- isnt Adisu super cute?!)

When it's icky out, have....

Never Ending Halloween!

yes, another h-ween parade. each year the children make all their costumes. this year, the girls' class were spiders. ck out the 2yr olds as indians (in paper bag vests)...too cute!




we went to 2 festivals on h-ween . this is the first one at gramma D's neigborhood. do you get our family costume theme?

the night before h-ween, our horse neighbors held a potluck, including a bonfire and hay rides.

the day after h-ween, we hosted a small playdate w/some of their classmates. i wanted the girls to be cowgirls, w/hats, horses and all; but vienna insisted she wanted to be a panda. and since we all loved Kung Fu panda (esp Laurel), and that's how this year's costumes came to be. Happy Halloween!