Thanksgiving

Emm and Colin
Drew playing peek-a-boo with baby Colin

Al being difficult

Emm and Maecy

This was our first time in probably 10 years that all of my siblings and families were together for Thanksgiving. We had great food and a really good time.

So glad my kids have cousins most of the time!!

#28 Girl Scouts

We had our Christmas party for GS, and instead of bringing gifts for each other we decided to have the girls' focus on others. So they wrote letters to soliders in Afghanistan, donated items to the community food bank and took cookies to a local care center. It was such a great day!

getting ready to take their cookies inside the care center

Katie and friend writing letters to the soldiers

their uncles group so even more special to them!!

Emm was very excited to write to Uncle Chris!!

I am so thankful for all of the wonderful opportunities my girls' have because of GS.

It is truly helping them become better people! and I'm also thankful to be a GS leader and get to work with such great girls.

Emm #27

I am determined to finish --

This little girl . . .is such a joy (when she wants to be, not sure where the determination comes from :) She keeps us on our toes for sure! Emm loves to be doing something. Today she dressed us as Rudolph, with homemade nose and antlers, and then talked Drew into dressing up as Santa. What a hoot!! They had a sled (box) and a bag of toys (walmart bag filled with stuffed animals) and ran around the yard to deliver everything. They had such a great time until . . . . Emm realized the reindeer have a lot of work pulling santa, so THEY decided to trade :)

# 26 Marriage

I know Dave has already made my list but . . . . 14 years of marriage and still going strong!!

#25 Sisters

So thankful for sisters, and love it when they come visit for a week and bring their cutie baby :)and so grateful my girls' have each other, I especially love the days they are best of friends. . .

#24 Katie

I am soo thankful for this sweet girl....she is so helpful, kind and loving to others.

What a wonderful gift to have such a great daughter!!

#23

I am so thankful for our house, it's not just shelter

from the storm it's our own little bit of heaven.

I love to be here working in the yard or playing

games upstairs or just laying on the couch

watching movies with my favorite people.

It can't get much better than that!

(well maybe it can. . . . 10 more house payments,

what shall we buy the first month??

oh poor dave he has no idea what he's in for!!)