Friday, November 28, 2008

Snow Day!

Since we received a couple of inches of snow on Thanksgiving Day, the boys took the time to enjoy it today. Colton, however, decided to stay in and bond with Dante.
Caleb was the greatest helper all morning knowing that Dad would be able to hit the ice once he finished his work inside. I'm not sure who was more excited! They were outside by noon and came in for good at 6 pm! Talk about some fresh air!


It took Chris 3 hours to plow his Olympic sized skating rink! Then he put his skates on and they skated all the way across the lake and back. The lake is already frozen about 5 inches thick!


Logan eventually got his skates on too! Although, he is quite content to play by himself in the snow. He was also the gopher coming up to the house every now and then for hot chocolate refills and snacks. The boat house/warming shack was pretty cozy with the little heater we have in there. Perfect for taking snack and cocoa breaks.

Peyton made his way outside too after a nap, but is still getting used to walking in the snow.


Logan was showing Peyton how to pick up the chunks of snow and throw them (and eat them)!






Happy Thanksgiving!

Although is was a mild blizzard outside and the roads were less than perfect, we couldn't go home without stopping at Grandma Jeanie's for more food! Is it possible to eat too much on Thanksgiving?
Who know what kind of trouble these three musketeers (Logan, Caleb and Addison) were getting into down the basement.


Forget the pumpkin pie! My favorite pie is Peytie Pie!


Colton found the toy box and is having a blast!



Big Jer goofing around again!

Chris, quit trying to steal Uncle Joe's beer! Get your own!







Uncle Brad, quit hiding behind Grandma and get in the kitchen and help Jillian. Wait! Maybe she'd prefer you stay hidden.



















Special thanks to Jillian for carving the turkey, bringing an awesome tomato appetizer and delicious fudge! (If you think she looks like a pro--you're right! She really is!)




Grandma Eleanor and Grandpa Tom got to relax a little. (Well, as much as you can relax with 10 adults and 5 boys in your house! Wow! I think Chris and Big Jer were the loudest!)











Aunties Cheri and Reinette were on hand to cook up the meal this year! It was a full house too! Talk about a lot of food!




We are ready to head out for our Turkey dinner!








Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Bath Time Fun!

Peyton's favorite activity as of late is to take a bath! He'll stay in as long as we let him and never likes to get out no matter how cold the water gets! At least he gets clean--even if it doesn't last long!

I am 10 months old!! And one of the fastest crawlers mom has ever seen! Why take off and walk when I can crawl there in double time!

Peyton doesn't know that I peed in the tub just before Mom took me out! Hee! Hee!


I may only have two teeth but I'm sick of that baby cereal! Give me the real thing, Mom!




Monday, November 3, 2008

Happy Halloween!

For those of you worried that we may not have gotten enough treats for Halloween--next year, don't waste your money!! If you think my boys are going to see even a fourth of this candy, you are crazy!


Time to Trick or Treat!!! Logan, Colton, Caleb, Peyton and Charlie were all set to fill their pumpkin buckets!

Coltie-Bear as Pooh in a Pumpkin! What a sport!


Peyton the Killer Cowboy!

Logan as Jengo Fett--who knew he was a bad guy? Not me. I guess I've got to brush up on my Star Wars characters.

Don't forget Bubba Fett (sp?)!





All Saints Day Party!

Caleb celebrated All Saints Day at school by dressing up as the pope! Thank you to cousin Daniel for handing down this great costume! The only thing we were missing was the ring!! His class went on a scavenger hunt, shared plenty of treats and played hang-man!
Logan wanted to be a fisherman so he kept changing his mind about whether to be St. Andrew or St. Peter. I think each time I ask him, it changes, even after the fact! His kindergarten class got to have a parade, play the fishing game, decorate cookies (and eat them)! They both had their first sugar high of many that day at school.


Carving Pumpkins

Just in time for Halloween! We decided to carve pumpkins Thursday night with Uncle Ty and Lisa. Lisa came up with this jack-o design. Ty did the carving. I rather like it!
Poor Uncle Ty's design proved a little difficult and sort of turned into a gaping hole--Chris saved the day by fashioning some letters to fill it in! Logan wanted so badly to carve--he did a great job on the middle one we deemed as baby Colton. And Logan, Chris and I all teamed up to create "Snicker" on the right.

These two were impressive! Lisa carved the witch on the left while Caleb did almost all of the work on his wolf pumpkin!


Uncle Ty, Caleb and Lisa



Logan, Chris and Peyton