Thanksgiving HodgePodge...

Here is Izaak helping to make gravy! For those of you who haven't seen him in awhile...get ready for some major changes! His voice has dropped and he's over 5 ft. 11 inches- and we're still three weeks before his 13th birthday! My baby is growing up!

Anne and Izaak shared alot of laughs, he thinks she's the coolest...next to me! LOL!

Come to think of it everyone laughed alot with Anne! It was so good to have them here!

Kaleb is finaly big enough to put someone on HIS shoulders!

But he's still small enough to be cuddled!

The Day after Turkey...

We all needed some fresh air and excersize! So Luke and I took the younger crew to the BMX park and had a great time playing and swinging! Luke played Wrestling with the kids and they loved the abuse! They rolled down the hills over and over and I must have pushed Aliza on the swing for an hour straight! They had alot of energy to burn after all that food!A roaring game of tag ensued on the jungle gym and Kaleb showed off some skills on the monkey bars!Seth was not to be outdone and was upside down for what seemed like eternity in the strangest position! This is what I got when he finaly straightened up...Gotta love these smiles!

Thanksgiving 2008

How do you know when dinners done in Narleeville?...The smoke detector goes off of course! Here are my Mom and I wafting the smoke to make the detector stop screaming! Nothing was actually burnt though!The kids were very patient while waiting for dinner and spent some time comparing muscles! They had a really nice time together and we were all thankful for that!
I was even told that I'm the best Momma EVER for providing them with "Kid Champagne!"Even the boys were all smiles! Kaleb and Seth are two peas in a pod and it shows in this pic!My little chic really liked the champagne...I love this pick! She and Madison both made a point of drinking as lady-like as possible...too cute!

Baltimores Thanksgiving Parade

This year Luke took Kaleb and Aliza to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving Parade! They had a nice time, even on a cold day. Aliza loved the blue cotton candy and was excited to see all the big balloons!

She was very excited to see the Grinch, but he's kind of scary so as you can see, she kept a safe distance! That's her behind the tree!
Kaleb thought that Batman and Robin driving the Batmobile in this years parade was especially cool!But Santa is always the highlight of the parade! Cooky Kids!

Bear Scout Kaleb!

This year Kaleb decided he wanted to be in Boy Scouts and so far he's loving it! He has learned the oath, the pledge and the handshake and it very excited each time he has a meeting! We've gotten his uniform put together and he looks quite handsome if I do say so myself! The other members of his Den are in school friends of his and this gives them extra time to have fun!

Here is Kaleb and the boys describing what they've been learning and doing at the Pack meeting! We're very proud of you Kaleb!