Happy Thanksgiving!

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year at Grandma and Papa's house. In attendence was Grandma, Papa, Sue (Aunt Susan's mommy), Uncle Ray, Aunt Kelly, Joe, Rachel, Katie, Maria, Sara, Uncle Fr. John, Uncle Paul, Aunt Susan, Kaitlyn, Lexi, Jack, Uncle Jim, Aunt Amanda (Uncle Josh was still on the ship in Hawaii - we sure missed him!), Aunt Kristen and her boyfriend Mark....it is a good thing Grandma has lots of tables. We had lots and lots of fun.





Mommy apologizes for the lack of pictures...sometimes she gets so busy she forgets to talk any pictures. :)

Also we have a bit of news! Uncle Paul and Aunt Susan are going to have another baby!!! Our newest cousin is due June 1st (Jack's birthday!).

We also wanted to wish Nana a big Happy Birthday today!!!

Sister for Sale!

SISTERS!!! I tell ya! There you are working on an activity book...minding your own business when your little sister shoves a rabbit toy in your face. When you ignore her she just talks louder. So you get mad and say "LEAVE ME ALONE"...does she listen?...nope!...so what do I do? I remember that Daddy has some ear covers that make it harder to hear...so I go and get them out of the closet and put them on and go back to my work...Hah HAH!

Rockin' Out!

So Daddy got this really cool game called Guitar Hero...we all love it! Uncle John decided to channel his inner Bono and wear Mommy's sunglasses.














"Mom...I can't smile at you and look at the screen at the same time! I might mess up the notes!"

Yay for Leaves!....Part II

Who needs pants and a coat when you have a hat?!

BOOO!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Michael (the Fireman) and Abby (the Ladybug)

It is Halloween!!! This is the first year Abby and I were big enough to really go trick or treating together this year. I was really excited to wear my fireman costume. Abby refused to put her costume on until Mommy reminded her that it matched her shoes. Then she wouldn't put the hood up except for pictures.

We went downtown to the fire station where Uncle Douglas works. I really wanted to show him my fireman costume. Here we are in front of an old timey fire truck. We also went to Uncle Ray's office to see him! :)



We also went to visit Great Grandma. She took us down to the main social space so she could show us off to all her friends. In the dining room they had a bowl of candy with a hand. When you put your hand in it the hand tries to grab you...it was kind of spooky!

Mt. Angel Dinner

*Mommy here*

Way back in October, Ben and I went to the Mt. Angel Fundraiser dinner with Mom, Dad, Fr. John, Jim and David. It was a great night and we had a lot of fun.

Note: for some reason the pictures make everyone's hair look more grey than it is...just saying :)



It is still really cool for me to see my little brother in clerics! If you aren't familiar with the seminary - once seminarians reach a certain level of theology and preparation they wear the collar.
The Archbishop has asked Jim to go to Rome to get his Masters degree in Theology (like John did). He leaves this summer....I'm so stinkin' proud of him!

editor's note: Jim has since shaved his beard and don't I look awesome without braces! lol

Cake for Mom!

So for Mommy's birthday we insisted on making her a cake. The first picture was when Michael said he wanted to 'hatch' the egg...Mommy was trying to help him and he squeezed a little too hard and then Mommy spent some time digging egg shell out of the bowl. Mommy kept trying to show me how to spread the sprinkles around but I decided all the sprinkles needed to go into a little pile on the top. Also, we didn't have a '9' candle so that is why we have a '2' (from my birthday), a '4' (from Michael's birthday) and 5 extra candles...boy Mommy is old!

boy that cake was yummy! I kept saying "Mommy. I LOVE chocolate!" And for the record, Michael had more cake on him afterwards than I did - :P

Halloween Candy!!!

We got some early Halloween presents and candy!!! Yesterday a big package arrived that had Michael and my names on it...it was from DziaDzia and Nana!!! It had a special Halloween bowl and plate and bag of candy in it for each of us. Let me tell you we were SO EXCITED!!!!!

THANK YOU DZIADZIA AND NANA!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!

Happy Birthday Mama!!! We love you lots!

"I'm Not Done Yet."

Last night DziaDzia and Godpapa Pat called from Alabama. Daddy talked to them for a while and then hung up...I got very very very upset that I didn't get to talk to them. So Daddy called them back and I got to talk. When Mommy and Daddy said it was time to wrap it up I said "What's wrap it up mean?" They said it meant it was time to get off the phone and I said "I'm not done yet.".....I sure miss my DziaDzia and Godpapa!

Sometimes....

Sometimes when you are a little sister you hit your brother for no reason...sometimes you even do it when Mommy and Daddy are watching...Always you will be sent to timeout....Sometimes you will fall asleep there...

Yay for Leaves!

Pumpkin Patch Time!

On October 17 our preschool went to the pumpkin patch. It rained buckets the day before so it was nice and muddy for our visit. First my class went to the pumpkin patch and then Michael's class did (we had to ride in a wagon to get to the fields).
Michael (on the left with the hood up) says "MOM! I found the perfect Michael pumpkin!".


Michael didn't want to take his hood off for a pumpkin picture.

"Uh Mom?...I fell down..."

Michael's friends: Aaron and Landon.

I didn't really want to sit and smile...it was cold!

I GOT MUD ON MYSELF....i really don't like to be dirty....

I really really really don't like to be dirty!

Stomping in a big puddle is MUCH more fun!

here are last years pictures.