Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving

Yesterday Jake came over to do Turkey arts and crafts and spend the night. We had a ton of fun making place cards for Thanksgiving dinner and drawing turkeys. Andy and Kristie were over and after Jake went to bed Kristie and I went grocery shopping and made a few dishes for our feast. We were cooking until after 11:00pm!
Today has been such a great day! We went to my parents' house at 9:00am to start cooking and to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dinner was at 2:00pm, after clean up and dishes we have been relaxing and hanging out! There isn't a better way to spend Thanksgiving than with the family and friends that we are so thankful for!
The prep for arts and crafts
Hanging out before the festivities begin!

Jakey working on the name cards for Thanksgiving dinner

Kristie working hard on the turkey feathers


Jake holding up a few of the turkeys he made
(do you notice the marker all over his face?)

Here are a couple finished products...Jake lost interest in the cutting and putting the turkeys together, all he wanted to do was to write the names

Breakfast the on Thanksgiving morning: waffles with peanut butter and syrup while watching Tom and Jerry

Jake got to watch 3 episodes of Tom and Jerry...he was in Heaven!

Thanksgiving dinner table
Brett waiting for his food...

He is ready to eat

The boys dishing up
Andy, Adam, Noah, and Andy

Our first helping...Noah had just as much on his second serving!
Kristie and Kelly

Mom and Adam
Me and Noah
Kelly and Dad

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Autumn 2009

The Saturday before Halloween was a beautiful day! Kirty and I thought it would be a great idea to go to the pumpkin patch...the only problem was that everyone else in the Puyallup/Sumner area had the same idea! We had a great time choosing just the right pumpkins and by the end of the trip our husbands were really getting into it too! When we got home we carved pumpkins, ate the baked seeds and went to out to dinner. What a perfect day with great friends!


Kirty and I waiting for the boys to pay


Noah carried both of our pumpkins


Carving away at the big pumpkins


Sorting through the pumpkin gunk to get the seed so we could bake them



The weekend before Halloween I went to Maris Farms in Buckley with the Schakel's.There were lots of activities including pig races, a hay ride, and face painting. Jake and Brett had a blast, but I think Kelly, Adam, and I had just as much fun!




Brett driving the tractor


Jake playing in the corn!


The Schakel's




On Halloween we went to my parent's beach house with some friends for an 80's Party. We had a great time hanging out!


Danny Tanner and Kimmy Gibler


The Boys:

Andy, Kevin, Noah, Eric, and Joel


The Girls:

Kim, Lindsay, Kirty, Jaime, Caroline, and Ally