November 2016

 Breccan had his 5th grade program in November. He looked so DANGED handsome that I had to set up a backdrop and take a picture.

 Saying his speaking part. He did pretty good, not too fast, and fairly easy to understand.

 This dancing with the crowd happened at BayLea's 5th grade performance, and apparently it has become a tradition. (Or maybe it always was...I'd never been to a 5th grade performance before Bay's). Anyway, the last song, they grab people from the audience to dance with them, and Breccan got BayLea out there. It was hard to get a picture, but I got this one, over exposed and blurry.

 Breccan with Mr. Berry.

 The dreaded homework...

 Pretty light pictures... If there is pretty light...we must take pictures. At least according to me.

 This year we did the Operation Christmas Child shoe box project. We had a lot of fun shopping for some boy and girl, and stuffing the boxes.

 Of course, we went overboard...and had to practically SIT on the boxes to make them close.

Next year, I will be more organized and order our labels online so that we can track the boxes afterward. I was last minute, deciding to do it, looking online and finding that we only had a few days before boxes were collected.

 Oh, these two girls...two of my favorite people. So goofy together, and even though there is a pretty big age difference, I think they will always be good friends.

 They do love each other very much. BayLea has always idolized Leah, and I'm so happy that they are good buddies.

 Everyone helping out with the cooking of Thanksgiving dinner.

 The mimi and the pa.

 See that white stuff on Ethan's face? He got BayLea, and then BayLea was afraid to get him, so Mimi got him back with the whipped cream. He is making his famous black bottom banana pie.

 Ethan and Breccan went out to the back of the lot to shoot guns. God, guns are loud.

 And of course, pretty light alert again!

 Ethan's a darned good big cousin to my kids!

The last of the Thanksgiving pictures

So here are the rest! Woo hoo! I'm caught up through November!


Josh made yummy green chili and then we had chili rellanos!


Josh's scarecrow. Big surprise...Broncos colors.


Breccan started a scarecrow.








My handsome nephew, Ethan. I loved seeing the twins...I really really wish Taylor and Catie had been here too. We missed you girls!










Me and my little brothers.




I love this...

More from Thanksgiving

Some of these pictures were taken by Leah. She's getting really good with the camera. And I was showing her how to shoot manual so that she can start young and understand! She was doing well. I'll try to put down the ones she took.

This is BayLea playing a computer game. BUT the reason I took it was because she wasn't just playing it, she was writing all the math equations down as she played it. I thought that was very cool. I hope she sticks with this passion for learning.



My beautiful Leah girl.




Taken by Leah...nostrils anyone?




Our beautiful Mimi. Taken by leah.

The kids cut out their handprints in cookie dough to cook into turkey shapes. Didn't work so well. We used sugar cookie dough already prepared from the store...you know, Pillsbury...I wonder if that's why we had GREAT BIG blobs for turkeys?





Do you want a cookie with that frosting?


Leah's looked more like a turkey than anyone's...


Mimi had stuff to make scarecrows. They turned out really cute. BayLea made like six of them. I have to get a picture of all of hers together. A little scarecrow family.


I love this picture. It looks like a commercial for something...some computer type commercial. Except for the crap around them. And behind them. But look at BayLea's face!!!


Breccan loved everyone's phones. He asked Uncle Josh if he could use his phone and Josh told him for a hug. And Breccan wouldn't hug at that time so Uncle Josh said no. So the next day, Breccan crawled up on Uncle Josh's lap and hugged him for a bit. And then he says "Can I use your phone???"




Toodle dum...just out for my Thanksgiving day drive on the Gator.

Maybe I can drive over that pile of dirt...

Broooooommmmm....brooooooommmmmm....


Hmmmmm.....maybe not.

Help!




Won't try that again!




Some day I swear I'll get a sun flare picture.








Josh had a mission to teach the twins to cook. Leah made the stuffing. Ethan made all kinds of stuff.


"I'm ready to eat! I'm getting skinny here!"


Mom and dad's house from the hill above them.










Do we know why he's wearing the hat??? Hmmmmmmm. nope....we don't! I think he wanted to be like the kid in Christmas Story.




Wish Ethan wasn't blurry.


I love this picture~!


My totally gorgeous daughter.


The table.


Jery always gets to prepare the mashed potatoes because, well, he's a master.


Jason...wondering why everyone is taking his picture.


BayLea with one of her scarecrows (the blurry thing in the background!). I love this scarecrow. Check out the hair...








My Gosh, this kid is CUTE! Who does he belong to anyway...oh, yeah, it's me! He's mine and Jery's! What a cutie patootie!


The bird is out!


Leah's table picture.


I'm not sure she meant to but the bird is fairly focused instead of BayLea. But it's cool this way.


My babes.


Not quite sure what's happening here.




Jason was having a hard time waiting to eat, and so he ate the skin of the turkey!


Again, this handsome little man!


I love this picture.


The Oven Is OFF Dance!!! Whooppeee ... let's eat!