Decorating for Christmas 2008

With the Thanksgiving Holiday over, our family quickly got into the Christmas spirit. i was a little surprised to be honest. Not by getting into the Spirit, but by Tim wanting to decorate so early! We usually wait until a week or 2 into Dec. But this year between our little Nolan asking every hour or so "when can we put the tree up?" and everything that we have to be Thankful for, I think the bug hit us all a little quicker. We had a wonderful time as a family decorating the outside as well as inside of out home. The boys(Dad, Coltin, and Nolan) started by putting the reindeer and spotlight in the yard. This year we found some really neat twinkling snowflakes and they lined the sidewalk with them. Meanwhile, the girls(mom, Peighton, and Kami) realized that the window wreaths needed new bows. So as a team we managed to make 14 new bows! Dad decided to let the boys help on the 2nd story windows as well unbeknowst to mom! When my heart finally started beating again, I was able to snap some pictures! Dad did get a little scared of heights at the end and instead of climbing back down the ladder, went in through a window!! After the outside was completed, we came inside to decorate the banister and tree. Nolan had already went through the ornaments and put aside the ones he wanted to hang. He had about 20 ornaments in a 12 inch spot on the bottom of the tree! It was really sweet. Kami and I made some banana bread and we all had a piece! At the end of the night, Dad was aching all over(I think that had something to do with the Annual Turkey Bowl the day before tho!) and mom was really tired! It was really an awesome day!!

Thanksgiving at Grandmommie's 2008

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Potlatch

Kami's class had a Potlatch at school to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday. They made vest, headband, skin bag w/ a good luck charm in it, and a necklace. There was vegetable soup prepared, beef jerky, dried fruit, popcorn, sunflower seeds and much more! It was a really nice celebration and the children learned alot about their history and heritage.




The class also made an awesome totem pole!

Halloween 2008

A visit with Grandmommie

We had a great visit with Grandmommie and she really enjoyed all the excitement of the kids and her great-grand dog Zoey!
Zoey jumped right into Grandmommie's lap before we even knew it! Nolan also enjoyed talking and being with her.

Kings Island

We were able to go to Kings Island during Fall Break and we had an amazing time! The lines were super short and the weather was awesome! Hallofest was also going on so there were some extra fun things for the kids to do. Kami had no fear and rode just about everything. Coltin and Peighton were able to ride everything they wanted and Mom and Dad were able to ride the things they wanted and some they didn't!! Overall we had a wonderful time and the memories will last forever!