Another Thanksgiving...

We celebrated Thanksgiving with my family this weekend. My grandma was able to come and spend the afternoon with us. The kids had fun together. We all ate and ate and ate... then, ate leftovers! :-)

Before we left for the weekend, I tried to take some pictures of the kids for possible Christmas cards. I got a cute one or two. Then, Aunt Stacey set up a "studio" in her house to try out her new Black Friday camera. That photo shoot did not go so very well. Enjoy the pictures anyway!! :-)

Thanksgiving Week

The past week and a half have been a bit tough. Both kids have had icky colds. Megan seems to finally be on the mend, but Nathan's nasty cough has been holding on. Although, last night I didn't have to get up in the middle of the night as early as past nights to give him his medicine, so I'm hoping today is the upswing! Both kids' noses still need a lot of wiping! :-)

On top of Nathan's awful cold, last night I felt a 2nd tooth that's popped through on his bottom gum! No wonder he's been absolutely miserable! Poor little guy!

In spite of the sickness, Ben and I still have much to be thankful for! Thankful most of all for our Savior!

II Corinthians 9:15 "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."

Thankful for each other. The Lord has given us a wonderful marriage.

Thankful, too, for our beautiful children that He has blessed us with. Years ago, we wondered if we'd have any...

Thankful for our families.

Thankful for our church family. Thankful for our WARM and cozy home. Thankful that the Lord always provides for our needs and blesses us so many times with our wants. Thankful for so many things!

Leaving you with a few pictures. Megan got a flower from Grandma P. She calls it "ROE-SISS!" (roses). And, she likes to wear it behind her ear:


Megan and Nathan playing. Megan is laughing LOUDLY and Nathan is just, well, tolerating his sister! Actually, he thinks she's pretty funny. :-) He lights up whenever she calls him BUD or KIDDO!


Our Megan's imagination... she put styrofoam bowls on top of her head. Ok, no real surprise there. But, then, I overheard her saying, "CAPTAIN!!!" I turned around to see her saluting as well! Where she picked that up, I don't know...but, it made me laugh. :-) (All while dressed in her Cinderella dress-up gown)...

Hope you all have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! We'll be having turkey dinner at our house on Thursday with Grandma P, and then planning to visit my family this weekend. Please pray that Nathan's cold is all better by then!! I know Aunt Stacey is anxious to see Micah (who just turned one!!) and Nathan walking and playing together!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Ben's Buck!

Ben shot his first buck yesterday afternoon!

And he's off!!!

Nathan took his first steps last night!! By the time our very loud praising and cheering was over, he'd taken several steps -- his longest jaunt being 3 steps long! :-) Our Megan must watch out! Now she's got someone to chase her back!



I was finally able to get a snapshot of his lonely toofer on the bottom gum!



And, this picture is especially for Grandma W: lololol! :-)

Have a great week!

*New Video*

I posted a *New Video* for the grandparents of Nathan giggling at Megan. Doesn't matter what she does, he thinks she's hilarious! She was playing with some beads that Grandma P gave her... he thought they were funny if they dragged on the ground. She knocked some papers off the table... he just about got a stitch in his side. What silly kids!

The video loads kinda slow and seems to pause as it plays. I'm not sure if it's just on my end or everybody's. Sorry about that. Again, scroll to the bottom to turn off the music to hear the video's audio. The video is about 1:40...more with the annoying pauses. But, you should get the drift.

Oh yeah - after I say, "you're a silly boy!" Nathan double winks at me. It's cute! :-)

Enjoy!