Florida 2009

The pier is always a highlight. It is so beautiful to see the ocean. The temp was perfect and the breeze refreashing. Ahhhh

A quick family photo at the park.

Erin pointing out the big grapefruits. We picked quite a few to take home.

Tyler's big fish.

Snow day

We made cards for our teachers at school and cookies. All in all the day went well considering their was zero vizablity and we could not leave. There was lots of snow to play in. Although, it was not good packing, which was a bummer for Tyler, who continued to try to roll a snow ball without success... Poor little dude.......

Playing outside is always a good way to get rid of extra energy. .... The dryer ran non stop most of the day drying snow clothes.

Decorating for Christmas

Our prettiest tree ever:)

The day after Thanksgiving is always our day to decorate the tree and get the ornaments all out. Although cutting down a tree is not something I tackle, wrestling one out of the basement storage room is no small task either. Since Tim has worked this day the last few years the kids and I are on our own. Thankfully, Alli and Erin are old enough to grab an end. It's always fun and it keeps the kids busy for quite awhile. Alli has the most ornaments because she is the oldest and they get one every year. So every year I let Erin and Tyler put on all the extra's balls, as a preventative measure, to help even things out. Alli got to help untangle the lights. I must say they were in the worst wad ever. I think I remember the day I put them away. Pretty sure I hauled them off the tree in attempts to quickly get the tree put away while I was unpacking from FL. Don't think I was in any mood to roll them up neatly......I had totally forgotten about it until I saw the giant wad of green, stringed, lights.... Ooops.

A play date with cousin Ethan

Finally someone to play hockey and monster trucks with that is as passionate about those things as he is.

Yes, Ethan and Tyler have a little fudge bar on their faces. I promise I didn't feed them all sugar:)

Thanks Aunt Betsey for letting us borrow Ethan for the afternoon. It was one of Tyler's best afternoon ever. He would like a do over as soon as possible:)

Pumpkins

I got a little lazy this year. I gave the kids a marker to decorate their pumpkins. I think they had just as much fun and lots less mess.

Halloween 2009

It was a freezing night to trick or treat. Not really what I has hoped it would be. Last year the weather was so nice I would have walked for miles. This year I couldn't wait to get done and warm up. We joined cousins to make it more fun. Really all anyone saw was the kids winter coats and teeth chattering in the cold:(

Beautiful fall colors