Family Portrait

Family Portrait
"But Mom, what if a train comes?"

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

So, what have we been up to lately, a lot I suppose. Brandon is getting ready to start basketball again. He had his evaluation night and it went really well. He LOVED it and has been bringing his basketball to school every day since.We went to Rexburg to visit Alyssa and Clayton. It was FREEZING. But it was fun to be with them anyway. Here we are at the BYU-I conference center.
"Mom, take a picture of me with this statue!"
I made the kids run up and down these stairs and race. I timed them. Anything to get their energy out. Kids don't always fit in on a college campus. But they did well.

Uncle Clayton took us shooting. Brandon LOVED it. Cody was so freaked out by the whole thing that he wouldn't even get out of the car.
A mom of one of the kids in Cody's class took this picture of us. I thought it was cute. What a fun boy I have. Always full of hugs.
Kathleen won the Reflections contest at our school for a book she wrote. She even did her own artwork. It was really cute. She is very excited about it and will tell you all about it if you ask.


Cody had a Thanksgiving Feast at school. Here is the insane table to fit all 150 or so kindergartners.
And here is my cute little "Native American."
And here he is...still eating...everyone else is gone...even the table cloth is rolled up and stopped at him. But he probably ate more than any other kid. He just took his sweet time to do it.
What do you do with 3 kids for a week at home during Thanksgiving break (besides go insane)? You make homemade pizza and let them make it. Then you toss yours up in the air so high that flour flies all over the kitchen, including your hair and clothes. That is always good for a 3-kid laugh session. And maybe a little laughing from mom too (until I have to clean up the mess I made).
Then you make pilgrim hat and turkey cookies.
And just for fun, you can make a pie for Thanksgiving and try and put a turkey on it. I know this isn't the best turkey ever, but it is the best you will probably ever see from me.
Here are the boys (and some girls) in our ward having their annual "Turkey Bowl".
Some friends of ours took pity on us and invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner. It was so fun and the food was great. And the best part was, I didn't have to make most of it.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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