Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I thoroughly enjoy Thanksgiving (esp. when pregnant.....a Thanksgiving dinner w/ all the fixings has always been a craving of mine, and this pregnancy is no different!), so we had a nice time enjoying a most tasty Thanksgiving feast with Grandma, Papa, & family and the Miller families too! Afterwards, Grandma and Papa's massage chair was hit pretty hard......the kids loved it!



On Saturday, we quickly set to work getting into the holiday spirit! Thank goodness Grandma & Papa were up for it....I think it's the only tree we'll be decorating this year! Actually, the kids and I did come home after Thanksgiving and put up our pathetic little temporary stick tree, which took about 10 minutes from start to finish :)

Another cutie of the girls, mid-decorating! Can't believe I don't have a one of Ty & the boys...they were there though, all of them ripping off the glass ball ornaments that the girls so carefully placed on the bottom 2 ft of the tree :)

Before & After!

These were some fun collages to make of our house, as it was the day we bought it (Feb. 28, 2007):




And as it looks, upon our pending sale (set to close on Dec 19, 2008)! So many changes, it was neat to see them side by side. I almost forgot how bad all the wallpaper was....but could NEVER forget how hideous those bathrooms were! Unfortunately, no before pics of the family room and 4th bedroom (last 2 pics in bottom collage)...but what a difference a coat of paint makes!

Now we're house hunting & hoping to find the right place soon....as Jed said over the weekend "we're all packed up with no place to go"!!!!
He's been enjoying his new job for about a month now and really feels it's where he's supposed to be....and we're very excited to be closer to our families again, although we'll certainly miss our frequent get togethers with Lara and Jeff :(

SORRY!

Jed and I were cracking up when we found Emma playing SORRY with her beloved bunny, while she patiently waited for us to join her!!!! You'd think the girl needed a few siblings or something, wouldn't you????

FINALLY....we feed the ducks!!!

Everytime we pass this park, on the way to Lara's, the kids always ask "when can we feed the ducks"...well, today was their lucky day (the kids' and the ducks')!!! These ducks were serious vultures....and kept following the kids around, impatiently waiting for more handouts. They quickly realized that they weren't even getting a crumb from Ty....when I told him "throw it to the ducks" he quickly shoved the bread in his mouth as if HE desperately needed it!!! (I was laughing at your "wack wack" post, Allison....yes, we have creative kids!) Thanks for a fun day Aunt Lara and Uncle Jeffey :)