Making gingerbread/graham cracker houses

Ryan's won most colorful, Kaitlyn's most coordinated, and Cody's most cozy!

Chistmas pictures 2010

are always so fun...

TAKE ONE


TAKE TWO


TAKE THREE


AND WE'RE DONE!

Last year as a teenager

Casey turned, well....we won't tell, but suffice it to say that next year will be a mile-stone birthday!



Kaitlyn made a candy-bar poster for Casey. It was the perfect over-sized greeting card, made just for him. All if it was pretty self-explanatory, other than the cool-mint gum...for "A cool dad" and "Mint to be a family" with the York peppermint patty. He loved it!



It didn't take long for everyone(Cody) to start taking dibs on the candy...



It was a nice end to a very busy day. We didn't have time for our usual special Birthday dinner, so Casey has picked out a new restaurant for us to visit over the holidays!

We love our Casey(Dad)!!

Thanksgiving Week

This year the kids had the entire week of Thanksgiving off. This is the first time since we moved to Georgia that we were able to enjoy a whole week of vacation for Thanksgiving. It was nice!

The first part of the week was spent visiting with friends and family. The weather was beautiful and warm at the beginning of the week, so we enjoyed playing outside.









Ryan had so much fun and didn't want to leave. Kaitlyn spent the night at a different place each night we were there...she came home VERY tired. Cody was able to spend some time with a friend as well. He was also very tired. Good thing they had a few days to recuperate before going back to school. We came home the day before Thanksgiving and had a very nice dinner that Casey had shopped, planned, and help prepare. It was so nice to be able to relax and enjoy the day with family.

We are counting down the days until Christmas break...

Going private...leave us a comment with your e-mail if you want a peek.

Scouts

Ryan had his 1st pack meeting this week. They did a skit and played some fun games. He was very excited to receive his bobcat badge. He loves going to cub scouts each week. He has a great Den mother who plans really fun activities for them, and I love that she loves to take pictures of all of their activities. Photos are courtesy of Chris Grant...



Thank you Chris for all you do!

Happy Fall Y'all

We love the fall! Last Saturday was our first burning session since spring. It's a much anticipated event(at-least for Ryan). He loves to help add sticks and stir the fire, and Casey's part pyromaniac so he enjoys it as well.



The leaves are also beginning to cover the ground in our yard, and we are starting to rake them into piles for more burning/smoking sessions.



I will miss all the beautiful fall colors and burying Ryan in the leaves, so I can get just one more picture...even if he can't see:-)