Friday, November 30, 2012

The Parents



The Kids





Post Thanksgiving







Flashbacks

We noticed that Gideon was a bit out if sorts during the weekend. He was pretty clingy and wanted to observe (but not get in the mix). We oftentimes found him curled up in someone's lap away from the fray. We hadn't seen him act like this since in the transition in Addis.



Trip to John Deere Pavilion

We also went to the JDP. My good friend Adam Jones has a picture up at the Pavilion (this the funny look picture).






Cousin's Night Out

While the grandparents watched the Grandkids, the cousins and husbands went out for supper. Had GREAT discussion while eating great food at Woodfire Grill and dessert at Biaggi's. Such a fun night! Here is Kathee and her sister Sharon and Cousins Heidi and Lisa (sisters).

Playing Catch Phrase

We had tons of fun playing Catch Phrase together. We played guys against ladies and had a blast.







Hope and Dave and Lisa's eldest daughter K



Eating at the kids table



Hangin with Cousin W



Time with Grandpa S and Uncle Bob

Over Thanksgiving we had a "Meet Me In Moline," weekend. Kathee's sister and brother-in-law's family came up from Mississippi. Her Uncle Bob and Aunt Phyllis came up from Florida. Her cousin Lisa and Dave and kids came down from Minnesota. And her cousin Heidi and Jon and kids came down from Michigan. We had an absolute blast.
The pictures that follow are all from that weekend.




Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Hope's Toys

Why spend money on toys for kids when they can sneak away to the kitchen and play with Tupperware.

Kids Play

I love how well our kids get along.





Soccer with Gideon

Aside from watching the Cornhuskers with me, Gideon hasn't shown a lot of interest in sports. So, since Gideon has asked me the last two days to play soccer with him, I jumped at the opportunity.





Thursday, November 15, 2012

Getting ahold of Gideon's do-rag

Shhh, secret's out. When Gideon grows his hair out, he sleeps in a du-rag. With the two kids sharing a room, she sees him in it every night. So she finally got ahold of it and tried it on for size.



Strike up the Fanta band

She had fun with this little get-up, too!









Thursday, November 1, 2012