Thanksgiving

Still feels weird to celebrate Thanksgiving so late, however, it's another chance to have a feast, so why do I complain? We were lucky to have Mike's brother and wife visit us for a week... yes, a whole week! I can't imagine how quiet & peaceful their home must have felt when they got home... It was special to have them! Ken & Alice and Jean also shared in on our Thanksgiving feast with us, was a good day, and the girls won the Cranium game!! :)

LeAnn & I made namecards for everyone... here are a couple... :)

and the table is prepared... (forgot to take one with the people, guess I was busy?)

Alice always a good sport to read to the kids

Jean being shown the gingerbread house

Alice & Kate sharing a giggle

Ken is good for a story or two :)

Richard & Nancy invited us all over for dinner at their place... a delicious meal again!

a feast is spread

LeAnn & I went into Bella's school to prepare the Thanksgiving feast for the Kindergarten class... it was very fun... the kids helped out with everything from peeling apples & veggies, to making cornbread muffins, and cutting up fruit for a enormous fruit salad!

A peeling station

Cutting up apples to make applesauce

Bella with one of her little friends

waiting for the feast

David & LeAnn getting in on the good eats

and Kate is in there too...

Don & LeAnn with Bella

some Sunday pics

Kate & Bella helping out in the kitchen

Daddy eating pie

capturing the moment :)

now here's a picture! :)

Donny being a good sport and giving the kids rides...

"oh, my poor knees..."

..."just one more.... pleeeeease!"

and LeAnn being a good sport and making a gingerbread house with the kids

putting on the finishing touches...

the end product.... and yes, it's still in one piece... I am the meanest mom ever!!

A trip to Jordan's furniture and Fudrucker's for lunch

David tries out a new chair

Bella finds a stuffed dog that she 'loves'!

Kate finds somewhere to climb

While LeAnn is getting a product demonstration...

Donny sneaks away for a little shopping spree himself...