Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a great time in Bend Thanksgiving weekend! Kyle was able to fly out from Georgia so we enjoyed time with him and Haley all weekend. We had a special time of sharing what we are thankful for during our meal. My aunt, Peggy, was able to join us on Thursday as well. We ate and ate and ate!
The photo above is of Weston and Grace with their new scooters. My parents gave them their Christmas presents early so they could enjoy them in Bend. Elsie enjoyed riding the scooters so much (with help) that they went out and bought her one also for Christmas! I think Noah will have to wait awhile for his ;)
One of the best parts of the whole weekend was that my brother took professional photos of our family! As you can imagine, with four small children going to a photo studio is a nightmare. Kyle got great shots of the kids casually playing and some wonderful "posed" shots of the six of us together. Even a couple with all of us looking in the same direction! If you cannot appreciate how hard this is you may refer back to my blog for Dec '07 when Mike and I tried to get a few Christmas photos with only 3 children. What a nightmare! Anyway, once I get access to my brother's photos I'll post a bunch and order our Christmas cards!

Noah received a bath in my mom's kitchen sink. We have to be careful to wash between all the rolls!

Mommy and Noah. We have a photo of Weston about this age wrapped in the same towel.

Grace and Noah. I'm not sure why he was crying, but it obviously wasn't bothering Grace.