Turkey Day!

Best holiday for me. Mike does all the cooking and grocery shopping! He baked the juiciest turkey this year! And we had plenty of homemade and store-bought pies for after.

Not very fancy, I know, but so delicious!

Our guest of honor, Mark.

Our birding adventure, post turkey.

And the boys spotted a cool bird. See below.

Right here on a branch.

A kingfisher.The bird is too skiddish to get very close, so here are some pictures off the web.
We also spotted a Hooded Merganser on the lake with his mate.

I got my Haircut!

Seems like most women blog about a hair change, including me. So did you know that over half of my hair has fallen out since the summer? It continues and I fear I may need a wig for Christmas. I am not sure why. I have talked with three doctors and they are not sure either. Anyway, I couldn't maintain long hair anymore. I am really sad, but oh well. Mia snapped these pictures to show you. My stylist did a great job (but I really hate it). Hopefully it will grow back soon.

We Made Crayons

All our little, broken crayons were melted in molds to make new ones. Fun!

And thanks Teetsie and Grandma, for the molds.

Ronald!

A new McDonald's opened up by us. Just what we need! (In and Out Burger also opened up by us- Can't wait to try it). We met Ronald McDonald and won some prizes. Julia was delighted to see Ronald.

The Music Meter

In November, our Primary kids at church did an excellent presentation on "The Family." I made this to motivate them during their singing. I got the idea from here. It really helped. This meter moved up and down to give them feedback.

Halloween

Okay, so I finished The Hunger Games and am onto the next book, Catching Fire, but needed to post our Halloween pictures. Are you over Halloween? I am thinking about Christmas already.My girls ended up being witches and Luke, a Mutant Ninja Turtle- don't know where he got it. Luke was Rollie Pollie Ollie and Spiderman earlier in the week, but ended up wearing this by Saturday.

Here is Roberta's front yard and house. I love how she decorates.

This is my parents' home in New York- spider attack!
And this picture really tripped me out. I could not figure out who this was....

.... Mom!

The kids loved making a Halloween craft at the library.

We trick-R-treated at Toys-R-Us in the morning and they gave us these cool bags. Luke is not found here- skiddish when it comes to a huge giraffe approaching.

I can't blog right now. I am almost done with The Hunger Games!

Halloween 2009 Pumpkin Carving