Thanksgiving

 My sister Cara generously hosted us for Thanksgiving this year.  We had a fabulous meal, pretty decorations, & nice company.  I was enjoying myself so much, I forgot to take many photos!

 Fr. Jon even gave her & me & our babies a special blessing.  So thankful!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bookworms

I love that our kids love to read!

When we get home from a trip to the library, this is usually about how far we get inside.  They barely take off their coats before they dive in to the whole bag full of books.  Awesome!

(I think my favorite out of this bunch was "Dragons Love Tacos"... pretty funny!)

Blast Bow

It's amazing how motivating a NERF-like blast bow can be to a Cub Scout selling popcorn... Andrew is so pumped to have earned one!

Little Flowers

 We had our first Little Flowers Sashing Ceremony at our parish.  They were all so sweet!  Rebecca was adorable. 

 They are so excited to get started following the footsteps of Mary & St. Therese.  It's such a beautiful program!  I'm excited, too.

Caking

 Andrew & Darren baked this cake without assistance for the Cub Scout Father/Son Cake Contest.  It turned out pretty well!  I was a little concerned when Darren came to me & asked, "Do I need to scramble the eggs before we add them in?"  Luckily, he just meant "beat" them, not cook them first.  ;)

Their "Desserted Campsite" (clever, eh?) won most creative with it's graham cracker & licorice tent and pretzel/pistacio/sprinkles campfire.  Maybe I should get them in the kitchen more often...

Boot buddies

Elliot & Teresa