Thanksgiving

This was a great Thanksgiving! I had both of my daughters home.Yeah!!! Kevin and I spent the day with Crystal, Kimberly, Jayson, Jordan, Jacob, Torrin, Carson, Maggi, Nathaniel, and Jayson's parents.

Maggi and I chillin' with Carson.

Carson in his "skinny" jeans. He is so European.

My little all American Jacob Dale.

Yummy yummy.

Food, food, and more food.

After stuffing the bird and then ourselves Jayson helped the kids build a snowman from what was left of the snow.

The next day Kevin hauled in all the Christmas decorations. Usually I insist on postponing decorating for Christmas until after my birthday but this year since we have the little girls here we decided to get the party started. Can you find the kitty in this mess?

So, while I was in demolishing the house, Kevin and Nathaniel ran off to the store and came home with this...

A 12 FOOT LIGHTED SANTA CLAUS!

Kevin was right, the girls love it.

Fall 2010

This fall has brought many changes to my family. Kimberly and the girls have come to live with Kevin and I. We are thrilled but it has been a difficult transition for them to go from a huge beautiful house to my small cramped little rooms but they are doing it with grace and patience. I love having them here. It is fun reading the stories that Jordan writes and watching Torrin learn so quickly. I admire the strength that Kimberly has shown her daughters as they make the most of every day.

Torrin is a goof ball. She has her own unique style.

Halloween was fun with the girls.

One day I came downstairs to this. Torrin did a pretty good job except for the red scalp from where she rammed the clippers into Kevin's head.

Kevin love hanging out with the girls. Here is making ice cream with Jordan and Torrin.

Crystal and Jayson concluded their Hungarian adventure and moved home to Maple Valley. Crystal made the journey home with the two boys and dogs in the first week of November. Jayson followed a couple of weeks later. They returned to their home which Kimberly and her girls had been taking care of while they were gone. We are all very glad to have Crystal, Jayson, Jacob, and Carson home.

Jacob talked about going on Grandpa's tractor while he was in Hungary and was thrilled to get to see it in person.

When Crystal first got home I got to baby sit when she went to her first day at her new job here in Renton. Carson is an angel. He is all smiles and sweetness.