Christmas Party

We had our first Christmas party of the year last night. It was a lot of fun and the kids all had a great time. We had lots to eat and drink and we even sat out by the campfire. It was really cold out but the 10 foot high flames did help.
All of the kids were so happy to pose for a picture.

Mike was also really happy when I got his picture.!!!!

The girls had fun opening presents.

The girls all love Pat. I am not sure that he likes them bugging him all the time but he is still smiling.

The boys had fun with their presents also. They got some good stuff!!!!

Madi, Megan and Megan all had fun with their packages.

Ryan and Alex. They always make such pretty faces!!!! :)

Pat, Michelle, and Mark.

We had a lot of fun with everyone as usual. It was a great way to kick off the Christmas party season. :)

Christmas Tree

I have had requests to see the final product on the Christmas tree so here it is. All decorated and waiting for some presents underneath. I haven't gotten anything wrapped yet so you have to wait for those pictures!!!!!

The Perfect Christmas Tree

We went out to get our Christmas Tree this weekend. We don't normally get it this early but we are having a party next Friday night so I had to get on the ball. It is actually kind of nice to go get it so early. There weren't many people at the tree farm at all.
The kids are all ready to go. We had to stop for gas on the way so I got a couple of pictures in the truck.

Aren't they funny??? I don't know what they are doing.

We are ready to find the perfect tree. We made it to the entrance.

This is the one the kids picked. They did a nice job at finding a good one. It looks really nice.

A very nice lady took our picture for us so that we could get a whole family shot. Don't be surprised when our Christmas cards look a lot like this one. :)

Mike and I are waiting for the tractor to pick up our tree.

Megan and Alex are all ready to get the tree home and decorate it. To bad once we got it here no one would help me. I think I did an ok job on it all alone though.

Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving at our house again this year. It was alot of fun even though we were missing some very important people. The good news is that they all got to be with family in Illinois also.
Megan helped me make the food during the day. She really liked peeling the potatoes.
We all sat down to eat together. I don't know what Alex is doing here but he seemed to think he was pretty funny.
Jim (Mike's Dad), Megan, Mike and Steve (My Dad). My Dad and his wife, Bonnie.
The men decided to teach Alex how to play poker after dinner. He had so much fun. He got excited when he won a hand a pouted when he lost. I guess he has a few things to learn about the game. :)
Alex was getting some tips from my Dad.
Megan and Marilyn (Mike's Mom).
Megan and Marilyn made a gingerbread house that Bonnie brought. It turned out really good. It is setting on our table now. It's a perfect center piece.
We got some pictures of the whole family.

Alex looks like the deer in headlights in both of these. I don't know why he won't just smile. I think he gets that from his Dad. We had a really fun Thanksgiving. It was a nice day. Thanks to everyone for coming.

Jive Night

Megan and her friend Maggie went to a Jive night at the school on Friday night. I am not sure what exactly that is but it sounds like a Junior High version of a carnival. I dropped them off at 6:00 and went back and picked them up at 10:00. They seemed to have had a lot of fun.
This is the pompom that they bought there. They need to show their school spirit!!!!

This is Maggie and Megan. More M names. I get them all so confused. :)

Megan before we headed out to the school. She really likes to go out and do things with her friends. She always has a great time with them all.

Fun weekend

We got to go out this weekend and celebrate Michelle and Kathy's birthdays. We went to Chopstix in Tacoma. It is a dueling piano bar. We have been there a few times and we have had a great time every time we have gone. This time was no different!!!!
This is everyone. We always have a lot of fun together.

Kathy, Michelle, Me and Suzy.

Michelle and Kathy got called up onto the stage. They had to lead everyone in the chicken dance for their birthday's. It was really funny.

I even made a cake and it turned out pretty good. Scott decided to taste test it for me to make sure it was ok before Kathy and Michelle blew out the candle. They didn't even notice that the corner was missing.

Kathy and Pat. They are so funny!!!!!!

Mark and Michelle. Happy Birthday!!!!!

Mike and I. Notice that Mike actually has teeth.

Mark and Scott. The night was just beginning.

Tony and Suzy. Tony was very happy about the apple cup score and Suzy wasn't to excited.

We all had a really good time. It was a fun birthday party.

Soccer Banquet

We went to Alex's soccer banquet today. We had a full weekend of soccer. It was at Round Table Pizza and it was a lot of fun. Alex got a trophy and a neat picture of his team. He really likes all of the boys on the team and the coach so we have had a fun year.
I am not sure what he was doing here. He got a jaw breaker out of a game they were playing though and if you can tell his teeth are orange. It was gross!!!!!

Megan won a jaw breaker also. Look at how fat her cheeks are. She was laughing to much while I was taking this so it was hard to tell.

We ate our pizza so now it is time for cake and trophy's. I don't know which one he was more excited for. Luckily he liked both so it turned out good.

They put all of the boy's names on the cake. Good thing they have a small team.

They each got to eat their own name.

Alex receiving his trophy from his coach.

He got his trophy, a team picture and a coupon to come back for a free pizza. We had a good time and it was nice to get to see all of the boys somewhere other than the soccer field. Hopefully we will see them again next season.