Thanksgiving pictures

Ellie helping with Thanksgiving prep in her rose-colored glasses

I can't believe I can't eat dinner with you guys

Ian carving the 29 pound turkey!!

Kristie and Autumn

Ooh, tablescape

Dessert table: Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake and Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream

Autumn and Ellie laughing. They had a great time playing with each other

Hugs...

We had a traditional Thanksgiving with mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, rustic herb stuffing, green bean casserole (Ian cannot have a holiday without it), and an 29 pound turkey!! No, we didn't order one that big but apparently the farm from which we got the bird (local farm, the killed it Wednesday morning and brought it to us) was growing extra big birds this year.

Thanksgiving Mayhem

The kids played this game for at least 45 minutes. No spills, no crashes and wonderful viewing for the parents and grandparents.

Visit from Cousin Lilly, Auntie Becca, Amah Mar and Baba Mike

Ellie is taking after her mother in her accessorizing ability
Ellie and Amah Mar. She and Lillian would stand at the top of the stairs at the guardrail and say "Amah Mar, Amah Mar". She was a very popular grandma.

The siren song of Sesame Street

Ooh, cousin, I love you

Lillian leading the hand holding

Bear hugs

Baba Mike, I love you. He had a great time playing with the girls and was sporting some mighty fine ladybug antennae, but he managed not to get caught on camera with them on his head.

Ellie is participating in the "Hat Stacking" contest on Sesame Street. She has her perennial "Nana, juice" that she has in the mornings.

Mommy's Little Monster

Garrett is sporting his 6 month onesie! He's growing like a madman This way...

No that way...

No this way...

I'm just plain cute

Mugging for the camera

Show me sassy

Wacky shades
Sporty shades

My sweet girl

Garrett's First Bath

This is actually Eleanor's first bath. Note the uncanny sibling resemblance...
"Hey" says Little G, "Don't mess with me man. Do not wash my hair."

Big sister Ellie helping out with the bath

I love this bath thing

Halloween in Boise

Our little kitty. Ellie loved her costume and wore it all evening. She would go up to the houses with Ian and get shy and say "Just watch" and then "Candy". We explained that if she wanted the candy, she had to say "Trick or Treat" which she did say in a most cute manner, just in a very soft voice.
Yo dawg.

Wonder Woman (Autumn) and Kitty

The family photo