Hello everyone,

It's been a long time since I've had pictures to share, but now I have a bunch! I took almost 150 pictures over the Thanksgiving holiday when we had everyone home here for 5 days. I will take about 3 posts to share them all. We'll start with these:


Zoo going "shopping" with the musical teddy bear.

Fess showing us her braids!

This elephant used to be in front of "Gigi's" house. Gigi is Grandpa's mom who lives in Heaven now! It is a favorite with the grandchildren and Fess wanted a picture taken on it.

Here is Deuce with Zoo. They both love being outside!

Here they are around the flagpole. It was pretty windy and kind of cold this day.

Zoo is just finishing up his supper and Fenori is deciding if she should cut his hair now. It was very long in the back and had very cute curls.

They decided it was time to have his first boy haircut.

Half way done and he's loving it!

The clippers just vibrated on his head and he thought it was fun!

He sat pretty good for most of it and Fenori did a very good job!

Here he is in the tub looking all little boy!

Ready for bed with a new haircut and his beloved Packer blanket!

Now that's a boy look! Short hair and football jammies!

Zoo having some "Mommy time"!

Bug made a pilgrim hat for her doll in school!

Here she is with her own hat that she made.

More of her school work!

Fess acting a little shy!

Watching a movie while Zoo builds a tower. The girls love wearing Grandma's shoes with heels!

More movie and shoes!

And still more!

Zoo wasn't too excited about the elephant today.

Bug and Fess enjoyed it, though, while Bean looked on.

Lili took her turn!

And then there was Bean!

Finally Deuce took her turn while Bean waited for Grandma to snap the picture so they could go play in the yard!

We had a wonderful time and it was great to see everyone at once! T and Fenori came on Tuesday so that T could make a built-in TV stand for us. He did a beautiful job and we just love it! Then T.L., J.A. and the girls came on Wednesday. J.A. made some delicious Minestrone for supper for us and the cousins were very excited about being together.

I'll share more with the other pics in a few days. Have a great Sunday!

Shalom in Him,

Robin

Hello everyone,

I had to make a trip to T and Fenori's last week. Fenori had to take Zoo to the clinic for a cough he had not been able to shake. They ended up putting him in the hospital overnight so they could monitor him. I spent Wednesday and Thursday with Deuce, Lili and Fess. We visited Fenori and Zoo in the hospital on Thursday morning and then they were able to come home that night. Here are some fun pictures we took:


Fess had fun wearing Grandma's boots!

So cute!!!

And the requisite back view!

And now the side view!

Lili is really starting to look older and her hair is getting longer.

Fess coloring with us. And of course she has her favorite color, pink!

Lili and Deuce holding up a finished picture - very nice!

Another Fess smile with crayon in hand!

Deuce deep in thought.

There's her smile!

Lili with a smile of her own!

Lili's finished picture - so pretty!

Fess is hard at work on her picture.

Zoo and Fenori at the hospital.

He looks like he feels better!

There's a little smile!

He's happy to be with Mommy!

So peaceful in Mommy's arms!

Back at home with a present from a friend.

Deuce helping Mommy with the medicine.

Another pretty Lili smile!

I had a very good time with the girls. We did lots of fun stuff like coloring, puzzles, play dough, movies, walks, DQ trips and bike rides. We packed a lot into 2 days but were most happy that Zoo is doing so much better!

We have the whole family home for Thanksgiving and we are really looking forward to it!

Don't forget to vote and to vote WISELY!!!

Shalom,

Robin

Hello everyone,

Here are some pictures from our trip up north! It was a belated celebration for T.L.'s birthday. We went for a hike in the afternoon. Grandpa and T.L. went ahead of us on their own hike while J.A. and I went with Bean, Bug, Smidge and Bea (the dog!). The girls had fun "leading" Grandma on the trail and looking for interesting leaves for a project. We had a great meal at the Rustic Inn and then home to make leaf jewelry. We had a great time and, as always when we go there, the time went by too fast! Here are the pics:



Smidge likes her fingers! Her new clothes fit perfectly and she was so cute!

She loves her sisters! Here she is watching Bean.

Smidge and Bean again.

A couple of real cuties!

Smidge is really growing. I don't know how much longer Bean will be able to pick her up!

Bug found it easier to sit down while holding her sister.

A very cute sister shot with Bug and Smidge.

There she is! Isn't she beautiful?!

Another little smile.

She's a happy baby!

There's Bug with her eyes closed again!

She's even happy in the van.

Bean and Bug on a lookout spot on the trail.

Cute smiles! I wonder what Bug was looking at?

Now that's a cute picture!

J.A., Smidge and T.L. after a fun hike and a good meal!

Smidge is looking at her daddy.

Bean and Bug with Grandma in the restaurant.

They will all be making a trip to visit T, Fenori and the kids next week, then here for 4 days over Thanksgiving. I'll try to get some pictures from them to share and then my own over Thanksgiving.

Are you election coveraged out yet?!!! Just three more weeks! Remember to forget the hype and commercials and just check their records! The records tell the truth and you can't sugar coat it! My gauge is this: If you don't vote against abortion issues (the shedding of innocent blood=murder), and most especially the extremely barbaric practice of partial birth abortion, then you have no respect for life. It starts with babies and who knows where that will lead! (We have Germany's Hitler as a prime example!) There is one candidate that has the right record concerning this issue and he's definitely got my vote!!!

Have a great week,

Shalom,

Robin