Thanksgiving

We had the whole family over to our house for Thanksgiving. Food, family, and fun, as you can see.

Collin, Lael, and Alethia on the couch.

Alethia making turkey cookies.

Collin and Alethia and their cookies.

Turkey cookies. 

Collin and Alethia.

Collin and Lael at the white board.

Turkey hands from the grandkids.

All five grandkids playing together.

Collin helps his Aunt Laura in the kitchen.

Olive and cream cheese penguins. 

Lael, Judah, Hayley, and Papa Jim play Twister.

Lael and Papa Jim.

Ben, Amy, Collin, and Paul. 

Alethia and Hayley playing outside.

Lael at the white board.

Ben gets a snack.

Alethia and Tof.

Sisters at the white board.

Alethia and Judah play cards with Mike.

Kristi and Lael.

Sherry and Lael.

Judah and his penguin.

Lael, Alethia, and Judah.

 

Lael in her special hiding place.

Birthdays

We just celebrated Laura and Amy's birthdays. A joint celebration for all.

Getting ready to open presents.

Kristi with Judah and Lael.

Sherry, Hayley, and Laura.

Amy, Paul, and Collin.

Tof and Lael.

Laura opens a present.

Hayley finds a creative use for wrapping paper.

Lael and her dad.

 

Two birthday cakes.

 

Shoes for Laura, penguin for Amy.

Big girl Lael.

Hayley and Alethia dig in.

Judah eats his cake.

Laura, Amy, and Paul.

Happy Birthday Hayley!

Granddaughter Hayley just turned five. Here are some pics from her various birthday celebrations!

Hayley opens presents on her birthday.

Collin give Hayley a birthday hug.

More presents.

Dress up dress.

More presents.

Hayley rides her first roller skates.

Hello Kitty roller skates.

Blowing out the candles on her birthday ice cream cupcakes.

Ice cream cupcakes = good.

Hello Kitty face paint.

Birthday party lunch with Hayley, her friend Hanna, Alethia, Collin, and Judah.

Birthday party banner.

Alethia and Collin making crafts at the birthday party.

Hayley with cousin Lael.

Waiting for the birthday cake.

Everybody around the table.

Getting ready to blow out the candles.

Yes, it was a Hello Kitty birthday party.

 

Collin and the birthday cake.

Hayley with Uncle Tof.

Lael's getting to be a big girl now.

Presents!

Birthday balloons.

More presents.

Hayley whacking the pinata. 

Hayley and Hanna doing crafts.

Collin and Alethia doing crafts.