Friday, December 15, 2006

They're Sinking The Blog Ship

I surrender. (waving white flag)

Blogging is completely impossible in the months of September, October, November and December. Between birthdays and holidays, I'm a mess. I AM here. I'm just working on things here. Until I can catch up and justify...well...here. With only half a table tiled, holiday newsletters, Christmas presents, and more travel in our future, I might as well say it now:

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Baby Tongue Jumping Jacks

Faith had all of us in stitches tonight, and I just had to share the video clip. Normally, Faith has an aversion to being spoon fed, rarely staying still for 1/3 of a jar of food. But this evening, she mowed down an entire jar of breakfast for dinner, "Apples and Bananas Mixed with Cereal".

Her reaction to the delightful sweet taste is priceless.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Running To Catch Up

It seems almost impossible to have the stamina to blog lately. And as the days pass, I feel more and more overwhelmed with all of the content I haven't blogged about. The missed vacations, more birthdays, the new milestones. It all keeps piling up! ACK!

Over the course of the next few days, I'll try to blog backwards, placing all events in the proper order. So my suggestion to you, is to scroll down, rather than up for the most recent content getting added at a snails pace.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Three Ways to Give Thanks

What a difference a day makes. The next morning was gorgeous and warm, with not a single cloud in the sky. Faith took advantage of the weather change and decided that all human beings should arise with the morning dawn while staying at the grandparents' house.


Perfect weather could only mean three things...tractors, paintball and an awesome turkey dinner.


Grandpa A. has a reputation for babying his tractor. The tractor resides in the garage - not the family cars. Grandpa's favorite hobby? Driving a tractor. The children had a wild time taking turns riding the tractor. It was enough for Grace to sit on Grandpa's lap, (too nervous to take the wheel), while Jack was in complete driver's heaven zig zagging with enthusiastic over corrections (he might have the Adams tractor gene).


Ken was invited to an on site paintball match with Uncle Jacob and his friend. This apparently is serious stuff folks. We discovered Uncle Jacob has a past time of his own...digging giant trenches. Ken wore a fresh pair of Grandpa A.'s Marine fatigues (which wigged Mom out a little). But what a beautiful father, son shot this is (post paint war).


Grandma did an unbelievable job of putting together a jaw dropping spread during the day: juicy perfect turkey, stuffing, waldorf salad, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, peas, apple pie and pumpkin pie. It was a tasty ending to a happy day with family.