Santa letters

Busch Gardens last summer

Apparently I haven't downloaded pictures from this camera in a while...

Ice skating in Phoenix

Brady has been talking about ice skating with Uncle Dan since hockey camp last summer.  We managed to squeeze in about an hour at the rink in Phoenix.

Thanksgiving photo shoot

We had three rowdy boys on our hands after Thanksgiving dinner.  James and I took then on a walk up the street from Kathy and Tony's house and played some football and let them explore the water a bit. 

The good shots:

 

The goofy shots:

Phoenix hike

Tony, James, and I took the boys on a hike one afternoon. They all did great, and Brady was thrilled to see some petroglyphs in the rocks.

Phoenix Miniature Golf

For my birthday in Phoenix, we went go-carting and miniature golfing...a fun way to enjoy the beautiful weather!

Thanksgiving parties

Rudy's preschool had a Thanksgiving feast. I wasn't well prepared with the good camera, so these are the best pictures I could get.

Rudy doing the turkey dance:

At Brady's school, the whole Kindergarten shared a feast. The kids had both Native American and Pilgrim costumes to choose from. I organized the Indian headpiece and came in to make them with the kids. Brady's said that he is thankful for family, food, his dog, and "his place" (i.e., his home).

Go Tribe...

The game didn't turn out the way we wanted, but we still had fun cheering on the Tribe...

Early start on Christmas crafts

We got a very early start on our Christmas ornaments this year. We broke out the model magic and started molding and cutting...apparently, we still have to paint some of them, but the kids were quite proud of themselves!

Family weekend

We went to Mom and Dad's for a multipurpose visit: celebrate my birthday, see Lila, have a pre-turkey day dinner with Meg and Mrs. Moore, and visit with Grandma!

James with Lila:

Rudy helping Oma with Apples to Apples...Brady actually played this with us - reading the cards and choosing which ones to throw - so much fun!

My birthday dump cake:

Brady and Lila:

Storytime with Grandma:

Miniature golf:

Rudy and Charlie

"MoMMMM....take my picture!"

Spike

Not sure what completes this look...is it the shades? The spiked hair? Or the bunny suit jammies?

Go Steelers!

Thanks, Grandma, for the super-cool Steelers hats!