MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

"Ketchup"

Yes, it's time for another catch-up blog. I've been meaning to do these for a while now but, well, I'm busy; but also we have this "fun" Wi-Fi card. It's supposed to be great because you don't have to plug your card into your computer to upload your pictures, it uploads the pictures automatically when you turn the camera on. Or, it's supposed to. It hasn't been working and the one who can actually figure out what's wrong has been very busy. Now it is finally working and I have much to catch-up on.

These first pictures are Halloween costumes that picked up for 90% off! The kids LOVE to dress up, especially Jacob. Ethan wasn't in the mood for dressing up and taking a million pictures so I just took pictures of the kids who were.




The kids had some of those glow in the dark bracelets. We taped them to our fan. It was pretty cool looking.

We went to my parents house for Thanksgiving. My mom and Ethan were both sick :(

Jacob helped my mom by decorating the Christmas tree.
(He REALLY wants us to decorate our house. I keep telling him, "We are moving. I promise we will decorate our new house in Seattle." I'm not sure he believes me yet.)

This is us trying to take a picture of three kids in front of the Christmas tree. I LOVE Jacob's expressions (just don't tell him that!).

The "BIG" Surprise

Ethan: When are we going to have Dad's party?
Jacob: Ethan! You aren't supposed to say that! It's supposed to be a surprise!

Yes, this is what Anthony heard on our way to drop him and Jacob off at school. I've actually been planning this for awhile now. I thought it would be fun to have a little party to celebrate his last day of school, ever (hopefully). I also thought it would be smart to have a little birthday party for him as well. His birthday is the 20th of December which is usually a hard day to have a birthday being so close to Christmas. This year it seemed even more impossible with moving. I thought I better do something now before our life gets even more busy. The kids love decorating and then yelling, "Surprise!" when they walk in. The hard part, of course, is trying to get everyone to KEEP it a secret.

Picture with Santa

Maybe next years picture will turn out better?.....