Thanksgiving again... and Christmas comes early for Syd!

We feel very lucky to get to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in October and U.S. Thanksgiving in November. Although it still isn't the same as sitting around the table with all my Yankee relatives! I miss you all very much!

The actual turkey for U.S. Thanksgiving, just to prove to my family that we do celebrate!

Syd just got the best news ever!!! Her braces came off about 8 months early!

Before...

...after.

Is it still 1982????

I have finally convinced Jordan that the mullet is not the most up to date hair style! He has been growing it all summer on a bet with his basketball team. Here are the last photos before it all came off!

Halloween

Of course Braxton wanted to be his favorite character in the world (the wizarding world that is), Harry Potter. He practiced his spells on all of us!

Addi makes a very cute Dorothy....but where is Toto? I think he found out that Addi's dad neuters dogs for a living!

Syd hard at work!

Jordan showing off the final product.

10 years old!

On October 19th Braxton turned 10. He was very excited to enter the double digits! The morning of his birthday I got up at about 6:00am and was walking by his bedroom. I heard him stir a little and then there was a "YES...It's my birthday"!

We started off the day with breakfast in bed.

Next was present time.

The finale of the big day was cake and ice-cream!

Happy birthday Braxton!

Back to Pullman!

We drove down to Pullman Washington for Craig's Vet school reunion. We had a blast! It was so fun to be back.

All ready to go cheer on the Cougs as they take on Arizona State!

We stayed with our good friends, Chris and Cindy Schneider, in Moscow ID for a couple of days. Chris works a U of I so he got us in to play a football game of our own in the dome.

Jack Schneider, Jordan and Braxton

Back to the house that we lived in for 10 years! Lots of great memories.

Of course we had to visit Ferdinands! The Dairy at WSU has their own creamery. It is the best ice cream ever!

Go WSU!!! Outside the Stadium in Pullman.

Wisdom....

Jordan just had his wisdom teeth out. He looked pretty swollen. I think he actually enjoys eating mashed potatoes and gravy with ice cream for dessert for every meal!

First day of school...

The kids hate it...but I just seem to be compelled to take those first day of school photo's every year with the backpack and all!

Jordan grade 12

Sydni grade 11

Addi grade 8

Braxton grade 5