Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent Thanksgiving at Ted and Pat's this year. The whole family was there (about 22 of us), but the babies, Maddox and Matthew, were the center of attention. I never did get a picture of the two of them together, but Chuck got some great video.

Here's Maddox with Grandpa and one of the many balls from the toy box.

As usual, Ted Jr. carved the turkey. Just missing from this picture is the Roto-Rooter man under the sink. Yes, the plumbing got totally clogged from all the potato peels in the disposal, and gunk was backing up in the bathtub - gross! Fortunately, all was working in time for dinner, and in plenty of time to wash all the dishes.

After dinner, we took pictures of the three generations.

Here are the "babies"- they did a great job of posing when we gave Maddox and Matthew some balls and got them all to say "hot dog".

Here are the "middles" - Jenna used to be the baby of the whole family, but no more!

And here are the "oldies but goodies"- actually, this was the toughest group to photograph. We never did get everyone to look at the camera at the same time.

It was great to be together, and we are all so thankful for our wonderful family!

Another Birthday!

First birthdays are so much fun! Our grand-nephew Matthew, Ted and Angie's little guy, turned one last week, and we got to help him celebrate. I snapped a series of pictures of him with his birthday cake, and although it took him awhile, he finally got it up to his mouth!

"Hey, what's this, and what should I do with it?"

"Yeeeow. that feels weird!"

"Guess I'll try it in my mouth - everything else goes there!"

"Hmmmmm - not too bad, but why is everybody laughing at me?"

"Now back to the really good stuff - new toys!"
Happy Birthday, Matthew!

Happy Birthday, Phebe!

Our granddaughter, Phebe, will be 5 on November 14th. Wow! How time flies! We won't be able to help her celebrate on her day this year, but we have been with her on some of her birthdays. Here are some pictures to show her growing and changing:

Just born - not even 1 hour old. Look at those blue hands!

1 year old - "I have chubby cheeks and curls, just like Maddox!"

2 years old - "I can blow it out myself!"

3 years old - "I love my Princess Barbie and my pink crown!"

41/2 - "I'm growing up soooooo fast!"

Happy Birthday, Phebe!