Gingerbread House

The boys got the annual gingerbread house decorated. This is the 5th year that we have done it, I think. The boys love it. And costco has a great and easy kit. Except I think that my house is so cold the icing would not stick to the house. So we use it more to "glue" each piece of candy. But Noah ended up taking over the icing, so I could finish getting the sugar cookie dough done. He was a big help. This year the kit included 4 gingerbread boy cookies ( much better than the 2 that were in last year- don't people have more than 2 kids!!!!), so Lucas got distracted by decorating his. So it was mainly decorated by Noah and Eli. Oh well, they all had fun, and didn't really fight. Yeah!

Christmas picture-in 1 shot

That's right. This was the only shot. A few goofey smiles, but I am not one to talk about that. I can still hear Dad complaining about my fake smiling in pictures when I was a kid. The at the very least look normal. If you squint. :)

WE MISS PAPA !

Dramatic, but funny!

Picture # 5

Answer: 5

Question: How many pictures do I have to take to get 1 picture of three boys where they all look somewhat normal?

Trimming the Tree

The boys did most of the decorating. I will be glad when are tall enough hang the garland over the windows.

Jingle Bells

The boys love to watch Trevor's videos. And I have finally figured out how to record on my camera. So this is dedicated to Papa. We love you!

Lessons Learned

A computer gliche and me trying to hurry, I accidently deleted my pictures from Thursday and Scott's birthday party. I had gotten some GREAT pictures. I will definately not make that mistake again.

Thanksgiving

On Saturday, Noah said that he was thankful for his gameboy and Lucas was thankful for FOOD. Eli said that he was thankful for his family. At least I got one right! I don't look forward to the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. I get caught up in the running around and sometimes forget to enjoy what matters the most. I hope to enjoy my time w/my family this holiday season. W/ Dad being gone, I am sooo thankful that my family is so close. I like that my children will grow up with memories of "The family" gatherings include Aunts/Uncles/Cousins/Grandparents. Being a military brat, I missed out on that. And I am glad that my kids have the opportunity to spend so much time with their extended family. God Bless everyone during this holiday season and ALL year long. Rachel

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

I didn't start taking pictures until it was time for dessert. Mom did an AWESOME job w/dinner. But I think that we all filled up on snacks and didn't leave much room for dinner. We had a lot of leftovers. Mom made sure that we packed up doggy bags. We all missed Dad. But I liked that Andrew let me pick at the turkey while he was carving it. Dad would let me do that :). We look forward to seeing Dad at Christmas. We will have another thanksgiving dinner Thursday at Andrew and Jennifer's. Minus Fred, Julie, Trevor and her parents. I hope they have a good time visiting Julie's family in Alabama. But they will be missed. The boys LOVE spending time w/Trevor. I think that he has replace Aunt Julie. Sorry Julie, he is cute.

Battle of the Cousins

On Saturday, the cousins were having a difference of opinions. The older two wanted to watch Meet the Robinsons. They wanted quiet and the lights off. The younger ones wanted to play fusball with the lights on and LOTS of noise. You can tell how thrilled the older two are and not happy that they lost the battle of the lights. Light were left on. But the younger ones lost the battle of the noise. Quiet please! Jordan and Noah get real sick of little brothers fast these days. I can't wait for the teenage years!

Noah's magic spoon

Noah's school had a magician. He called Noah up to help him bend spoons. Noah was able to keep this one. It is hard to tell but the handle is twisted all the way around. While Noah was helping him, the magician took Noah's watch. Noah noticed that his watch was missing shortly after coming off the stage. He did get it back during a later trick.

List for little brothers

Jordan spent the night on Saturday. Eli and Lucas stayed w/Nana. So, on the way to church Sunday- Noah and Jordan came up w/some lists for their little brothers. I thought I would share them. Jordan's is quite funny.

Noah's List
each brother has 1 thing give me
Eli
leave me alone

Lucas
leave me alone

Jordan's List
pay me $5 a day
turn the lights on/off for me
make my bed
do my chores
I think that you get the idea

I asked Noah why he didn't put some of the things that Jordan had onto his list. His answer was simple. "Because they wouldn't do those things. Well, maybe Lucas would but not Eli." I thought it was funny.

Let's Party!

Scott was showing off his lost tooth. Trevor had his party face on. I am sure he was mad that he didn't get to eat cake under the table.

Noah's SDRAWKCAB 9th Birthday

Noah got excited to

see that I had already

gotten him a gameboy. But was a

little disappointed

when he learned that

he was still paying his

share. I found a great

bargain on Ebay. Didn't take him long to realize that it was

worth spending his $.

Noah's SDRAWKCAB 9th Birthday

Presents! Noah mainly got money to go toward the game boy that he had been saving up for.

Noah's SDRAWKCAB 9th Birthday

The right list was in blue. How well can you read when its sdrawkcab?

Noah's SDRAWKCAB 9th Birthday

We had cake under the table. And then did a backwards scavenger hunt. We had to find the list that went w/the items on the patio. And had to walk backwards to look for the list.

Noah's SDRAWKCAB 9th Birthday

Noah had a backward birthday party on Saturday. So its hard to tell. But everyone, except Eli, had on their clothes backwards. Cake was first and presents last. The cake was upside down.