Thanksgiving 2011!

We had the most FANTABULOUS Thanksgiving Day! This year we headed to the farm with Mi-Ma, Tricia, Logan, and Matt! We really had a tremendous day with family!!!! We are sooooooooo thankful for so many reasons!!! It was great because all 5 of Aunt Fran and Uncle Morris' kiddos were in town too... Marcia, Mary, Melisa, Mark, and Machelle! Yeah family!!!
Did I mention it was a beautiful, warm and 74 degree day in Pawnee City, Nebraska?! It doesn't get any better!

This baby calf got out of his cage... oops!

Mallory and William LOVED feeding the cows hay!

Moooooooooooo!

William: "Hi cows! Want some hay cows?"

Mallory: "William, you like cows? I do."

We went for a gorgeous walk with family... did you know that I climbed the 88 foot silo about 10 years ago... Mike climbed it about 4 years ago. So on this walk, Mike and I did some bragging...

Mark on the tractor getting hay... William and Mallory were so excited to be up close and personal!

Mi-Ma with her "crew"!

The boys chatting about... can you guess? Yes... football!!! :)

Mallory and William really liked Katie and Lauren's DS. They love to doodle and draw!

The cousins...

On the way home, it took Mallory and William 4 whole minutes to fall asleep. They are just precious... so thankful for an amazing family! I just adore my Mike, Mallory, and William!

William made this card for Mi-Ma! We are especially thankful for Mi-Ma this year... she had a rough summer with her health, but is doing so well now. Keep up the good work, Mi-Ma! We have lots of Thanksgivings to spend together! We LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!

Mallory made this card for Mi-Ma! (I love to do hand print crafts with Mal Mal and Lil' Red!)

Mallory showing off her cutie smile!William had to find all his cows after bath, and yes... he went night night with all of his cows too. It was so stinkin' cute! I even heard them drift off to sleep singing, "Old McDonald Had a Farm".

Feeding the Cows Hay Video...

Hanging Out Before Dinner Video...

So THANKFUL!

So thankful for teachable toddlers...

We are so THANKFUL for our Mallory and William!

So thankful for Daddy...

So thankful for Kindermusik and big smiles...

So thankful for learning and laughs...

So thankful for sharing...

So thankful for creative minds...

So thankful for lil' red heads who are so sweet to sister...

So thankful for Mi-Ma...

So thankful for silly hats...

So thankful for grins that make you go... Ummm???

More Pump It Up!

So right after I posted my not-so-great pictures, Mike's life long buddy, sent us these much better pictures with his nice camera! We have such wonderful friends !!!

Pump It Up!

We had a MARVELOUS time at Pump It Up for our friend, Zach's 4th birthday party! This place is so so so so fun! All the kids are so fast that many of my pictures turned out ultra blurry. Not only is this a physical fitness course for kiddos, but Mike and I were sweating and laughing just as hard as our Mallory and William!
Not only can Mallory put her coat, shoes, and socks on allllll by herself, but she continues to want to do other BIG things all by herself. For example, the step to get up to this slide were very mini along with small black looped hand ropes to grasp.... she really was determined! My muscles grew double in size this week-end, from carrying my and Mallory's weight. (We did safely fall once.) It was a hoot... William is also determined, but not as a perfectionist as Mallory. (I don't know where she gets these characteristics?! LOL!) And William will still let us help him with his coat and shoes if we are in a hurry, where Mallory wants no help. Super funny! They are getting too BIG too fast...

It was an Angry Bird party too!

William still LOVES his Froggy...

Mallory doing a fish kiss pose...

Boy, did we all sleep well after this party!!! :)

Pump It Up Videos...