You Don't See That Every Day

Just a little warning ahead of time, this will probably end up being a pretty random entry. The unifying theme here is the kids, and the month of November. The girls have been taking piano lessons since October, and it has been so fun to hear them play now. The first week ... well the little key -plunking got old really fast, but their enthusiasm never waned. Just like the leaves from our trees. The girls would go out one day and rake the leaves from both the front and back yards; the next day it would look like they hadn't even been there. They haven't been discouraged yet. Maybe it's the novelty of jumping in the leaf-piles, or the fun of climbing in the bin to pack the leaves in a little, whatever it takes, they keep going back out happily, to rake the leaves. Big Miss M. got to go to a little party at a neighbor's house. They made these cute, yummy, little turkeys - they really did look better in person when they were fresh. This was taken a day or so later...

my mom and my kids Birthdays and baptisms! On Saturday, my mom's birthday - the family got together and celebrated with her by having cake and presents. not enough candles for Mom! And our Miss M was baptized on Sunday evening! G. was able to do it this time too; (he had baptized S. and S. a few years back.) I didn't get any still-photos of the event, but the video camera captured her talking with the pastor, and the 'dunking' by her dad. Afterward the family went back to our house to celebrate. Of course this meant more cake and a few little gifts for her. It was a happy weekend!