Archive for November, 2009

24
Nov
09

giving thanks part I

We celebrated Thanksgiving with my side of the family on Sunday and will be heading to OKC to have Thanksgiving with Ken’s side of the family on the actual day.  Mum did a wonderful job cooking the turkey even though she doesn’t eat meat and we all managed to squeeze around two tables.  I’m so thankful for having so many blessings in my life!

See, we all fit!  8 adults and 8 children.

Taylor and Zach specifically asked for the legs!

20
Nov
09

taylor tootin’

. . . his trumpet, that is!  On Tuesday we attended his 7th grade band concert and I must admit, they sure have come a loooonnnngggg way since this time last year when he was first beginning to play!  Taylor looked so handsome in his tux shirt with bowtie.  Unfortunately we had to sit quite a ways back so some of my pictures were a little fuzzy.  The 1st trumpets got to do a little solo together during one of their songs.  Taylor’s a little hard to see but he’s the third one in.  He played very well and I’m so proud of how far he’s come already!  He is indeed a talented musician.



15
Nov
09

a lott of fun in ok

Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit our really good friends the Lott’s.  We headed out Saturday morning to Pauls Valley, OK to visit the Toy and Action Figure Museum, the only one of its kind in the world.  We headed to the train depot afterward to go through the little museum they had there.  We had a great time!

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As we walked into the museum you see this huge display of what would have been a collector’s bedroom. There were toys everywhere!  Right:  Audrey and Jocelyn mock a fight in front of a cool wall.

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Ken doing his photo thing and Wesley dressed up as Captain America.

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Harrison and Taylor crunched themselves into a little car. Right: the 6 children being their normal selves by the train station!

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Left: in the middle brick it said “center of the universe”! The kids were fighting over who was going to stand on it, of course!  Right: Harrison and Taylor in the train depot.

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Audrey and Jocelyn; Wesley and Owen in the train depot.




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