Giving Thanks

Drew's kindergarten class did a little play that described the 'First Thanksgiving.'  The parents of the students were invited to watch and bring in traditional thanksgiving foods for all the children to try.  We were so lucky that Grandad and Jennifer had just drove into Henderson from San Diego and went with us to see Drew.

"I am mosoique and I am Chief of my tribe," was Drew's line.



Tasting the food was so much fun, even Luke got to try some of Drew's yummy treats!


Turkey Day!
We woke up early, watched the Thanksgiving Day parade and while the turkey was cooking, the boys stayed busy making a gingerbread house.

The finished product!  Note: there are nearly NO candies left on it....where did they go?

Three boys ready to EAT!
They had so much fun with Grandad and Jennifer

While stuffing our faces with stuffing, we went around the table and said what we were thankful for... Drew and Luke took this as a challenge and just kept going and going, which was great if it means they learn gratitude.  As for me, I am so very thankful for ALL of my family, it really is the most important thing!


Fall Activities Galore!

The boys at a farm or pumpkin patch?  No, we are at the M hotel at a breakfast place, Hash House a-go go!

This fall has been so eventful! Here's just few of the things that kept us busy as the weather got cooler:

 Luke's Soccer

This year we enrolled Luke in 3 year-old soccer.  Despite the fact that he wasn't quite three when we enrolled him, we thought he would do just fine.  I have to say that soccer for this age group is incredibly hilarious.  The kids are more excited about the snack than anything and there are plenty of melt-downs and tantrums, but it is all in good fun and we do not take it seriously AT ALL.  Even though Luke loves practice and does great, he is not into the games and hates the pressure.  He has scored a few times, once on the other teams goal, but we cheered just the same!

Here is Luke pulling his teammates away from the ball...that HAS to be some kind of foul!


Hmmmm.......what to do now???
Drew is Luke's biggest fan at the games, he stands at the goal and cheers so the players know where to go!

Gilcrease Orchard
One of the great things about being in a mom's club is all the newfound activities.  Even after living here for over 2 years, I had no idea some of these wonderful places existed.
 Here we are up north at Gilcrease orchard, where there's a pumpkin patch and many other freshly grown vegetables and homemade cider.





Panera Bread Tour
Mikel arranged for my mom's group to come take a tour of Panera Bread. We had a room in the back all to ourselves, which was really nice. The kids got to make their own cookies and have lunch.  The highlight of the tour was the freezer!  The kids had so much fun running in and out of it screaming, which I am sure puzzled the customers who heard!!

The boys love going to see Daddy at work!


Rod and Bets visit
Mikel's brother, Rod, and his wife, Betsy flew in from New York for a quick trip to attend the Andre Agassi fundraiser.  We were so happy we had the chance to see them.  We met up at The Palms and had an amazing dinner at Nove, and drinks and dancing at The Playboy club (I won't comment on the gambling :(!)  The perks of living close to Vegas are getting to see everyone who visits and doing some amazing things!
Of course we have no good pics since it was so dark and all I had was my lousy phone camera!



This fall really has been jammed packed.  Drew's school had a wonderful Fall Festival, which I have no pictures of since I worked the cake walk.  We also got to trick-or-treat at a retirement home, Drew had swim lessons, and there were SO many birthday parties!  Now on to the Holidays.......

Halloween 2010

This year Halloween was so much fun! The boys are really into superheroes, so we had to go with that. My little Wolverine and Hulk took every opportunity to wear their costumes and fight, which was wonderful for me!
 The night of Halloween our friends had a party and we went trick-or-treating as a large group. It was fun for the kids and the adults.  The costumes, the food, the decorations, everything was SO cute!

My mini-spidey!


My superhero squad and our....prisoner?  Mikel was comfy in his costume, who wants to wear tights anyhow?!


The adults looked SO awesome, I had to include these pics!
I am definitely inspired to make our own costumes next year...now all I need to do is learn to sew!

Drew and his friend Ethan wanted to be the same thing....Wolverine buds!



The kids were loaded up on sugar and went a little crazy!
The girls!
Drew and his favorite girl, Ali!

TRICK OR TREAT!












Luke and Blake's Birthday Bash!






We love October!  Blake turned one on the 12th and Luke turned three on the 16th!  We had a party for the both of them at a park right by our home. We had friends and family there and for once it wasn't too hot! We all had such a wonderful time. These birthdays seem to be coming faster and faster and I just want my boys to stay little!!


                                                 Lovin' the junk food!!

I had to have a sports theme for my little sports lovers.



Granny and Gramps flew out from Denver to celebrate with us. The boys adore them and they had so much fun together. They also helped with the party which was great, these things can get stressful!



Baby party!  Even though the younger kids couldn't enjoy the bounce house, they had their own fun!

My mom and my cousin's cute daughter, Peyton.

Cheers Grandpa!
The kids had so much fun wacking the pinata. It's a little old-school but kids still love it!


Finally candy! After everyone took MANY turns hitting the pinata, my Dad shook all the candy out of it, it was craziness!

Happy Birthday to you....

Mmmm.......green icing!

The boys received so many wonderful gifts, which included these handmade shirts....too cute.