Sunday, November 29, 2009

leaves of thanks

like last year, this thanksgiving found my great grandmother's yummies in my oven and utah license plates in my driveway. mia was grandma's happy helper: prepping the turkey, peeling hard boiled eggs, and mixing the cornbread dressing. miley spent the day being grumptastic, while levi enjoyed sipping on 'apple spider'. of course, auntie tweece was on potato duty.

katrice's love for potatoes is only rivaled by her love for the cell phone grandma gloria gave her for her 21st birthday. after we feasted, brian and i paid the redbox a visit. on our way back to the house, he received the following text message from katrice: you smell like farts. i nearly wet myself with laughter. i love my sisters!
this year also found the return of the gratitude tree. there are a couple smart asses in my family who like to bu humbug on my sentimental traditions. if they write it down, they are less likely to say they are grateful for something like 'diet coke'. tiff made us cry with her contribution to the tree: dr. zebrack (katrice's cardiologist).

Friday, November 13, 2009

late breaking news

mia dancing for her reflection in the tv
a very somber mia recently informed me that she 'fell out of love' with her boyfriend. she makes it incredibly difficult to keep from laughing in the face of such tragedy.

Monday, November 2, 2009

our happy halloween

davy crockett 2, witch 4, genie 6
we enjoyed a mellow halloween at home, a welcome relief from the crazy week that preceded it. the girls shinned in the sparkly costumes that they picked out all by themselves. mia's genie even won the costume contest at her school festival, but i think that had less to do with her costume and more to do with the fact that her beloved kindergarten teacher was the judge ;).

little davy crockett and his coon skin hat kept us smiling all night long. he would have made you smile too had you opened your door to him using jack-o-lanterns for target practice. and you would have probably chucked at hearing him exclaim 'i love chocolate!' after dropping candy in his sack.

trick-or-treat!

like last year, the sisters took as much pleasure in passing out the treats as they did collecting them.
hoping you had a very happy halloween!