Thanksgiving Celebrations

We are happy to report that we had an excellent Thanksgiving celebration with family. Our Thanksgiving was a three-part event, and surprisingly did not involve much turkey at all!
Thanksgiving day we started out at home... (Which looking back on it, if we hadn't had that time at home together I don't think the rest of the weekend would have gone as well.) Rory and Cecily and I enjoyed watching the parade together, and we ate baked brie and summer sausage with crackers. We also got a head start on Christmas decorations.
Thanksgiving evening we met Rory's family in Tacoma, and enjoyed a lovely feast at CI Shenanigans. Their buffet was quite the spread. The basics were available, but the seafood definitely stole the show. I got so distracted by the clams and salmon that I forgot to pay attention to the turkey. It could be said that Rebekah enjoyed a few chocolate dipped strawberries, but that would be an understatement!

Here is CJ investigating Grandpa Cliff's watch.

On Friday we headed up to Everett for a feast at Aunt Susan and Uncle Michael's. It was fun to get together- both Josh & Dorothy and Becky & Phillip were there. (Neither Cara and her Phil or Darren could make it-- so we missed them). It was funny because-- Becky is a science teacher, Dorothy is a Math teacher, Rory was a math major and is a math tutor/teacher, and Josh is a doctor. What happens when you get so many math and science minded people in a room? Naturally they start doing a scientific study that involves graphing something. Their graph helped them determine the rate that the roast was cooking and in turn were able to determine the exact time that the roast would be finished. Their hypothesis was correct, and as we sat down to enjoy the meal at the exact time estimated a jubilant Dorothy raised her fork and exclaimed, "Math wins!." A good time was had by all!
Here is Josh and Rory testing the chair to see how comfortable it would be for two guys to sit on an antique bench that happened to be placed directly under a counter.

It looks quite cozy.

Mommy and Me

I am making a conscious effort to make sure that we have pictures of me too. I am usually the one taking all the pictures, but every once in a while we remember to take some. Here are a few recent ones.

Ready for my close up!

Well, Here are a few more pics of CJ. I think she looks a lot like her Auntie Cara in the first one and then the third one reminds me of her Auntie Genesis. At any rate they make me smile.

Look at me go!

Here is our almost walking baby. She has entertained the thought of crawling, but the girl is determined to walk. She has pretty good balance, but needless to say has obtained quite a few boo-boos with all her practice steps. Maybe I'll be getting a walking baby for Christmas. Ready or not here she comes!

Bath Time!

Splish Splash I was taking a bath!

The Dread Pirate Roberts

Here is our very own pirate. What do you think of his hook and peg leg?

Bedtime Bandits!

Cecily and Jen got to stay for almost an entire week out in Yelm with Rebekah, Jimmy and Austin at the beginning of November.

It was a bonding experience for all and we were glad we got to do it!

These pictures were taken of Austin and Cecily having story time before bed. They totally crack me up!