Happy Thanksgiving 2011!

We had a great Thanksgiving....Uncle Jon, Aunt Micki came from far away (FL and WI respectively)
and we had a house full of friends to boot!!

Not to mention we got to watch the Packers win some football (first on the little green screen)....

And then on the big projector screen!!  Thanks Panitzkes:) 

Auntie Micki lovin' on Vivi

Some of our international college friends :)

Laughter comes with happy tummies full of Thanksgiving dinner.

Su Jin holds baby Audrey....it was her first time ever holding an infant!!

Ella had a blast playing with Grant and Levi (the Panitzke's little guys).

And of course, nothing better than having Nana and Lala....two blessings we
are forever thankful for.

Festival of Lights

Got some free tickets from friends for this Festival....the girls really enjoyed it.  

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Mucho Gracias to Uncle Jon for coming with us....we couldn't have done it
without you!!

There was a VERY impressive display of gingerbread houses along with the
1000 or so Christmas trees they crammed in the facility:)

Viv having fun on 'Santa's train'

And the indoor carousel was a hit, of course.

Sisterhood...what a ride!

Not having any sisters myself growing up, it is a rockin' ride and amazing
blessing to see first hand this unique and beautiful relationship of sisters
grow and unfold right before my eyes.

Thanks for the cool matching tye-dyes Nana!!

Vivi's on the top step of the stepstool....she's not THAT tall.....YET!! :)

It's so cool to see them building a lego creation together.

Halloween 2011

Ella designed her first pumpkin face this year, it was pretty awesome:)

Simba thought the pumpkin was pretty great too.

Our Little Pumpkin

She's flinging some web at you there, for those wondering.

Hayride time

This one cracked me up....these are taken at a fall festival outside my dear friend
Nancy's church

More pics with the pumpkins....Dan did a nice job on the cat and the spooky tree:)

Spiderwoman with the attitude!

We lost the pumpkin outfit (oops!) so Jo was a Tiger on the 31st.

These were the decorations outside of a neighbor's house, they go all out around here.

Random Great Moments....

Ella's quite the little model for pics these days....

And then there's her little sister....

Ella sneaks a glance toward Mommy as she listens to a storyteller at
MC homecoming fall fair.

Little Lunchdate amongst close sisters.

Yes, those are kid-leashes....if you've ever had or known a 20 month old, you understand the necessity!!

Our 2 Little Monkeys

Our Josephine Jellybean!!

Here's our little angel, Jo-Bean.  She is such a kind-hearted little girl.

Ok, here's one for Mom Ross.....remember when Dan did this to you (wouldn't let you do ANYTHING unless you were holding him so you had to put him on your back?  Paybacks......

Jo's our little cuddle-bug, very affectionate:)  And of course her Nana just eats it up:)

This was at the MC homecoming fun fair for the kiddos, she's a little cold
here;  PS--I was trying to figure out some fun settings on my camera in this shot.
 

A favorite pastime, 'reading' books and having them read to her.

Fun in the Bounce House!!

Visit to SC--back in October!

 Ella and Mommy drove through the Appalachians to the East Coast to visit Grandpa Mark and Great-grandparents.  We had the added pleasure of seeing Aunt Melanie and Uncle Jerry too while we were there.  It was an incredible drive there, the trees were all bursting with autumn colors, it was a new experience in Beauty for me.  

Had a chance to do some photo editing on these...gotta love iPhoto.  Notice
how Ella's soaked, she's just like her Nana, couldn't keep her out of the ocean.

Here's a special one, so blessed to have Ella know her Great-grandma Jojo and
Great-granddaddy Carlton.

Sure love my daughter....

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