11.22.2009

Thanksgiving is Right Around the Corner






















Hello! Clearly I'm slacking on the picture uploading. Here's some pics from Halloween. We went with a sea creature theme - Hallie was a jellyfish and Paige was an octopus. The girls went Trick-or-Treating at Davenport during the week, braved the rain at Grand Valley Friday night, and then we just stayed in on Saturday. It was rather chilly, so we finally carved our pumpkins and the girls were excited to pass out the candy. We had a whopping 4 kids come to the door, so it was a quiet evening. Things are going well here. We're going to redo the basement, work started late last week, so that is exciting. I can't wait for that to be more of a functional space, particularly for all the toys! Tomorrow I get to spend the afternoon at preschool with Hallie for her Day of Celebration. Work Tuesday and then start my Thanksgiving holiday. Excited to visit with family. Happy Thanksgiving from my little princesses!

10.20.2009

Fall Fun & Paige's 2nd Birthday

I apologize for the delay in posting. If you click "Older Posts" you

can view some pics from our September trip down to Illinois for

the Pumpkin Festival, 15 Year Class Reunion, and trip to Quincy

to visit Grandma Terwelp.

We were able to go to a cool orchard and pumpkin patch where we got

to build our own scarecrow. We participated with Homecoming at

Davenport. My little Paige celebrated her 2nd birthday on several

occasions. Dan's parents came up to Michigan as planned, so we were

able to see them. We connected with my siblings in Morton on the way

back home and my parents were able to come up this past weekend.

The weather was mild and beautiful. We went to the "Zoo Goes Boo"

event and the kids had a good time. Hallie got lots of compliments

on her costume. I'm excited that it turned out so well. She's a jellyfish

if you need a hint :o)

We traveled down to Quincy for my Grandma's funeral. She was buried

on Paige's actual birthday. Great celebration of her life. Her entire

family - 8 children and their spouses, 29 grandchildren and their

spouses, and 10 great-grandchildren + 2 own the way - bid her

farewell (all together 72!!!). There are great memories and she will be

missed!