Sunday, December 20, 2009

5 yrs old + 10" of snow = 2 happy kids

Good times in WV. Charleston's biggest snow of the decade translates to Autumn and Evan having a great time this weekend! Our hilly Timberlake neighborhood provided a great setting for sledding.

As for me, I abandoned my car at the Kmart parking lot on my way home from work Saturday morning, and walked the rest of the way. :) Not bad compared to those who ventured southbound from Charleston on I-64, only to be stuck for as many as 12 hours!

-Mark

Friday, December 11, 2009

Holidays Part 1: Thanksgiving, etc.

I could write many words about the last few weeks including Thanksgiving. But pictures speak a thousand words, so here goes... Autumn gets her ears pierced in Rochester:

The kiddos cuddle with Grandma Laurie before Turkey Day.

The kids get a life lesson at Grandma Laurie's on how Thanksgiving Turkey is actually prepared.

Evan hits the jackpot at Craigs' Cruisers in Grand Rapids, on the first try! A total of 500 tickets barfed out of the machine over the course of several minutes.

Big group photo at Grandma Linda's family Thanksgiving Weekend party!

An incredible double rainbow outside out kitchen window sometime late last week.

...but then the rain turned into SNOW last Saturday!!!


And finally, the kids as toy soldier and ballerina ornaments in their Church Musical (they had been rehearsing weekly since September)... Christmas Hang-ups! It was a 45 minute musical with many songs. We're proud of them for working so hard! :)

Hope the beginning of the Holiday Season has been blessed!

-Mark, Marisa, Autumn, and Evan

P.S. Here is an Album of 35 photos from Thanksgiving through early December.