Abigail in a Can

Instead of getting a "Jack in the Box" for Christmas, we got the new improved "Abigail in a Can". Its a big hit!

 

Christmas Fun!

Christmas Morning Pictures! I will add a more later when I have more time!

 

 

 

 

Christmas!

Here are a few picture from Christmas! I'll add more later when I have more time.

 

 

 

 

Christmas Time Fun!

Christmas is finally here, and everyone at our house is very excited! Here are a few fun photo's! First, our Christmas Tree. Okay so it's not really out of a Martha Stewart magazine, but it depicts what life is like around here--a basket full of laundry waiting to be folded and put away! The story of my life!

 

I tried to get a photo of the kids before church, and here are a few of the many tries!

 

 

 

Thanksgiving!

 

 

Auliver and Annabelle dressed up for History group this past month as different people from the pilgrims. We have been studying about the pilgrims and the amazing journey they made to America. Auliver told about William Bradford and Annabelle told about the way of life for the pilgrims at Plymouth! They did a great job, and they sure learned a lot!

The "MOOFLOWER"

 

Wow! I put on four posts today! I am trying to make up for the time when I go awhile without posting! We thought that this was pretty cute. It was in the entrance of the Plimouth Visitors Center!

Plimouth Plantation Fun

 

 

 

 

Plimouth Rock & Mayflower II

 

 

 

 

The Mayflower II sailed from England to MA in 1957. It was so neat to see what it would have looked like. We were so amazed at how small it actually was. We can't imaging actually having 102 passengers. No wonder they had a hard voyage!

Plimouth Plantation

 

 

 

 

For "school" we have been studying the early American settlers and the pilgrims. We were so excited to go to Plimouth Plantation last week. The kids had so much fun and we sure learned a lot while we were there. The people at Plimouth act in character and it is so fun to talk to them. While we were there we got to see a women roasting a pig on a spit(?sp?), a man fix a roof of one of the houses, men preparing beems for a new house, animals and many other things. We also go to see a Wampanoag Village and watch a man who had very little clothing work on making a canoe, and women cooking shellfish soup of some sort. If you haven't been there we think you should go sometime!

November Already?

Wow, time has really flown by. I can't believe that it is already November and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. To celebrate, (and to add an exciting field trip of what we have been talking about in school) we are headed to Plimouth Plantation! The kids are really excited and I have to admit that I am quite excited myself because I have never been there before. Hopefully in a few we will have nice pictures to post!

Red, Yellow, Orange! Oh My!

This is what I look forward to every year. The colors are so vibrant. I am always amazed at the boldness of the different colors. I wish I could paint so that I could catch the images of fall that I try to imprint in my head.

 

 

 

 

We took advantage of the beautiful weather and headed on a Nature walk. Although our walk didn't last long, it was so nice to be out for a little bit to enjoy all the great colors.

Annabelle's Birthday!

Annabelle has been so excited for her birthday. She marked it on the calendar at the first of September so that we wouldn't forget. We have been celebrating for a few days now. Last week she celebrated with a few friends during her "Backwards Birthday Bash", and yesterday we went to "Build a Bear Workshop" where she (and all the kids) got to pick and help make a stuffy. Then we had dinner at Papa Mickey's and Grandma Paula's. Today she went on a shopping trip with dad. (Anyone who knows Arne will know that she came home with lots of stuff "because it was cheap as dirt".) She is getting so big and we love her soooo much!

 

 

 

 

In tradition at our house...Here are 9 things we love about Annabelle....
1-She is soooo cute!
2- She is a great worker and helper! (expecially when she wants to be)
3-She is very good at playing the piano!
4-She is awesome at writing stories!
5- She is great at drawing!
6- She is getting so good at soccer!
7- She is so fun to be around!
8- She has a cute smile and loves to have fun!
9- She is such a wonderful sister, always thinking about her siblings. Auliver, Adelaide, Amelia, and Abigail are so lucky to have her as their sister! And she's a great daughter too!

Annabelle's Backwards Birthday Party!

Annabelle had a party to celebrate her 9th birthday! We can't believe she is getting so big. She is such a sweet girl and we are so happy to have her in our family.