Christmas pictures that didn't make the cut

We had professional photos done this year for Christmas. Abby was sick that day, and Gavin had just got up from a nap. The first few photos were hilarious...especially in person. The lady they had helping with the photos had the most shockingly high voice I have ever heard. The kids at first just had this horrified look on their faces.

Here is one example-I was laughing so hard I had tears rolling down my cheeks.

-Melissa

Christmas photos

We opened presents at our house the morning of Christmas eve. (Above & below)

Above- opening her stocking on Christmas day at Nanny & Papa's house

Above- the kids trying out their play guitars
Below- Uncle Ryan had some fun with the guitars too! He is wearing some cool napkin ring ear adornments.

Day after Christmas we all spent the evening at Nanny Papa's house again, and had dinner with Tiffany & Andy and their boys.

Above- a cute one of Gavin

Above & below- Abby jumping over Aunt Katie & playing with her


Below- Playing with Will & NannyThen on the 27th we went to Topeka for Christmas with my side of the family.
Below- Abigail with Valerie's girls

Below- everyone hanging out downstairs at the get together. It was a bittersweet day, everyone sure missed dad...or Grandpa Jerry as his grandkids called him.

Below- One of Abigail back at home, playing with the tool bench she got from Nanny & Papa

-Melissa

It's time to post a few new photos! Here we go-

above- A family photo we had taken recently

Above & below- at Nativity Pines, picking out a Christmas tree & having fun

Decorating the tree

Having fun on Thanksgiving

Halloween pictures!

Here are a few pictures from Halloween this year. I made the skirt for her witch costume, it is a no sew tutu. :)

Above- not so sure she wants to go trick or treating

Above-Abigail the witch with Will the wizard!

With Gavin the firefighter!

Above- checking out some candy loot

Above- out trick or treating!

Not from Halloween, but just a funny one of Abigail sitting in an empty pull-up box. She was pretending it was a boat

Fun at Walter's Pumpkin Patch

We took the kids to the pumpkin patch this year. We've been going every year since 2005, when I was pregnant with Abigail. This year the kids were old enough to really enjoy it.

They got to ride in a wagon, and they enjoyed a train ride (below).

Mary tried out the tire horse swing, with Abigail pushing her, then Abby was convinced it was safe and had a turn too.
The kids really loved sitting on the big tractors, and playing on the various swings, slides, and other toys.
Abby got in a big corn pit ^...kind of like a ball pit only filled with dried corn. Gavin did not join her, he was playing on a big tractor and much preferred that to the corn pit option.

Abigail tried out a saddle ^


Sitting on a big set of hay steps ^

Cautiously waving at a clown ^ (Abby had a look on her face like "Ummm....")

Before we left the kids got to have a pumpkin cookie...yum!

Oh, I don't want to forget the pictures of the actual pumpkin patch. We picked out 2 nice pumpkins for our front porch.

Hmm...not sure if this one is quite right.

You are my sunshine...

Smiling in the sunshine

Pretty girl!

Admiring some baked goods with cousin Gavin. This was right before they started banging their heads on the display window. Haha...