We Cannot Forget Peter

Peter celebrated his 10th birthday, before Thanksgiving. He wanted a simple, Crusader Shield Cake. Except for having to go to school :) he had a nice day. Lots of people wished him a happy birthday, through visiting, cards, presents, and/or phone calls. His younger siblings went all out, making him cards, and he was so appreciative to them. As parents, Jim and I were very impressed with how Peter handled that. He spent time looking at what they each made, and making nice comments to them, personally.

This year, we stayed at home for a quiet Thanksgiving. Margie surprised us all, after dinner. In school, she prepared a series of drawings and puppets, depicting the story of the first Thanksgiving. She recited little poems for each one, and did a fantastic job.

This is from Peter's birthday:

Halloween Night

Here are some pictures from Halloween night. Our kids were so loud, yelling, "Trick or Treat"! I always think that is much better than ringing the bell or knocking on the door. Thomas got right into the spirit. He "had" to hold his own bag. He "had" to open his bag for the candy, himself. And he was yelling his own version of "Trick or Treat". It was very cute. We thought he would tire out, but, he went the entire neighborhood with the others. (Good for him.) As always, we drove them over to Uncle George's after trick-or-treating. Uncle George loaded them up with tons of candy, and gave them all glasses of pop.