Happy Thanksgiving 2010

My goal for this blog was to fill you in on our adventures to Lynden, WA and not overwhelm you with the over 200 pictures I took . . . crazy I know! How can a person take that many picture in on week?? Anyways - Caitlin, Andrew and I flew to Seattle for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Basically this blog will be all my favorite pictures~

We were able to spend time with my Mom and Danelle for a couple days too! We got to enjoy an early thanksgiving dinner and birthday party for the kids! Complete with cake and ice cream! We took more family pictures, but I am a bit behind and need to upload them from Danelle's facebook. . . I'll be back with more!

Grandma and AndrewSisterly LOVE!!Auntie Danelle & Caitlin all wound up and ready to fly!!Papa & Mandrew chillin at breakfast~Auntie Shannon and Mandrew

(I love that both are smiling perfectly in this picture! AMAZING!)

Some Guela lovin and cuddles~
Auntie Shannon and I took Caitlin one morning to get her ears pierced! She did so great, a little shocked by the first hole and a few tears on the second hole! She was treated with a doughnut and McDonalds lunch for being such a brave girl!
We also had a friend of Amy's and Tasha's (Becky VanHofwegen) take pictures of the kidos! Auntie Shannon played stylist for me and got Caitlin all dolled up!
Mandrew and Grammy (as Caitlin refers to Mom as) before pictures~
Unfortunately as some of you are aware, Mom, Caitlin, Auntie Chelsea and I all got some type of flu bug a few days before Thanksgiving. So we were isolated in the house for a few days - we didn't want to spread whatever we had! It dumped snow on Thanksgiving, so w bundled up and headed out into the snow for a little break from the house. Caitlin got to open her birthday gift from Grammy and Papa - an new snow suite! Here she is modeling it for us! Auntie Chelsea and Caitlin checking out the snow~
Caitlin loves to eat snow . . .
AND snow angels!
Momma and her little angel!
Got to get all that snow on your face, right!?!
After the flu bug passed we had a follow up dinner at Auntie Tasha's house. . . this was complete with none other than family pictures!! Not bad!
Little Mandrew loves Dave! I have multiple pictures of Dave holding Andrew!
The sisters -

Lacey, Chelsea, Shannon & TashaMy parents hosted a Birthday Party for Caitlin and Andrew too! Prior to the party Bryce and Brock came over to play! It was crazy truck time!
Andrew was just chillin on the airplane, watching all the older kids go crazy~
We even had an opportunity to go and visit the Million Smiles park in Lynden - otherwise known as "Brock's park"!

A little swing action. . . followed by bridge crossing. . .
and a little bit of hugs and kisses. . . .
maybe some crawling too. . .
oh can't forget the tire swing!
and the lovely slide (yep I went down and got stuck - you just have to laugh when you're an adult and you think you can still fit into these slides!)
Sorry the pictures are a bit mixed up. . .

Auntie Shannon made Caitlin a beautiful "Cinderella" princess cake for her birthday!!

And Andrew an Elmo cake!! Nice work Shannon - they were perfect~
Cousins checking out the cakes :)
Cousins opening presents together! (Can you tell I miss the whole cousins thing?? Yep, I miss all of my cousins and hope my kids have the awesome relationship I was able to have! Okay - I'll quit being sappy!)
Brock, Wendy and Andrew checking out "eating" the cake!
Caitlin with her cake~ can you tell she loved it!?!
Reading new Christmas books with Guela ~
Happy boy!!
Serious girl on phone with Daddy while at the airport!!
I hope that you all had an excellent Thanksgiving!

Thank you to Mark for letting me leave over the holiday and visit family!

Thank you to my Mom and Danelle for coming to see us and driving through the snow!

Thank you to my sisters for helping me with the kids!

Thank you to Dad and Mom for great hospitality, a car to drive (van's rock by the way - soccer mom here I come!), delicous meals and a Thanksgiving I will never forget!

Here's to my Dad and to bonding moments!