Out for Thanksgiving!

Ok -I think everyone knows that I am not that big of a cook. I can usually get by. My kids do not starve and they seem to be well nourished. I would say that my husband is healthy, but that would be a stretch. But I really don't think that my cooking is making him sick. Maybe I should look in to that some more.

But Anyways.....since most of my family moved away from Bellevue, we did not have a big crowd for dinner. David's friend Rebecca was coming into town. We all decided to go out to dinner. We went to the Keg. They had a traditional Turkey meal option. We all got a lot of food and had a good time. I really enjoyed not getting up early and cooking all day, and then doing the dishes. The only down side is no left overs.

We went back to our house and played a game. This is a game that Gary won in a contest when he was a boy. He helped name a new chocolate bar and they picked the name. He does not remember the name any longer.

The boys enjoy playing this game. It is not politically correct with all the symbols on the game. It is all about escaping from a German POW camp. We usually have Gary play the part of the German guards. He loves it. Vincent won this time.

After the game we called some of the family to say Happy thanksgiving. We also used Skype to talk to the Barnes family.It was a fun night! We were really happy David and Rebecca came with us. We really like her and David is nice also.

I do miss not having all the family together. We should really try and plan that some time. Love you all!

Way to go REAL!! MLS Cup Winners!

How cute is he! MLS Cup day! We had unexpected guess come to town this week. One of my cousin's Scott McAllister came to watch the MLS Cup game. He lives in Utah and he and a friend came up for it. They stayed at a friends house, but we got to take them to the game! We had never done the March to the game with the band so we all decided to do it. I think they had the biggest group yet! Alot of the REAL group joined ours for the march to the stadium. Lots of noise and drums.

Andrew got to meet REAL's mascot, a Lion I think.

They had all kinds of booths set up outside the stadium and free stuff to collect. I will scan some of the photos we got from vendors. They turned out really fun.

I think they had over 44,000 in the stadium. I think they could have sold more tickets. Very loud crowd.

Scott had tickets up in the 300 level at the top. We had some empty seats next to us. So during half time they came down to enjoy the second half of the game. Much better view!

They guys enjoying the Win! They won in over time and two sets of Penalty kicks! We stayed to watch them get their trophy. But not too much longer, it was getting really cold! And the boys we tired. It was a long day for everyone!

We were sad that Angela and Shawn could not make it to the game. We texted with her during the game. They will have to come up next year and go to a game with us. Miss you guys!

It was fun to see Beckam play. But I think his hair looked really stupid. Oh well......

It's All My Fault!

It's all my fault for Vincent getting his finger cut in a propeller piston engine! I forced Vincent to go on a Scout outing to get his Aviation Merit Badge. They went to the Museum of Flight to get it done. Sounds great! What a great opportunity! But no, It looked like too much work for Vincent. But he was doing it anyways.

During the outing he saw some other kid touch this engine (it was mostly covered so kids would not touch it). He decided to give it a try and it caught his finger and it took a chunk out of it. Smart thinking Vincent!

He was pretty much in shock when I picked him up and took him to the Hospital. He would not look at it the whole time. All I had was my cell phone camera - so it does not take that great of shots, bummer. I tried to get a before and after shot.

No long term damage was done. His nail bed looks like it was not harmed. He got 4 stitches and they wrapped it up real good. The shot for numbing it up was the worst part. Poor guy. It was pretty painful. The doctor was the same one who fixed him a couple of years ago when he broke his fingers playing basketball.

Sorry you got hurt Vincent. But next time don't touch things that are under plastic and have metal moving parts. :-) I still love you!

In the Spirit of Thanksgiving

In the Spirit of Thanksgiving Click on this Link for a Awesome feel good message!

I am thankful for my so many things this time of year. Let me count my blessings and name them one by one. Well at least a few of them

Gary feeling better and back to work!
Vincent and Andrew Healthy and Happy!
I have a job that I have flexible hours at!
Married for over 21 years to a great man!
My parents and family are healthy and happy!
I have a warm house to live in and share!
I am healthy and happy!
Faith in God that he has a plan for us all!
Great friends! Great Ward!
My Brothers and Sisters are my best friends!

It all sounds so basic and boring! But there is really nothing better than Faith-Family-Health!

Sending Happy thoughts out to you all! Love You!

Fall Family Photos

The weather was so Awesome today! I could not believe it. The sun was shining and the leaves on the trees were so beautiful. They are falling fast. I have been trying to figure out a time to take some family photos with the fall colors. But every time we have time to do it, it starts raining or gets dark too fast. So all of a sudden I saw a opening! I quickly threatened the boys to get dressed and shoes on. Then got Gary ready and told them we are going to take photos today. They had 5 minutes to get in the car. I promised them it would only take a few minutes to do this.

We got to the park down the street and I set up the tripod. But then I did not see how to set the timer. A girl playing tennis saw me struggling and she offered to help. So I quickly had her shoot a few shots of us. Yeah! I got lucky! It was very nice of her to help out.

Then I took a few more shots of the boys. Vincent would not smile and Andrew kept smiling too big. But I got a couple of good shots of them. I had to work fast. We were back home in 20 minutes. 15 minutes too long for everyone.

Halloween Surprise!!!

Happy Halloween! We had a nice surprise at our door! Was it a trick or a treat? It was a treat. I did not know Rebecca was in town. And I am so glad they came to visit us! I have been trying to figure out a way to have the girls over. But life keeps getting busy. I wanted to carve pumpkins with them. But it did not happen. The girls went Trick or Treating in our neighborhood also. So they raked in the candy. They also went with Julie in their neighborhood.

Rebecca and Tiffany are Diva's! Natalie is a cat. David said he is Clark Kent in his new glasses. Very nice David.

Andrew with his neighborhood friends.
Ben Pixley is a devil- Andrey is some scary guy? Andrew is a glowing man.
It looked pretty cool in the dark.

Checking the loot! I think they got enough candy to last a long time!

Sounders Game Looking Good!

Sounders are in the MLS Playoff's. We tied O-O with Houston. Hopefully we will beat them next time. It was an exciting game and had a great crowd. We sold out at 38,000.

We got our face's painted by some of the sponsors in the stadium. Vincent thought we were crazy. I slept with a patch over mine so I could wear it to a party the next night. Ha ha...it was cool!

Gary looked Awesome with his face paint! We washed his off. He did not feel like wearing it to work. I don't know why.