Fun with the family in TX!

I took way to so many pictures on this trip, so I decided I'd just do a blog with the random pictures from our week with my family in TX. It was a wonderful trip (way too quick) and we look forward to seeing everyone more often. Next year Thanksgiving is at our new house and we can't wait (okay, so we can wait a bit- I am really sad to leave our friends in NE).

Cambria and Aunt Christine!

So many pictures of this little cutie pie, Kimber!

Trying to teach Kimber how to clap:)

Ainsley cuddling with cousin Hadley (and making silly faces).

Daddy in his glasses!

MauMau and Kimber

Bath in MauMau's big bath tub- this is hard bunch to photograph.

Kyle giving piano lessons.

Briley and Cambria crawling all over Grandpa!

Watching Toy Story 3!

So sweet- these moments weren't too common with these two 2year olds.

Ainsley and Aunt Christine

We were so excited that Great Grandpa and Great Grandma were able to drive down from Hawkins, TX to come visit all of us! What a wonderful blessing!

Celebrating Great Grandma's Birthday (Christine's face says it all when we heard the kids help Grandma blow out the candles- so funny).

Christmas in November!

Decorating the Tree!

The tree is 9' tall, so Uncle Brian (and Briley) got to top it off!

time for our annual cousin picture

this is probably the best we got- I know kind of sad. Maybe next year, at least that's what the kids were thinking in the last shot I got:

The boy cousins!

Avalyn's been asking for the doll from Tangled since she saw the preview last summer for it- she's also been planning her Tangled birthday party (for January). We saw the movie later that day and it was absolutely wonderful, she was so happy to be sitting there with her doll!

Cambria (along with Ainsley) discovering all her new duckies- Christine gave her over 40 tiny rubber duckies. She loves them all!

This has been a huge hit at our house! We LOVE our new unbreakable Nativity set!

Mau Mau bought theses beautiful coats for all the girls- we didn't get the picture of all them in them:( They are being worn all the time around here, the girls love them!

Thanksgiving 2010!

Ready for Thanksgiving!

I was up all night baking! That french silk pie is definitely a new tradition!

Homemade noodles (all dried out and ready to cook)

Christine and Hadley finishing up!

The turkey!

The desserts!

Setting the table!

Ready to eat! I love eating during nap time- so relaxing:)

The Perkins!

Some family pictures- at least for the Perkins family (and Avalyn who just wanted to be in one with Kimber)!

Happy 1st Thanksgiving for baby Kimber!

The clean up!