Birthdays

Westin's birthday was on the 13th and Robbie's was on the 18th. We decided to take the boys ice skating for the first time, as part of their party. We invited most of the family and everyone had a blast. Robbie and Tanner where able to move away from the wall and skate by themselves towards the end. Westin just thought it was fun to have Dad or Mike push him around the rink. The boys surprised me and were a lot tougher than I expected. They fell quite a lot, but just managed to keep going.

After ice skating we went to Rob's parents for pizza, cake, ice cream, and of course presents. Westin wanted a batman cake and Robbie voted for a ninja turtle cake. Each birthday I try to make exactly what type of cake they want, so far no one has been disappointed. The boys loved everything they got and all in all had a great party.

Tummy Update

8 months

I know I'm a little late, but it has been a little crazy and blogging seems to be a low priority these days. I am feeling really good, except when I spend to much time on my feet, or sit to long. I have gotten some lovely veins that tend to make my leg ache if I over due it, but it is manageable and we don't have that much longer to go.

Finally Done

So I finally finished my little sisters quilt, which was started forever ago.

I have to admit that I am very pleased on how it turned out. It is a little hard to tell but the flower pattern is really pretty. She was very excited to finally have it and I am just glad to be done, it turned out that it took a lot longer then I expected and it was a beast to try to sew the ruffle and back on. It is a lot of fabric and really heavy. It is most likely the last puff quilt I will ever make.

Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving dinner at Rob's mom's. It was a smaller group than usual, with half the family away. The dinner was delicious and the cousins had a blast playing together. After dinner we sat around and visited with the neighbors, who, in our book are family; it was great to see them. Right before we left Gibba's, Rob's mom, she gave the boys their new ornaments to put on the Christmas tree.

The next day I got up at 4:45 to go to Walmart. Thank goodness it was only for one item! I now know why I have never done the Black Friday thing. When all the kids got up we spent the morning decorating the house. I have to admit I only put up about half of our stuff. All in all it was a great thanksgiving weekend and we are so grateful for all that we have, especially our family.

Thanksgiving morning we headed to my mom's for breakfast. We had a great breakfast casserole, cinnamon rolls and juice. The boys were glad to spend the morning with the grandparents. Rob and I were glad not to have to rush off to another place to eat. The boys played checkers with Walt's dad and we all enjoyed a peaceful morning.