Thanksgiving

We ran and walked the Long Grove Turkey Trot this morning before getting our Turkey on

The Reese's peanut butter triffle I made for dessert up from the bottom: Brownie bites, peanut butter chips, chocolate pudding, crushed oreos, vanilla pudding, peanut butter.  chocolate chips, cool whip and Peanut butter chips and mini Reese's on top.  

Hanukkah 2013

from the whole week:

Josh dressed up as Judah the Macabee at a Home Depot event of all places!

 Presents waiting for the kids to be opened.  from Aunt Jodi & Dustin, Uncle Al & Aunt Deena, and Mimi and Papa Ben as well as us.

a picture I made!

Caitlyn with her baby Danielle Cabbage Patch kid from Mimi and Papa Ben

Josh making a dreidel out of square foam pieces

Dinner table all set up!

table is ready for dreidel

ready for 4+ menorahs!

making Latkes...

Glider 

Lite Brite

we also go to go to a JCC event at the mall.

Caitlyn 22 MONTHS, An interview of sorts

First Haircut

with formal portraits for our holiday cards the next day, I knew I couldn't wait until my sister's wedding in a month to get Caitlyn's hair cut.  

all messy pre picture

All done, post picture.  She won't let us put her hair in pony tails as much any more, but at least it's out of her eyes

These crazy kids

 This girl is so cute, I don't know what I am going to do with her!

crawled in to Cousin mayas bed and "went to sleep"

Outfit and routine all by Josh...

First Snowfall!

at first it didn't stick

but a few hours later it was

all bundled up.  it wasn't cold enough to stick anywhere besides the grass but the kids agreed to get all bundled up to go outside and play

and of course, Hot Chocolate afterwards

Twinsies

getting Josh dressed in the morning is not always easy.  This particular day, I though hey, he could match me with an orange and white striped shirt and blue jeans.  Then we took funny pictures together.  Hey whatever it takes, right?

Hot Chocolate Run Expo

enjoying chocolate fondue