Happy Thanksgiving!!!

As a non-American Thanksgiving does not mean as much to me as other traditions here in the US, to which I am more used to, such as Christmas and Easter. However, Thanksgiving has become one of my favorite holidays. It has such an important message, especially to all us Westerners, that we need to be reminded about, preferably every day and not just ones a year :-) To be Thankful and appreciate what we have! 

This year we decided to go down to farmor and farfar in Miami for Thanksgiving (normally they have come to Ormond) and it has been such a good time! We have been swimming in the pool, done crafts, been to the playground and got a chance to go shopping today, ALL BY MYSELF!! :-) It is Black Friday today but I did not go to any of the crazy stores, the traffic was the most crazy part of my day.

We spend Thanksgiving dinner at some of farmor's and farfar's friends. I should have taken some pictures because the food was delicious and the table setting very nice! "Unfortunately", the boys kept me so busy I never even got my phone out. Rafael found a new favorite desert, Pennsylvania Dutch Pie. He never wanted to stop eating!

Even a King size bed feels small sometimes (me and Rafael slept where it is empty space :-)

It has become kind of a tradition that the boys decorate a ginger bread house during Thanksgiving. And this year was no exception. Aunt Peggy gives it to them every year and normally she is there to join them but since we were in Miami this year she could only see the pictures. But I think you can tell from the pictures how much they enjoy it! :-)

The finished product

Gabriel can be very sweet to Rafael sometimes, and sometime not so much...

Good night story with farmor

Getting ready for the pool

We had the spa heated up!!!

I don't remember what this was all about but he got over it quickly

Boys (and men)!!!!!!

Four blessings in their trunks

That belly has had too much cake!!

At the playground...

One of my favorite pictures!!!

 

Baking, sleeping, "beaching" and BIRTHDAY PARTY

I have done some baking lately and is starting to get used to the dry yeast instead of fresh that I always use in Sweden, but that I can't find here. My cinnamon buns are turning out fine :-)

A double batch did not quite fit...

My helper...

Why not!?

His new thing is to draw circles :-)

I can never get enough of sleeping "babies"

Why do they have on bed each...?

My one-eyed-booger with his clogged tear duct.

We FINALLY finished the marble maze!! So cool!!!

Christmas art in the drive way

Marlee teaching his classmates to do an airplane

Noah has been going to a speech therapist for about a month and has already done great improvemnt.

Practicing reading and pronunciation

Find two "babies"

Harvest in Alex's garden in Madison!!!! Soooo yummy!!!

In one of his favorite places, in the kitchen cabinet :-)

At a playground

Beach visit yesterday. Gorgeous weather but actually a little too cold to swim (not for Marlee and Noah of course :-)

BIRTHDAY PARTY TIME!!!

Today we finally had a birthday party for Noah and Gabriel who's birthdays were actually in August and October. It was a great party and the weather was as good as can be!

Preparing for the party yesterday - baking :-)

The rented bouncy house was really popular!

Time to blow out the candle and eat cake. First Noah...

...ten Gabriel

Fall is here with some beautiful weather!!!

The weather has been beautiful lately. Fall is here and we have been able to have the AC off and windows open :-)

Getting ready to play the tin whistle at coop

At the playground at the Thursday coop (the church did not want it anymore so we could take it home :-)

We went on a field trip to a Corn maze place. The kids had so much fun!!

Playing in corn

In the corn maze...

Shooting a corn bazooka

Such a good big brother

Yay, lunch outside!!!

 While I cleaned out the garage, as good as I could without Alex, Marlee and Noah got creative and built a TV all by themselves!!

The TV turned into a bike jump

 A few days ago we went to a fall festival. The boys had so much fun!

Marlee

Gabriel

Some kind of cough is going through our household and so far Marlee, Noah and Rafael have bee hit. I just now started to feel a cold but no coughing for me. It is nothing bad.