Turkey Day in AZ

In case we have any kitchen fires.

 Prepping the chocolate covered graham crackers to make turkey cookies!

And maybe eating a few along the way.

Cooking in our pjs.

 Taking a break to help Daddy clean out the car.

The inspiration.

Nailed it.  

Footnote:  There are no candy corns left in the stores after Halloween so we were forced to improvise.

 The artists and their masterpieces.

 Next up...turkey arts and crafts.

 It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without football...with the neighbor.

 "I'm open!"

 The menu.

 Time to eat!

 Time to recover with a movie!

 A great end to a great day.

Charleston Pictures in Video

Again, sorry for the lack of updates.  Hopefully the chaos around here will slow down today for some giving thanks and some pictures!
Most of you have probably seen this video on Facebook but for those blog followers who don't have Facebook (Annie Fruetel and Carol Peterson), this is the video synopsis of our pictures done in Charleston in October. 
Once again, our friend/photographer Heather Lewis has blown us away!!

http://vimeo.com/53824354?action=share

Not Much to Report

Sorry for the miserable blogging lately but things have been crazy around here since we are moving across the country in 5 WEEKS!!!  So you will have to forgive my lack of posts since I am currently trying to pack up an entire house, throw away Brian's old stuff while he is at work and get ready to cook my second Thanksgiving meal.  Phew!

Here is what we have had going on....Chiara, Chad and Jemma came up on Sunday for some football.

 Bibs has been auditioning for Cirque du Soleil by vaulting in and out of her bed ON THE TALL SIDE of the crib.  Injuries are just part of the job, people.

 The weather is finally consistently nice enough to be outside.  The kiddos just hanging out and chatting.  Pretty adorable.

Out of Africa...or should I say, Back to Africa

Thanks to Groupon, we got one last Out of Africa trip in before we are MN residents.

Aiden and Evan on the safari bus.

 This gal lost part of her horn trying to stab a lion through a fence.  Not too smart but definitely BOSS!

 Here comes Kibo.

 Yeesh.  Look at that tongue.

 Hollan feeding Pilgrim.

 After the tour, we scavenged some treats off the ground (African dumpster diving?) and gave Pilgrim his dessert.

 Ick.

 Hiking up the hill.

 This is going to slow me down a bit.

 Buds.

 Prairie Dog.

 Lioness relaxing.

 "You guys look tasty!"

 "Rrrrraaaaaaawwwwr!"

 Time to go!

Halloween Part II: Trick or Treat!

We went to the Bergmanns for our annual Trick or Treat trek.  

 Spidey Aiden.

 Spidey Evan.

 Crouched and ready to pounce...on your candy.

 First stop!

 We bumped into some old friends: SWAT team Brody and Iron Man Cole.

 Waiting patiently.

 Hollan took this very seriously.  She said Trick or Treat and thank you at each stop.  We were very proud!

 Evan and Aiden did a great job, too.  They were much more methodical, having to get in and out of each stop and on to the next as fast as possible.

 I don't think anyone was home here, the ghost was just scary as h*ll.

 On the way back to the Bergmanns, Olivia Newton John decided she need to burn off a few more calories.