Fall Memories Part 3--Thanksgiving and early December

We continued our hosting and enjoying special events in November and December. 

Steven's Aunt Winkie came and stayed a few nights, 

then enjoyed Thanksgiving with the family.

We took her to walk around the Waterway, rode the Trolley,

and checked out the tree on Market Street.

Had to add these of the big baby in the bathtub!

 A gorgeous Thanksgiving Day!
Starting with Flag Football at the park

Steven leading Grace

Dessert table

Tables set up in the garage

Aunt Jill and Ellie

Lady talk

Mary Clare and Emily with Aunt Winkie

The kids put the tree up Thanksgiving night!

The day after was a "Friendsgiving" play day and picnic

at a local park

Sweet scenes by the tree

After a morning of hunting, he came home to find

baby dressed in camo to welcome the boys home

The girls went to see a local Nutcracker where some of their

homeschool friends performed, one as Clara!

Big boy after Sunday Mass

Santa at our city's Lighting of the Angels

Aunts Marilyn and Kathy (my mom's sisters)

came for a surprise visit and stayed here overnight.

They came bearing many gifts!

And they joined us at our homeschool Park Day

and Cookie Exchange!

And I helped with our homeschool group baby shower on Dec 2nd!

So many fun events this time of year!

Fall Memories Part 2: Halloween, All Saints

Trick or Treating with the homeschool group at a nursing home

Family baby shower for Mark and Rachel

Celebrating Baby Austin, and the Astros

All Saints Day at the farm

St. Joseph, Pope John Paul II, and St.  Margaret

Mr. Cutie in his stripes

Goddaughter Cecilia

Sunset at the farm

He loved the cows!

Halloween at the O family party

Gumball Machine, Astros player, Cinderella, 

Superman, a deer, and another Astros player

Superbaby!

Halloween with friends

The last few seconds of the Astros championship win!

All Saints fireplace

Visiting the cemetery

Our dear friend Kelly, always in our hearts

Hosted lovely prayer shower for my dear friend Veronica,

and her baby Mariana Faustina with Trisomy 18.

So many thoughtful gifts for Veronica and baby

Found some leaves at the baseball park

When daddy leaves for work :(

brothers loving the orthodontist office

A Nativity peg doll exchange. So fun!

She is always sneaking into my jewelry and makeup

My new piece of furniture; I've always wanted a cabinet in this spot, 

and now it can be our little family altar

May I never forget just how horrible the master closet can get!

Poor Peter does not like the new baby gate!

Sourdough bread class for a Mother Culture night

Loves talking to this Mary statue

The girls' ballet performance, I'll try to load the videos on here!

One Sunday after Goose's Acre brunch!