Thanksgiving

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving at Janelle's parents. We were blessed to have Janelle's brother Rob and her brother Gary along with his wife Michaela and daughter Elizabeth. Also, Janelle's aunt Terri and her daughters Sara and Stephanie came from St. Cloud. We did the usual, eat, visit, and even played a card game. The food was a traditional Thanksgiving meal and it was delicious.

The Pilgrims arrive.

Austen's first Thanksgiving meal.

"Godfather Rob" and Jordan

The traditional "Kids Table"

"Multi-tasking Gary" reads two different bedtime books at once.

Baby's first "Do"

Austen received his first hair cut and was very patient through it all. It reminded me of how different all three boys are when the get their hair cuts. Jaden giggles through out the whole cut while Jordan usually screams and cries.

Jaden? Jesse?

Today at supper Jaden informed us that his real name is Jesse Monpuga. So, we ask, that Mr. & Mrs. Manpuga please come and pick up your son and you owe us for 5 years of room and board.

The Apology

I want to apologize for committing a blogging sin, yes, I have gone weeks without a blog entry. I know my readers, both of you, deserve better (sorry Mom). I will do my best to never let that happen again.

I AM SORRY!

Oktoberfest '07

Every year Janelle and I celebrate our heritage by having an Oktoberfest. This year we celebrated on October 34th (Nov. 3, but when life gets hectic you do it when you can.) We served a few German dishes (Kasenipula & Krautkniesel) and of course Red Eye. Janelle's parents, my parents, and my sister Tammy and her husband Curt all joined us in the celebration. We all had fun and were extremely full by the end of the night.

Meganism

One of the most memorable moments came on Friday morning when Janelle told the kids we were going to celebrate October Fest on Saturday night. Megan was very excited and couldn't wait to tell her class because they were talking about family traditions. Jaden was excited but asked "What is Oktoberfest?" Megan said "You know, when we celebrate that were Jewish." She knew she had it wrong and Janelle quickly corrected her and said "German."

Halloween

Below are all the costumes the kids wore on Halloween. Megan, Jaden, and Jordan all went trick or treating around the neighborhood. Jordan thought it was pretty "cool" to go up to the door and say "ah-ah" and they would give you candy.

Janelle and I went to a costume party at our neighbors before Halloween. I brought the "Holy Water" (bottle of Red Eye) and we had a wonderful time. Bridget and Todd went all out.