Letter To Santa

Thanks to Macy's marketing, Lizzie is just sure that she has to mail her letter to Santa at a Macy's store! So, we will be heading to Macy's this week to send our letter.  I wrote a letter too.  I can't wait to see if we get a letter back saying if we have been naughty or nice.  I am hoping for nice! 

Thanksgiving 2012

We traveled to Fort Wayne for Thanksgiving.   It was a fun weekend filled with giggles, cousins, shopping, yummy food, and an all around fun time.

Brian looking quite manly holding Grandma Miller's purse and jacket and posing with Molly.  

Grandma and Grandpa Miller with some of the Great Grandkids.

Thanksgiving Day was a great day for golf cart and Gator rides.

Ben and Lizzie are quite the hams.

Hot chocolate and Uno - two of their favorite things at Dodo's

 Nothing say fun and giggling like indoor football/wrestling.

The Intimidator

Legos!  Another one of the favorite activities at Dodo's house

Ben and Molly

Aunt Molly getting in on the wrestling - well she was thinking about it at least.  Check out the two who have a hold of Zach's legs! 

 Cheese!!

Showing his momma some love!

Winding down and watching a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

More wrestling!

Then There Were Two

Today, Jacob played in the 5/6th grade Flag Football Championship game.  At the beginning of the season, I would have laughed if you had said that our team would be competing for the championship.  However, Jacob's coach was incredible.

I do not believe we have ever had a volunteer football coach who understand both kids and football like this coach did.  I give him huge kudos for a great season.  It is due to his coaching, that Jacob's team, the blue team, WON the game today.  

Congratulations to a great bunch of boys and coach.

Running the route

 Jacob snaps the ball and is ready to take off

Good game. . . 

The trophy

 The Blue Flag Football Team - 5/6th Grade Champions

November: The Month of Thanksgiving

I have jumped on the Facebook bandwagon of stating one thing each day throughout the month of November for which I am thankful.

After reading One Thousand Gifts and contemplating what I am thankful for,  I realized that I am guilty of really focusing on thankfulness during this time of year.  Sure,  I am thankful for things and express  thanks to people at other times of the year.  But to really think deeply about what I am thankful for each day?  Nope.  I take way too much for granted.

That is a pretty sobering thought.  I cringe even writing those words.  After this realization, I am challenging myself to make a list over the next year of things I am truly thankful for.  My goal is to have at least one thing per day.  However, I do not want this to become a thing I HAVE to do.  Rather, I want it to be something that I do as a remembrance of all that I am blessed with.

If you want to join me in this challenge, I would love to have you along for the ride.  I will be posting about my journey at www.yearlythanksgiving.blogspot.com.

More Flag Football

Jacob is REALLY enjoying flag football this year.  He is learning to be more aggressive on the field and has scored several times.  However, he does know his limitations. He told the coach that he would NOT quarterback no matter what.  He says he can catch but definitely not throw!  

Jacob snaps the ball

Jacob, on far right, tries to stay with his man

  He is open and they passed to him right after this shot.

Ready to rush

 Jacob snaps the ball and is ready to run

Getting a high five from coach after catching the ball for a two point conversion!

Trick or Treat 2012

Brian took the kids Trick or Treating this year.  They went with our dear friends, the Dysons.  The kids had fun going house to house in the neighborhood.  Then they went to Trunk or Treat.  They came home with a BUNCH of candy.

Jacob the ultimate couch potato Colts fan.

Lizzie the red crayon at the Storybook Parade at school.

Ready for candy!

Electricity Fair

Jacob had to participate in the "Electricity Fair" at school.  He chose to use a lemon as a battery to burn a small light bulb.  The project, in his words, epically failed.  They worked hard on it and tried several different coins, lights, wires, etc.  The light never did come on.

So, what did Jacob learn?  He learned that not all experiments work even when you follow directions.  He and Brian had a good time working on it and it was a good experience despite the "epic fail!"