The Manns Come to Visit!!!! (Pictures are in reverse chronological order!)

Lights at Botanic Gardens!

Burr!!!!

Santa Fe!

This is William's new camera face!

Riding the train to Santa Fe!

Anna Claire and Edward playing after bath time!

Fun bath with cousins!

Eating ice cream during the Iron Bowl!

Kate was a great babysitter!

WaR EaGlE!!!

Before the game....

Ella and William on their way to hike up the mountain! Once again, best buddies!

Ella and William decorating his little tree for his room!

William waiting patiently for the tree to be set up.

Andy and John doing the hard work!

The kids thought this was so cool! A tree on top of the car!

Edward and his look-a-like, John

About to eat Thanksgiving lunch!

Best Friends!

Andy and the babies.

Edward with Uncle Andy

Edward is not very happy as you can tell!

Ella and William in their playhouse. They stayed in here most of the time!

Thanksgiving morning breakfast with the cousins!

Before the big race!

William helping make the turkey cookies!

Taste testers!

John's brother, Andy, and his family, along with John's mom, all came to visit us for Thanksgiving!!! We had the BEST time! They got here last Saturday and stayed until yesterday. William and Edward had so much fun playing with the girls. William and Ella really hit it off--you will notice they are in most of the pictures. I don't know how I will be able to entertain my boys now that life is back to normal! Here is a list of some of the things we did:

1. Andy, Nikki, John and I all ran in a race on Thanksgiving morning. It was very cold and the course was harder than I thought. We all earned our yummy meal later that day!

2. We enjoyed Thanksgiving lunch cooked by John's mom, the best cook EVER!!!!

3. We watched the Iron Bowl Friday afternoon. Andy and his crew cheer for Alabama, so we had a house divided. Sad game, but let's move on!

4. Saturday, we rode a train to Santa Fe. This was another beautiful but cold day. The kids all did great. We ate at Blue Corn Cafe--super food!

5. Last night, we headed out to see the big light show at the Botanic Gardens here in Albuquerque. The lights were great, but the kids weren't too excited. I think it was just a bit too cold. William kept asking for the lights to be turned off.

We were sad to see them all leave early this morning! Only 3 weeks until we see them all again for Christmas!!!!

John's Birthday!

John celebrated his 32nd birthday last Sunday. We were lucky to have his mom here to visit, so she made his favorite dessert, fruit pizza. William loved helping make the dessert and also opening John's gifts. Happy Birthday, John!!!

Edward's First Haircut

A couple of weeks ago, I decided it was time for Edward to get a haircut. He needed the back trimmed to get rid of the baby mullet. He cried the entire time! I didn't let her touch the sides or the front, so you can barely tell it's even been cut! He calmed down at the end and I got some pictures.

Recent Pictures

Earlier this month, we had some pictures taken for the annual Christmas card. Our photographer, Amy Parish, was wonderful!!! She took us up in the foothills right before sunset. She did a great job getting the boys to relax and be "natural". We had a small run-in with a cactus, but nothing too bad. The scenery here is so awesome and she did a great job of capturing the beauty around us. Thanks, Amy!

KK's Visit

KK (Kristin) came to visit us this past week and we all had a blast!!! We did lots of shopping and lots of eating! :) William loved playing outside in the leaves with KK. By the end of the week, we were all sad to see her leave!!! William keeps asking for her to come back. But next time, he wants Alan and the dogs to come, too! I can't wait to see KK again when we come home for Christmas!

Birthday Bash

Quick picture with Mommy!

Bath after the yummy cake!!!

Edward finally decided he likes cake!

William wanted to try Edward's cake.

Yummy!

Edward with his HUGE cake!

Slowly making some progress...

Playing in his new birthday chair!

William also wants in on the action!

Checking out the balloons!!

Edward had a great birthday party! We missed having our family here for the big day, but we had plenty of fun with our friends! It took some time, but Edward finally decided to enjoy some cake. Enjoy the pictures even though they didn't post in chronological order!!! I'm sure you can figure it out!