I'm Thankful For....

Today we were riding in the car and the kids were asking when we are going to Grammy and Granddad's house. I explained we would be leaving in 6 days and would be there for Thanksgiving. I told them we eat turkey on Thanksgiving and we remember what we are thankful for. I asked them if they could think of something they are thankful for. Austin said "I am thankful for steak and chocolate milk and....oh yeah, strawberries." So glad he is in tune with his stomach :). Jacob said "Uh...I am thankful for the day....In Jesus name, Amen." Apparently he had no real clue what I was asking.

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John's Gambling Problem Causes Embarrassment to Our Children :)

Today the children were forced to pay the price for their father's gambling problem. When the Rockies won the National League Championship, John made a bet with the Prud'hommes that the Rockies would beat the Red Sox in the World Series. Of course, as we all know, that didn't happen, so Austin and Jacob had to "pay the price" by wearing Red Sox shirts.



During the day, I heard "Why are you wearing those shirts?" and "Surely you aren't Red Sox fans." The most encouraging people were at the pediatrician's office where the kids got their flu shots. The nurse said, "Red Sox fans in Colorado? Traitors!" Austin did tell me that when Ms. Gail, one of his teachers, asked him about his shirt, he said "Red Sox are stinky." Nevermind that he isn't 100% sure whether the Red Sox are a baseball team or a color of footwear.

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Our Trip to See the Prud'homme Clan

The boys and I just returned from our bi-annual visit with the Prud'hommes (Kim, David, Noah, and Josh). We were excited to be able to meet the newest addition to their family.....Josh is so adorable! For those of you who don't know, we met the Prud'hommes in Russia and their son, Noah, was in the same orphanage as our kids. Kim and David adopted Joshua from Kazakhstan this past summer. We have been getting together twice a year since we first met in Russia and we really value their friendship. They are a riot and have been an encouragement to us.

During our visit, we made a trip to Boston. It was a lot of fun especially since I had never been farther north than New York. We took the kids to the Children's Museum and they had a blast. We spent the rest of the weekend catching up, taking the kids to the movies, and eating lots of yummy food. We look forward to our next visit. John was jealous he had to stay home and work and we had all the fun.

Austin and Jacob were still talking about Noah today and Austin swore he saw "Mr. David" at the grocery store today. When I explained it wasn't him, he said "Well.....that man looked the same. It could be him."


Our trip to Boston


Quincy Market in Boston




Austin Being Corrupted by the Prud'hommes


Jacob Succombing to the Pressure as Well

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Halloweeen

The boys celebrated their second Halloween. They both were much more excited about the holiday this year than last, especially Austin. He has been asking for days when does he get to go trick-or-treating and get some candy. They both choose a superheros theme for their costume: Austin was Superman and Jacob was Spiderman.



The Morgans and the McGraths joined us for our second annual pizza and trick-or-treat party. The kids has a blast, and John seems excited to eat their candy.


The whole crew, Austin, Abby, Jacob, Patrick, Patrick, and Josh


Our favorite superheros, Austin and Jacob


"Abby, you distract them while I go for the candy," Austin said.
"Ok, lets meet up to split the loot," Abby replied.


"I am superman, the most powerful candy collector of them all!"

Spidy brings up the caboose of the train.

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