The Holiday Train in Shoal Lake!

What a great time we all had at the Holiday Train!  

Libby got to see Santa!

The train was beautifully lit!

Doc Walker was AMAZING!

My favorite song was 'A Beautiful Life'.

I almost cried, feeling so blessed to be a part of such an amazing community of 

people!  There were so many that came out, even though it was sooooo COLD,

and it was only 8:45 a.m.!  I am impressed!

Seth had a great time with his class!

Hadley, Libby, and I stayed warm,

dancing up a storm!

This beautiful little face sums up all the fun we had!

Halloween!

What a great halloween we had!  There was a black cat, a gypsy princess, Cindy Lou Who, and a bag of popcorn!  Ryan chose not to dress up for school and then when he did dress up he did not want his picture taken!  I guess that is par for the course for an almost 13 year old!  The kids went out and collected a ton of candy!   We have some of the most generous and friendly neighbors!

Happy Halloween!

So Thankful!

We thoroughly enjoyed hosting thanksgiving this year!  This is the first Thanksgiving we have spent with my family in over 10 years....  We were missing a few members of the family.  Ryan, Jordan, and their significant others Kelly and Kat.  Having my Grandparents for turkey dinner was awesome!  Much time was spent laughing and sharing memories together.  Then the karaoke came out and all the nieces and nephews were dancing around....  simply beautiful....

                               

(technically not the best photo, but I love this one!)