Family Pictures

Family picture torture.

Jacob was upset he had to shave and leave his video 

Pretty Merry.

Adam 

All the girls, the boys would not sit that close.

Jacob still looking incredibly happy.

What pictures really look like.

All the crazies.

The parents.

The beginning of the Christmas Rush.

 The elf showed up and we got the Christmas tree trimmed.

 Eliza had her cookies with Santa concert.

 A fuzzy picture by Adam.

 Merry had her last band parade in downtown Dade City.

Brian and I got all gussied up to go his work Christmas party.

Happy Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving.  It is hard to herd all the kids to one spot for pictures.

 Since I really don't like cooking the kids and Brian all helped too.

Jacob made the sweet potatos.

 Brian brined and smoked a turkey.  It turned out delicious for a gross, old bird.

 I made the collard greens, green beans and cranberry sauce. 

 Adam made the rolls.

 Grace the pies.

 Merry was in charge of the stuffing.

Eliza made the mashed potatoes.

Of course there was a little break to play knockout.

Eliza and Grace made cute, stamped place tags for everyone.

The pre dinner chaos.

 The only day we drink punch out of the fancy glasses.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Halloween

This year we finally talked everyone into a theme (sort of). 

Merry opted for a stone statue.

 This was to go with Eliza as Medusa.

Pretty Snaky. 

 Grace and Adam were Annabeth and Percy Jackson.

Jacob was Grover the satyr. 

Brian went as Poseidon and I went as Zeus' lightning bolt. 

A rare Sunday

Stake Conference Sunday we all get to go to church together.

How convenient, Brian coordinated with me.

 Jacob looking very dapper.

Merry looking very statuesque.

Smiley Grace.

Jolly Adam.

Sassy Eliza.

Spoiled Eliza, still acts like the baby.

Let the sporting begin

 The past two weekends have been soccer.

More soccer.

With a little bit of volleyball mixed in.

 I am still working on gym lighting.  The best pictures are after the games.  

Merry's team won one tournament and lost another.

This is what Merry does during the soccer games.

 Jacob's team had a little bit of a rough start this year.  It is mostly new team members with a new coach but they still managed a tie and a win.

Jacob has got to try some other positions as well.

 Grace's team won one tournament and then won their 1st season game.

Looks like it should be a great season.

This is what happens when you spend too much time playing soccer.