Santa

Mommy, Cole, Sawyer and Santa's Helper

Abi waiting for her carriage ride

Abi, Grandma Jane and Ali

Cole warming up with cocoa after our carriage ride

Santa arrived from the North Pole today and we happened to catch up with him for a carriage ride. Cole was excited to be in the front of the carriage to help with the horses! We had a fun day with our friends Abi and Ali from New Hampshire and their Grandma Jane!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sawyer...hockey helmet and all!

Helmet or dessert??? Helmet!

Cole and some pumpkin pie!


Uncle Todd and Bailey



Sawyer, Nana and Cole

We had a relaxing Thanksgiving at home with Nana, Nono, Uncle Todd, Uncle Mark and the Cudney Family! Everyone brought something, which made pulling off Thanksgiving Dinner a breeze for the hostess. Next year, I will know which way to cook the turkey. Mark gracefully notified me that I cooked the turkey up-side-down as I pulled it proudly out of the oven. Sawyer as always brought us many laughs...trying to eat his Thanksgiving dinner through his hockey helmet was very entertaining. So much to be Thankful for this year...but most of all our health, happiness and our loving family and friends.

Baking with Mommy!

Happy Halloween 2010!

Sawyer (aka Lumpy the elephant!)

A few of the jack-o-lanterns Ken and the boys created
Heather with her girls!

BOO!

Cole the astronaut!

Sawyer getting treats from our neighbor Sam

Off and running for more candy!

Ken and Sawyer

trick-or-treating is not just for kids

Our neighbor, Frank, towed the kids around with his tractor and decked out trailer!

Sawyer and Cole

The neighborhood gang!

Ken and Sawyer

Ken and Andrew

A cold and damp Vermont Fall night didn't stop us from a great night with the neighborhood for some trick-or-treating on Saturday! Thanks to our neighbor, Frank, the kids were towed from house to house with his tractor...the only way to go when you live in the country!

Happy 92nd Birthday Uncle Bud!

Uncle Bud...92 years young!

Cole and Sawyer ready for some cake!

Cole and his yummy cake!

Aunt Babe and Uncle Everette

Uncle Everette, Aunt Babe, Cole, Ken and Sawyer

Sawyer and Cole

Sawyer

Next stop on our Long Island trip was to visit with Aunt Babe and Uncle Everette...it had also been three years since our last visit with them.

Fall in Long Island

Visiting Great Grampa and Grandma Hamilton

Great Grampa's home on Long Island

Great Uncle Don, Aunt Kathy, Great Grandpa and Great Grandma

Ken, Sawyer, Great Grandpa Hamilton, Cole, Mommy and Great Grandma

It had been three years since our last trip to visit Ken's Long Island family. A lot has changed in three years...the addition of Sawyer! This trip was the first time Great Grandpa and Great Grandma were able to spend time with Sawyer. They love to get updated pictures of the boys and spend hours flipping through them. But...there is nothing like the real thing! The boys spent several hours bringing us many smiles as they played with Great Grandpa looking on!

Where were you on 10-10-10?

THE CHARLOTTE TRACTOR PARADE!

Sawyer watching the parade

Drew's first Tractor Parade!

Cole's buddy Griffin was in the parade!

Our neighbor Frank with his kids in a tractor he restored.

Happy Fall!

The boys and I spent the morning making a fall scene for the front porch including a little scarecrow...the perfect background for some fall pictures of the boys.