Christmas

Since Brooke's doctor didn't want her traveling within 30 days of her due date they went to San Diego earlier in December and were able to come to Gram & Pa's house for Christmas.

We Loved It!!

We not only had to play Candyland but Bob, LuLu, and Guy had to play too

Christmas Eve on the way to Mass

Christmas morning.  Looks early but it was around 8

Great Grampa Hoem & Fran came for dinner

Four Generations

Ellie caught on to this angel climbing the rope to the ceiling very quickly

Amy sent me these pictures of the kids in their pajama's I made for them.

They were really into Dumb and Dumber when they came up for Thanksgiving

Cade said they wore the pj's all day Christmas and it must have gone on

into the next day too while playing their new Clue game

Claire looks stylin'

Wednesday's with Ellie

Ellie is becoming quite the helper.  

She has her own stool for the kitchen and loves to be right there when I do any cooking.

We might just be able to have her do all the cooking soon.

She helped her mom make the sugar cookies the day before we went over.

So they were all ready to frost and sprinkle when Gram was there.

Smiling for the camera.

Bob is in a sauna bath in the back of the pickup

Brooke's Baby Bump

8 months

Trip to California

After Thanksgiving we headed down to California to see Cade's last tournament on his select baseball team, and it was his actual birthday that weekend too!

These kids are getting so grown up.  Claire made us all

sandwiches to take to the ball game

Cade played right field for a while and some at first base

And he pitched in the last game of four

Claire amuses herself

Team pep talk after the tournament. They won 2 out of 4 games

Such a cutie!!

The stars on the back of his cap are performance awards,

like if you have a good play in a game or do well at practice the coach gives

them out.  Cade's a dedicated player

Thanksgiving

 All the kids were home for Thanksgiving.  We had a great time!

Claire and Ellie enjoyed catching up

Just relaxed

Cade helped stuff the turkey

and mashed potatoes

He was a big help

The 49ers played the Seahawks.

Cade found a tucked away place under the table to watch 

Play time with the cousins

Ellie is now smiling for the camera

Grampa got a horsy ride in for Ellie only tho :o)

Lego time!

The girls

Amy entertained the kids when the ballgame went on and on

Amy's family

Brooke's family

The cousins

Then we celebrated Cade's 10th birthday,

Ya, he frosted his own cake. Ya gotta start 'em early

Nice Job!!  Wow 10!!

You can give Ellie Strawberry Shortcake dolls and furniture

but Bob and LuLu are the ones that move in!!

Grampa time

and what's a visit to Gram's house without a dinner at Tony's Pizza?  

Ellie double fisting.

Fun Times