Thanksgiving feast.....and Grant's first!!

Thanksgiving this year was just like all the past.  We stuff ourselves until we are miserable, and then we move onto the next get together!!  This year three all fell on the same time, Thanksgiving day at noon, so we ended up skipping a few.  Even though the holidays are hectic, we still manage to have a good time!  

The front of the house decorated with the trusty old turkey!

Wednesday night we had the Kuhl side.  All my cousins are getting so big and mature on this side.  It's my little ones who are the small ones now!  Pa Pa Gary is trying to handle all three of his grand children.  Looks like he has his hands full!

 Miss Layla Jo getting ready for jammies.

 Uncle Mark and Layla.  Uncle Mark looks like he needs to put his jammies on too!

 Madison and Layla hanging out.

 Turkey Day!!!

Grant's loving his first Thanksgiving dinner!

 And I'm done......

 Grant and Brenley getting to know each other on the Iffert side get together.  There are so many little ones on this side of the family.  The second generation is starting!

 Madison and Lauren playing on the Keller side.  Madison just adores Lauren!  And Lauren is so good with her!

 I thought it would be a good idea to get family photos after the crowd left Grandma and Grandpa Keller's home.  Maybe I should have re-thought this one!!!

Schumacher family photo take one......

 take two....

 and take three......yah....not so much.  But Mom and Dad are still smiling!!  

 Keller families turn.....take one

 take two.....

 and, yes, three........

again, not so much!!!  But hey, we tried!!  It had been a long day!!

 We tried again the next day with Tom the turkey at Grandpa and Grandma Kuhl's home.  He has kinda became a tradition to take a picture with on Thanksgiving.  It must have worked because I think this one turned out great!!  Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for taking the picture and making the kiddos smile!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

I know the Keller family has a lot to be thankful for this year!!

A princess party for our princess.

The weekend after Madison's 3rd birthday party we took her to Eckerts in Belleville for a royal princess party.  I thought why not get another use out of her Snow White costume, and she is so into princesses right now.  The day went great and Madison had a lot of fun dressing up and receiving "royal" treatment.  The first project of the day was to make a crown.  The ladies that helped were so good with all the girls.  

As soon as Madison got her crown finished she was "crowned" Princess Madison.  She thought she was big stuff!

Next was to make a bracelet, a wand, and sash.

Then all the girls sat in a big circle to hear a story on princess etiquette.  Madison of course made a friend, with who else, but Rapunzel!!

Daddy and Grant enjoying the story.  Poor Mark and Grant were the only boys present!!  Madison has a great Daddy and brother for wanting to come and enjoy her day with her!

Then it was time for tea and treats!  I think this was Madison's favorite part of the whole day.

Everyone got to decorate their own cupcake like a mouse.  It was so much fun watching her make, and sneak a few treats!

Miss precise.  I wonder were she gets that from!!!  (I know her Daddy is smirking at this comment!)

She finally gets to eat!  This princess is hungry!

And lastly, all the princesses got to dance.  Of course Madison wanted to dance with her prince.

Then this little girl came up to Madison and asked her to dance.  It was so cute and nice of this little girl.  Madison just thought she was everything.  

Princess wiped out on the way home!!

Madison, 

Daddy, Grant, and I, all had a great time with you at your princess party.  You will always be our little princess no matter how old you get!  Never forget how much we love you!!!

Love,

Mommy

Enjoying the last days of Fall!!!

Madison, Grant and I enjoyed the last couple of days of fall by playing out in the yard.  Madison wanted to play in the leaves.  To bad the new house only has one tree for leaves to play in.  I think she remembers playing the in massive piles we had to rake at the old house!

Again.......that darn Rapunzel dress!!!

Happy boy!

Madison making leave angels.

Maddie and Grant playing "house".

My cute little monster!!

She's working really hard to get a bubble!!!

Madison is always a big help around the house.  She is very observant and actually catches on quick.  The weather was finally right for Mark to dig the trenches along the sides of the house.  Madison offered her digging skills to help Daddy.  She is the only princess I've seen with a shovel!!  Madison and Daddy "cheersing" their shovels.....if that's even a word!

What a hard working Rapunzel!!