Photo Albums

A monster of many faces. 11/4

A monster and five pumpkins for a counting rhyme. 11/4

A broken furnace means bundling up inside. 11/6

When the furnace was finally fixed. 11/6

He is truly obsessed with trains. 11/6

Making a hard right. 111/6

Engineer in the making? 11/6

The game face is different. 11/6

Ninja game play. 11/6

Family game night—it's seriousl business. 11/6

Familiy game night—the spinner. Fun stuff. 11/6

Hike in Bandemer Park. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—family shot, take two. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—kicking around in the leaves. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—a magical clearing. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—listening for birds. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—found a squir-luhl. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—makes me think of Christmas. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—another squirr-luhl. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—boy in a VERY BIG tree. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—boy in a tree. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—friendly little buggers, huh? 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—second mile. 11/8

Hike in Bandemer Park—return journey. 11/8

The joy of leaves. 11/8

The joy of leaves, for two. 11/8

The joy of leaves, in black and white. 11/8

Listening to fall. 11/10

Listening...to leaves falling down. 11/10

Fall's art, made into a mural of sorts. 11/10

Hiking on a chilly fall day. 11/11

Puppet theater, a library production. 11/11

What is merry and how much does it cost? 11/14 (too early for this)

Completely absorbed in watching the train circle the top of the tree. 11/14

If ever you have said "when pigs fly"... 11/14 (too early for this)

What started the Christmas miniatures tradition? 11/14 (too early for this)

Really, he's growing, and we can't seem to stop it. 9/08 to 11/09

Looking for fall... 11/19

Looking for fall on a chilly November walk. 11/19

Looking for fall, we found a muddy field to play in... 11/19

Looking for fall, we found a bit of leftover summer. 11/19

Looking for fall, we ended up at the park. 11/19

Looking for fall, the park is pretty empty when the kids are in school. 11/19

Looking for fall, we found a chilly kind of joy. 11/19

Looking for fall, we ended up inside a tree. 11/19

Well, there's always next year. 11/21

Thanksgiving crafts, 11/23

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving crafts, 11/25

It takes one to paint one? 11/25

The kitchen with all projects set out, before we started... 11/25

You don't want to see it after...

Measuring out pumpkin puree for the pie... 11/25

Measuring out cranberries for relish... 11/25

Making juice for the Ophoff Thanksgiving brunch—so fun! 11/26

Thanksgiving books with Aunt Ann. 11/26

Making mashed potatoes for Hiller Thanksgiving dinner. 11/26

Sewing for after-Thanksgiving Dinner entertainment... 11/26

After Thanksgiving dinner sewing—fun for the whole family... 11/26

Seriously, Calvin had us all sewing after Thanksgiving dinner. 11/26

Thanksgiving's out, Christmas is in. 11/27

Tree shopping—Arrend's Tree Farm. 11/27

We had to put our foot down—no blue trees. 11/27

I got one, I got one! 11/27

This reminds me a lot of last year... 11/27

My bad for parking sideways on a hill. 11/27

There are no words to describe this. 11/27

Family break out! 11/29

Family break out. 11/29

Family rock night came with its own ninja. 11/29

Ushering the season in. 11/30

Ushering the season right in. 11/30

Train show, 11/29

Saline train show, the circus, 11/29

Saline train show, Atlas Shrugged? 11/29

Saline train show, Lego electric trains, 11/29

Saline train show, lighting of a steam engine, 11/29

Saline train show, blowing the whistle on a steam engine, 11/29

Saline train show, the cork steam express, 11/29

Saline train show, the biggest steam line, 11/29

Saline train show, riders on the biggest steam line, 11/29

Saline train show, a very happy affair. 11/29

Saline train show, the proud new owner of semaphores. 11/29