Photo Friday

I am on a date with Vida right now and Justin is on a date with Jaime.

She took my spoon away and told me to stop eating her ice cream.

Our Thanksgiving Week

We so missed being together with all of you this Thanksgiving week.  And appreciated the texts and photos you sent.  Here are some photos of our week with the Petersen's.

The Petersen children "playing" in the snow.  Can you see the snow?

Chloe decorated the table for Thanksgiving dinner and did a wonderful job

This is just before our first course...crackers, cheese, and deviled eggs.  The second course was soup, then salad, then our turkey dinner......and later that evening PIE of course!

This is Chloe celebrating her snow-womaness!

Lovely children after decorating the tree today!

Look closely....can you guess which are mine and Grandpa's favorite decorations?

And here we go!  Straight into Christmas.....but now, it is so quiet at our house. :(

Vacation Pics

Photo Friday

An Opinion Blog

Giving this a try: http://seasontotalk.blogspot.com

The first post explains why I created the blog.  The second is an opinion blog, which will be the body of the blog from here on out.

I created it because I have a lot of stuff to say, and Justin and I agreed that our family blog probably isn't the place to do that.

Also, I feel pretty insecure about it - stuff like "why am I doing this?" "who will read it?" "what am I looking for exactly?" "why won't a journal do?"  No real answers to those questions.  It's just a place for me to type my thoughts, and I've been drawn to the idea for awhile now.  Enjoy, or don't. :)

Do you Mo?

Every November for the last three years I have grown a mustache. It is uncomfortable, itchy, and for all intents and purposes, distasteful (unless you are Tom Selleck, of course). It has a purpose, though. It is my way to participate in Movember. Movember is a movement to raise awareness and funds for men's health, specifically testicular and prostate cancer. One member of my team lost his father, and another battled his own fight with testicular cancer and won. Growing my mustache is how I show support for these members of my team, as well as for men and families everywhere that battle the fight with cancer.

2011

I know each of you are in different financial circumstances, but I want to provide you the opportunity, if you are able, to donate to this cause. I feel it is very worthwhile. So much so that I go every November with very few kisses from my wife, strange looks from passersby, and looks of distaste from judging folks along the way.

2012

Even if you don't have the means to donate, perhaps you could take a moment and pass the message along to folks you know. To donate, you can go to http://mobro.co/JustTheHutch.

2013

And just for fun, each November we do a photo shoot to further promote the cause. I hope you have enjoyed highlights from the last three years.

2013

Photos

Here are some fun photos from our week.

There was a great science activity at the library.  Joshua answered a question correctly, so he got to go up and help.  The scientist was a silly man and had him wear lots of protective eyewear.  It was perfect for Joshua.

We got our first snow and it was fun to see some of it stick to the window.  It is all gone now and we enjoyed a nice warm day today, but it was pretty while it was here.  

This is Joshua just being Joshua, so enjoy!

Next week is musical week, so that should be fun and adventurous!