Thanksgiving 2006

Grandma and Grandpa from California came out again this year for Turkey Day. The weather was gorgeous. Around mid 70s. This was the biggest Thanksgiving at our house since we moved to Texas because Uncle James was here too along with Grandma Jean. We also invited some friends of ours who recently moved here from out of state.

Grandpa made a rope swing in the back yard. First he looped the rope over a branch and pulled the boys up and down on it. Then he tied some knots in it and tied it higher in the tree so the boys could practice climbing the rope. Last he added a wood plank on the bottom to act as a swing. The boys had tons of fun with grandpa while they were here. He showed them how to climb on the roof of their little house in the backyard also.

Check out more fun with the rope by clicking on the link below. No music just the occassional "whoooa" or "aaaaah" from mom.

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Camping at Lake Tawakoni

Every year the boys look forward to our camping trip. Last weekend we took the family to Lake Tawakoni about 1 1/2 hours from Lewisville. As usual we arrive after it's dark and have an impossible time setting up the tent and have no idea what our campsite and the surrounding area looks like. But as usual everything was fine when we woke up at 6 am (!!!) to a lovely little patch of dirt which we call home for the next 36 hours.

We realized that we were minutes away from a huge flea market so we took the boys there for a while to do some walking around. Most of the time was spent back at the lake chasing after the kids on the bear hunts and adventures. Ask Dominic his favorite part about camping and he will probably say "donuts!", ask Ethan and he will probably say "peeing in the grass". They also enjoyed pretending to camp while they camped. ??

The kids loved to walk through the trees and brush. They often pretended they were lost, "Where are we?!" "I think we took a wrong turn!!". So dramatic. Sometimes they would even find clues.


Too see more camping pics click on the link below and turn up your speakers!


Camping 11/3 - 11/5