A Thanksgiving Feast (a little early)

This year I must have hit my head really hard-because I found myself volunteering to make and have the Ware family Thanksgiving dinner at my house. I was nervous as the day of the feast approached and I found myself watching hours of the Food Network (only to crave other holiday treats and not to find much help creating a practical beginner dinner), writing grocery list after grocery list, and making countless calls to my own mom asking question after question about recipes and ingredients. I found cleaning the turkey not quite as bad as I had imagined and not near as bad as Kipp found it! He started to help me, but quickly returned to playing Halo (how he spends most of his free hours-especially since the weather isn't ideal for golf now), after discovering the drippings the turkey left behind. I am happy to say that it is over...and I am darn proud of myself. Although not everything tasted as good as mom makes it, I would have to say that I enjoyed it. And it really was kind of fun. Here's to my first Thanksgiving dinner!Our nieces eating dinner. What cute gals!
Kipp and Ayden playing Halo. Actually Kipp playing Halo and Ayden sitting by dad feeling neglected!
Ayden in a cute little hat keeping warm while Kipp put up the Christmas lights outside his room.

Two Cripples

Big week for Ayden and I...Ayden got his first big set of immunizations! He was so good. He cried when he initially got poked but as soon as I picked him up he stopped. I did the bicycle motions with his legs several times a day and gave him tylenol and he seemed just great. What a trooper!Check out those legs! He weighed in at 11 lbs. 7 oz. at his check up-and still putting it on!

As for me...after being so excited that running has not been hurting my knee I took it to the next level. I went to a dance class on Wednesday night. The warm up went smoothly as well as the first few combinations across the floor-and then pop! Chelsea was laying on the floor in the middle of the studio. My knee re injured. So the next morning Kipp helped me downstairs, brought the baby to me and put anything and everything I could possibly need all day on the coffee table and the two gimps spent the whole day on the couch. So much for planning to run a half marathon in the beginning of March! I have an appointment on Thursday with my doctor. Surgery may be in my future. Just when I was getting motivated enough to get back in shape! Actually though-I am getting movement and strength back much more quickly this time around. I am already walking around without my brace-much to Kipp's chagrin.

A few more pictures of the bambino...

Happy Halloween!

So I just might be the meanest mother ever! One of my friends gave me a great idea for a cute Halloween picture of Ayden-to carve a pumpkin and put him in it (her sister did it and got some great pics). Well needless to say I spent hours carving a stupid pumpkin only to have these-I think you will be able to tell what Ayden is thinking...He was so mad at me! We later compromised...

Sitting by the pumpkin-not in it-and clothing on!

Here are a few pics I promised of Dwight, Angela and Sprinkles...