Claire+bandaids=next fashion craze

Here is my beloved Claire with Bandaids all over herself. She is so adorable and was so proud of her bandaids. She even has them on her pants. When she pulled them off at dinner time she said, "OUCH!" (We adults were prediciting that but maintain that the law of natural consequence is often the best choice).

I'll take the silver one

Check this out. Matthew left this love note for me on our mail station so that I would be clear on his Christmas desires. It is fabulous and he even took the time to spell properly. Great effort Matthew!

I will translate in case you cannot read the image:

Mom if you want to know what type of go kart I want go to menintools.com If you see a yellow go kart on the front page click on it. There should be a bunch of go karts on the next page. The go kart that I want is the 2nd one on the top row. It's silver. From Matthew

Bruce Almighty

The tree is decorated and I am finished with decorations at home, yeah! I decided to also do up the mantle and the kids have helped by adding their special touches to the decor. Michael says, "This is what Christmas is all about. Spending time with your family." To that I say, I love you Michael. You are the best kid ever!"

Bruce getting glam

Stay tuned for updated pictures of "Bruce" with decorations. Total count is over 1200 lights. Dan is not happy with me because he does all the lights and the tree is prickly, but it is beautiful. Thank you, Dan!

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree! AKA Bruce Spruce

This is the most beautiful Blue Spruce tree! Every year we go to Turk Mountain and cut down our tree. We went today and had a great experience again as always. We chose a blue spruce this year because of needle retention and the beautiful blue color. Dan cut it down and the boys helped haul the 7 footer from the field to the truck, which is a long way (Dan is sore in the shoulders as a result). We named the beauty Bruce Spruce-get it Blue Spruce=Bruce Spruce.

Dance Party-Boy Style

Be prepared to bust out your best moves when with this crew. They have got it all down to a groove. Not bad music either...if you're into that stuff.

Caution! Too much turkey causes "Cross Eyed Mike"

Thanksgiving was fabulous! We enjoyed a great meal with friends and ate way too much. Everyone was thankful-including the children and we had the privilege of spending a first Thanksgiving with our friends from Argentina.

(P.S. Matthew only ate ham.)

Gross doesn't discriminate

Okay, just to be clear. Michael has strep throat too. Yippee! Good news-We now have antibiotics on board for both mighty Donaldsons.

(Michael would like to point out the nasty lesion on his nostril because it's especially ooey and gooey. Nice.)

Lesson for today...wash your hands!

Thanksgiving Tradition Lives On...

Every year, and I mean every year our Thanksgiving holiday is highjacked by illness. This year is no different and we are yet again being held hostage by the Group A Streptococcus Bacteria (I have really come to resent the power of this bacteria specifically.)

Here is a view of Matthew's throat and blisters. Fortunately, he hates mashed potatoes and turkey because they are obviously not going down his hatch!

We hope you have Happy Thanksgiving!