What a great time we had over Thanksgiving. Spending time with family is always an adventure. We spent Wednesday evening with my mom's side of the family. Mom's house was busting at the seems, but we enjoyed spending time with everyone.
Thursday brought about the only traditional Thanksgiving dinner we had at Grandma's. We spent the day outside. The kids enjoyed spending time with Uncle Andy and exploring around the barn and down at the creek. The only injury incurred during the break happened on Thursday and of course it was mom! I thought I'd be the big, bad hunter and shoot Craig's rifle. The recoil on that thing kicked my tail. I still have the black eye to show for it.

Saturday was spent with the Maloney side of the family watching football. It's always fun to have all the cousins together. They really enjoy their time together since the time is few and far between. We are very thankful we were able to spend time with everyone over the holiday and look forward spending Christmas with everyone.

What a weekend filled with mixed emotions. We got to spend all day Saturday in Stillwater. Garrett, Carson, and Morgan were able to go to Dillon and Devry's birthday at an awesome gym in Stillwater called Kid's Kingdom. It had every thing from walk climbing walls to a trapeze! We were also able to tailgate and trick or treat before the game. The boys were more into tailgating and playing football, while the girls had a great time going from tailgate to tailgate getting candy. The evening didn't end on such a good note as our Cowboys failed to produce a victory, but what a fun way to celebrate Halloween 2009.

Between school, flag football, OSU footballs games and whatever else comes our way, fall is flying by.
Garrett gets his cast off in almost a week. Just in time for basketball. He has missed playing organized flad football, but doesn't miss the chance for a pick up game.
Carson loves football of any kind. Of course, OSU football is his favorite, but give him any college game and he is content to watch.
Morgan loves it all. She loves to play flag football, but she also enjoys playing dress up. She also loves to help out around the house, which I can't say that as much about the boys.
We are truly enjoying this time with our children. There are times when we don't know if we are coming or going but we thank God for these precious gifts he has given us.

We officially survived our first three days of school. Garrett is in the fourth grade, Carson is a second grader and Miss Morgan is in half day kindergarten. I am in my third year of third grade. We even survived the first day of school with dad in Colorado.

We had a busy summer and now the rat race of school has begun!