Visit to Austin for Thanksgiving

We had a great trip to Austin, Texas for Thanksgiving. We missed Shawn, who was in Dubai for work. (Strange thing-they don't celebrate Thanksgiving there.) Anyway we had at least 4 beautiful weather days and enjoyed visiting my parents and taking the kids to Sea World, doing some shopping, exploring the largest underground caverns in the world, and seeing sights around Austin. If you want a glimpse, click on the link at the bottom of the page for a quick slide show.

Halloween Happenings

We had a great time carving pumpkins this year. Rachel's pumpkin was a big surprise. We pulled off the top and found that the seeds had sprouted! I guess that's the price we pay for such a warm autumn. The rain on Halloween held off until my kids had plenty of candy to last until Christmas! Abby was her favorite animal-a kitty. She calls it her "meow" costume. Ian took his role as a Jedi knight very seriously. I couldn't get him to not be Obi-wan Kenobi and just smile for even one picture. Rachel went as a Zombie Nerd. She thought of the nerd idea and we had a good time putting together her costume from finds at Goodwill. Shawn thought it ought to be just a bit scarier, so we added the zombie face.

Indiana Pumpkin Patch

What a great Autumn day in Indiana! This pumpkin patch was pretty picked over, but the cornfields in the background made for a good picture.

We are getting ready to go to Texas. We are packing our suit cases, and everything. We are looking forwad to a break from school and other busy things that make our schedule caodic.

Ian and I have been doing our winter sports/clubs. Ian is doing swimming, and starting up basketball. I am doing indoor soccer training with my friend Ashley and drama club with my school friends Kristen and Kelly.

Abby is being just as cute and smart as usual. She is learning new phrases and words. On is "I like it" Another is "Nooooo" And then she smiles.

Soccer 2007

We had so much fun this fall watching our kids play soccer. Even Abby got into the action and insisted on wearing her Brazil jersey to every game and practice. That $2 purchase Shawn made in Hong Kong was definitely worth it!

A New Way to Keep in Touch

Hi Friends and Family,
It seems we are always thinking of you and wishing for a better way to share information. I've been impressed by the seeming ease of this blogspot idea. We'll certainly give it a try. Hope you enjoy seeing updated pictures and hearing our latest news.