Top 10 Thanksgiving 2008

Top 10 worst things about Thanksgiving this year.

10. Ari coming late.
9. Toni's chipped beef sandwich at Abe's.
8. Nordoff street? or Nordoff way??
7. 40 minutes to get to Abe's, 20 minutes to get home.
6. The way Caroline and Olivia left the Odyssey. Caroline's outfit covered in poop, Olivia's covered in mud.
5. Leaving California.
4. The tiny trunk on our rental car.
3. Betty Ann not being there.
2. Cold weather in California.
1. Seth's carving of the turkey.

Top 15 best things about Thanksgiving this year.

15. Toni's ham.
14. Olivia playing in the freezing pool, naked.
13. Smoked Gouda!!
12. Seeing Suzie.
11. Seth's laugh
10. The rental house.
9. The dogs.
8. Keanu and Olivia playing hide and seek. (Thanks K)
7. Erwin and Sheldon both falling asleep on the couches.
6. Madison and Caroline together in the swing and the bouncer.
5. 2 meals at Abe's.
4. The cake from Bea's.
3. 2 Thanksgiving meals...thanks Dawn.
2. Everyone together.
1. Seth's carving of the turkey.

Thanks to you all for letting us invade your lives for a while and double thanks for taking time off from your regular schedules to make time for us.

Here are some of the best pics.



"Driver bring the car around."



"Hey Brother, we're cool!"



"Who you talkin to?"



"I can't see what she sees...HEY, let me see."



"I have the best legs"



The family at the Odyssey Thanksgiving 2008




On the porch



"Maybe I can get one of those dogs to come and bring me a cookie. Quick, act cute!"




Toni




Seth



"Is that chocolate I see??"




The brothers.


Love to all,
Becky

Almost five months old!

Hi All,

Wow how time flies! Madison is practically crawling now & there seems to be no stopping her. We took her for her 4 month shots recently & she did pretty good although these were rougher on her than the first set. She now weighs 13.2 pounds, is 25 1/2" long & her head is 15" round. The doctor said she is hitting all of her milestones and doing extremely well. She has a pesky cough right now but other than that we are all doing well. Phill is working most evening on jobs for the neighbors & things are just moving along. With Halloween around the corner we took madison for her costume pictures & a family photo shoot as well. enjoy the pics.

Dawn

Saw Erwin today

On Mondays we get to go see Erwin. The girls and I get in the car and head to Olivia's gymnastics class. It gets out about 11:45 and we pick up some lunch and head to Poppy's place. Today we took him fried chicken from KFC. He absolutely loved it. Caroline has taken to laughing at Olivia. Olivia will laugh at her and she will laugh right back. Erwin got to witness this special event today. He smiled so big. It was great to see.

I am so glad he came to live in Utah. We usually get to see him 3 times a week. It is great for my kids. This morning, Olivia told me, "When I grow up like you, daddy will be like poppy and you will be like honey" (that's what she calls ari's mom). She wants daddy to be like poppy and I do too. I remember before I married Ari I looked at Erwin and saw what Ari might look like and be like when he was old. I knew I could live with that! Erwin is a good man. He is patient, always giving, loving, and generous.

My dad isn't around anymore. He hasn't been in my life for 12 years. Before Erwin, I didn't know what it was like having a dad as an adult. Erwin is a man I love to talk to. He always listens to me. He cares about me and my kids. I know he loves me. I consider Erwin my father and he tells people that I am his daughter.

When I got Ari, I never knew I would also be gaining a father.

So Proud!!

Hello Everyone!

Well this is really just an update to the previous post i put up last week. Usually I do not get to see Phill's completed work when he does his handyman jobs because I have no reason to go see his clients however this time is different!! Since we seem to be developing a friendship with the neighbors (from now on known as Ty & Tim) She invited me in to see the bathroom that Phill has been working on, I wish we had before & after pictures to show you but the difference from what he started with til now is amazing!!! He is doing a wonderful job & Ty is very impressed with him. She has said they plan on keeping him busy for a while & also sending him referrals from some of Tims friends in Beverly Hills!!! I think Phill's business is finally starting to really pay off :) Madison loves to go to work with her daddy and is always an angel when Tim & Ty play with her.....she absolutely loves them! Also Miss Madi is no longer satisfied looking at the world on her back she refuses to stay that way and is constantly rolling onto her belly last night she slept on her tummy for the first time cause she rolled that way to fall asleep....she is growing up so fast **sigh**.

So what is new with everyone catch me up!

Dawn

SUPER HAPPY!!!!!

Hi All,

Okay here is the scoop, we just got new neighbors to the right of us (very nice people) anyway we all kind of hit it off & they asked Phill to please help them load and unload the trucks as they just moved in this weekend. They paid him for his help & have told him that they have many home projects that they would appreciate him working on starting with stripping & repainting the bathrooms in the house. So officially Phill has steady work coming in for the next couple of weeks & since it is right next door he can bring Madi with him!! On the days that he cant focus on Madi like today the Grandmas & Grandpas get to take turns watching her. All in all this is turning out to be a great Birthday Month :) Hope everyone is well, talk to you soon.

Love
Dawn

Back to UT

Things are going well here in Utah since our trip to CA. We had a great time. I am still having flashback memories of the rat occasionally that make me cringe...but other than that I have had all good memories.

We took Caroline in the pool for the first time this weekend. Erwin, Aurielle, Ari, Beth (Ari's mom), me, Caroline, and Olivia all went to the Lehi pool. It is a great pool. It has a graded entrance, kind of like the beach, so you can just walk right in and it gradually gets deeper. That was great for Erwin. He fell while knee deep in the water trying to go under one of the ropes that divide one section from the other, but he said that was the best place to fall because he just landed in the water.

Caroline loved the pool..just like her CA cousin. She just relaxed and had a great time. I was glad Erwin was there for her first dip. Of course, Olivia is still swimming like mad. She actually bumped her head into the side because she was swimming so fast.

I hope to have updates on everyone here soon. It is easy to post pics and videos. Please share!! Betty Ann I would love to see pics of your house and area around you. Of course, we need new photos of Maddi.

Love from UT
B