Reunioun 2011

The Original Titmi kids, parents, their spouses and offspring all met for an adventure at our home for Thanksgiving.  13 wee ones (1-13 years old) and 11 adults squoze themselves in and I think our house and 2 trailers in the yard handled the load decently enough.  1 lovely sis stayed for a wonderful 10 days from England.  Another came for a week from Cali, and a brother came for 4 days from Florida. The last Bro and Parents are here already.

We played, swam, ate, movied, crafted, danced, talent showed, projected, ice skated, birthdayed, musiced, shopped, family picted, video gamed, karaoked, parked, jumped, destroyed toy rooms and sicked.

So happy this happened- Thanks Em for starting the adventure and GNGT for helping host!

Individual Shots

Oh so badly I want to show you these beautiful kids real big.  It makes me sad that I can't figure out a blog template that will let you see the whole darn picture.  I hope it doesn't distract you too much to see only part of the pic.


During Thanksgiving week we had a reunion at our house with all of Roger's family.  During that week I borrowed my sis in laws camera and played around.

JT

Rory

Simeon

The babies were NOT playing along

Levi

Michael

Mom and Dad

October

Hi. Sorry? October was busy but not busy enough to make me not drop by and say hello.  We did the normal stuff- more canning, creating, cleaning, cooking, caring. . . er halloweening.

Rory and I created this Jellyfish Costume. She won 1st place in the Creative Costume Contest 4th-6th at the school Monster Mash.  That was actually her goal.  It may have helped that her mom can cheer real loud.

Jt created this Robot Costume.  He won second place.  Actually everyone I cheered real loud for won something or another :)  They all had awesome costumes so that may be a little presumptuous. 

Rory danced like she was hopped up on something exhilerating.

 

This cutey just wandered.

Grandma helped the kids carve our home grown pumpkins.  My dad came for a week and took most of the pics.

We have been playing in leaves.  We have many more to go.

Levi didn't mind at all that he wore a hand me down costume.

Simmy wore 2 years ago costume- hey! its an all new crowd

On Halloween, my rockin neighbor and I hosted a Halloween Party in our joined driveways.  I REALLY like them.  Here is her house

and ours.  LOVE the trees!!

It was stickin cold that night- almost to cold but the next day it got colder.  BRRR.  We may have to bring it in next year and save driveway parties for warmer weather.

Working on it

Not only is this cutey being forced to take one nap so he can overlap with big brother, he is also working very hard on something else.

 

Did you notice the chaos or was the chaos too loud to see him walk? We did this a few weeks ago and he walking a lot more these days- not all the time but a lot. We are a paci free house as of yesterday (Wahoo!!!) and are almost all walking :)

Canning

All new to my world is the art of canning

Starting in July and in full force in Sept has been days of canning all. day. long. Mostly with my friend and/ or mother in law.

and always with babies under foot making messes I abhor.

 

I even got some apple sauce made for Simmy's class for Johny Appleseeds's bday.  Good Fun