Reeve's letter to Santa

Reeve brought home his school journal one night with an assignment to write a letter to Santa. I scanned it before he corrected his spelling. Classic Reeve, in every way. I'm sure he'll get what he asked for, he has been a very good boy.

(if you click on the picture, then it is easier to read)
Last night I had a late buying club food delivery, and Tom went to his Sauna night, so Reeve, all on his own made us all fried egg sandwiches. He even chopped and sauteed the onion! It was delicious!

Stella's Ready for Winter

Her new Pink Princess Snow Boots (thank you Dawn!) will go perfectly with her girlie winter gear.

 She loves to go on our daily walk...especially when she is all warm and snuggly.

 You can't see them in these pictures but on this walk (November 14th) there were tiny snow flakes falling.

 Stella was amazed. She kept saying "whoa, Whoa, whooooa!" when they were falling all around us.

 She's a serious walker...getting ready to go up the big hill.

Thanksgiving in Atlanta

We had a wonderful trip down to Atlanta for Thanksgiving. We were so thankful to be with such loving and generous family and friends. We're all still smiling from all the love we received there.

 The Wisconsin kids excited for a long road trip to Atlanta!

 We've arrived at GJ's

 Little pink leopard Stella with her Princess wand

 BOP IT! Reeve...(BTW I now have the high score of 75 :))

 Stella HAD to clean the pool

 OVO!!! Cirque du Soleil in Atlanta!

 Midnight movies with GJ!

 Getting ready for a yummy Thanksgiving Day Feast...

 Family & Friends!!!

 The Historic MerryMac's Tea Room in Atlanta...DELICIOUS Southern Food!

 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Atlanta. Me, Stella, Tommy and Ghandi in the background.

 Stella sporting her fancy new Falcons shirt and HOT pink cowgirl boots!

 Thanks for an awesome trip guys!

Madison Capitol Trip to visit Christine

Waaaayyy back in September we woke up really early on a Saturday morning to take a trip to the Madison Farmer's Market and visit our good friend Christine.

 Little Stella in her bright blue jump suit...so I don't lose her!

 Farmer's Market with Christine! (photo by Reeve)

 The kids always love to find the fossils in the Capitol steps...if you look closely you can see a starfish!

 Senators Reeve and Kyle Raye please cast your vote!

 It's the Badger State!

 Up on the Capitol Building Terrace looking out at Lake Monona.

 Solar electric panels on the Capitol! Yay!!

 This was before I got a haircut...man I'm looking kinda tired and windy-haired!

 Kyle, what a ham!

 Poor Stella's holding one of her favorite little baby dolls...she lost that baby here at the Monona Terrace...never to be seen by her again!

 Awwww...Stella looking up at her big brother Kyle...Madison Capitol building in the background.