Congratulations Cameron!

Cameron received his first skating badge!  Way to go, Cam!

Catch Up + Thanksgiving

So, Nicole's blog inspired me to post an entry.  I haven't really been in the blogging mood lately, but here is a bit of what we have been up to.

The kids were sick a few weeks back....A fire truck came to put out a small fire in a neighbor's basement and the kids were fascinated with the firemen and flashing lights...

Cameron wanted to go outside to get a picture in front of the fire truck, but I coerced him into taking a picture inside the house in front of the fire truck.

We have been having daily drawing contests where we all have to draw a picture and then vote on the winner.  Here is one days of pictures...Can you guess who drew what?

Here is another days of pictures?  Guess again who drew what!

There were a few pictures missing...Here are all the pictures from two days...

This picture was the LOSER!  No one voted for this one.

Will she be a future figure skater????  We shall soon find out.

Here are our Thanksgiving pictures.  I tried three times to capture a picture of these cousins....Take 1...YooHoo Cameron.....look my way!

Take 2....Cameron....what are you looking at???

And, Take 3...his eyes almost make it to the camera....We'll try again next year.  Amanda looked stunning in all three photos! She is very photogenic.

Then I handed the camera over to Amanda...  Take 1...Yoo Hoo...Emmersyn...look...

Take 2.....Now we lost Cameron....enough already...There will be no Take 3.

Great picture of Uncle Leon and Nicole!  It was nice to catch up with Uncle Leon!  Looking forward to seeing him again on Christmas Eve!

Mom and Brad...What great smiles!

Brad and Dad were going to do the wishbone, until Nicole in the background stopped everything to have Nicholas join in the fun.

And here they go...Cameron is watching intensely...He did not take his eyes off of the wishbone!

Emmersyn looking a little lost.

Very cute picture of Justin and Crystal.

And there can't be a family function without me harassing Crystal with a CLOSE UP!  She is a beautiful girl!  And such a good sport!

Cameron and Nicholas in a fierce competition of Fruit Ninja!

Nicole was NOT going to be beat by Steve...Here she is deep in thought concocting her game plan....Steve already had his plan...Do "The Cameron".

Check them out in motion....

Tyler wanting Laura to allow him to join in on the Ninja fun!

Mom and Uncle Leon definitely share some genes in common.  They think similarly and have the same arm techniques when it comes to slicing fruit. 

What did I tell you....Blood relatives...Aren't genetics cool?

Now check these two out in motion....

I want to go back

I was looking through some pictures and came across this video from the Bahamas.  Cameron is asserting his displeasure for the salt water.  I want to go back!