Happy Thanksgiving!

One great thing about Majuro is that we had access to everything that we needed for a normal Thanksgiving dinner! The turkey was a Butterball and the cranberries were fresh! Even though it's a ton of work, I really love making it, and it was so fun to put it together with Autumn. To make it even better, we had family here to share it with!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Making a bunting craft with Kylie

 

A beautiful evening sky

 Pumpkin pies to donate to a community dinner

 Fresh cranberries!

 All set!

 The Barefoot Contessa's "light" cheesecake

ONLY 2 1/2 lbs of cream cheese!

 

 YUM!

Pies! Pies! Pies!

We finally made it back home just in time for winter! After our long trip from Brazil, we're back in Washington for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. We settled in quickly and were put to work even more quickly! We spent Sunday outfitting the family for frosty weather with Crazy Grandma Cathy in Spokane. After a good night's sleep, we drove into the Little Gallea for breakfast with Grandpa Ed & Uncle Ben (just like the rice!!).  Then we headed out to the farm for an action packed day of egg collecting for Kylie, pie baking for us and loads of Sesame Street and playing! Grandma Lynn picked up dinner from Rancho Chico and was the true hero of the night!!

 I get those eggs!

 Bom dia galinha pintadinha!

 A friendly helper!

 From "chicken Tijuana" to Kowitz Family Farms Egg Division!

 Havin' too much fun!

Special helper @ lunch!

 From this...

 ...to this!

 Cute!

 The best ingredients...

 Working hard, or hardly working?

 Ready to roll!

Clockwise from top: Apple, Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Cherry!

 Falling leaves cherry pie

Finished pies cooling!

August Update

Here's what we've been up to in August!

 Thanks for the new dress Auntie Carri!

Or as Kylie says every time she puts it on, "Carri give it?"

 Besties at the park-inho

 I love coconuts!

 Give me those bubbles or Aya gets hammered...

 Painting party!

 Chocolate Pecan Pie

 Kite flying day

 Cheese!

 Peach pie

 Rainy day walk!

Stomping in muddy puddles like Peppa Pig!

 A moment of zen

Movie time!

 Silly ladies

 New dress!

(copied by dad from the Hawaiian fish one seen above)

 Whew! I'm tuckered out!

Guess who charmed her way into some free pao de queijo at the mall today...

...who me?!?