Lots to be thankful for!

We spent our Thanksgiving in Orange City this year. We were able to visit tons of family and eat a bunch, of course! We had a family gathering on both Thursday and Friday evening, so we were partied out by Saturday. Luke & Reagan had just enough left in them to go to Disney on Ice in Des Moines on Saturday with Grandpa & Grandma. We are so thankful for the family and friends we have been blessed with.

Luke and soon-to-be Uncle Adam contemplating which plane is the coolest.

Michael, Owen & Reagan

I probably shouldn't have eaten all that turkey!

Drew & I at our Friday night gathering at Doug & Cinda's house.

Luke played a lot of ping-pong this weekend. He's actually not too bad!

Madison (the dog) is not really a fan of children, but she likes Luke a lot.

The Seven Dwarfs at Disney on Ice

Grandpa & Luke enjoying some popcorn.

Reagan and Grandma watching the show. They said they tried to keep Reagan from twirling her new toy during the performance (especially after it got caught in the hair of the girl in front of her!).

Random things

Not much new seems to be going on around here. We are in the groove of our school schedule and are very much looking forward to having some time off for the holidays. Next week we are heading to Orange City for Thanksgiving. The kids are counting down the school days until then! We've been keeping busy and having fun. Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

We bought these rocking chairs from money that Opa & Oma Noteboom gave them last December. We finally got them put together last Saturday!:)

Drew was pretty good with the screwdriver.

As soon as Ryan has a project to work on, he has four eager helpers.

Lauren kept trying to give Drew a kiss and he kept hitting her on the head when she came close. Typical boy!

I'm not sure what it is about this bucket that's so fun...or why they walk around with it on their head.

Our two little men

Our two guys are growing up.:) Drew had his first haircut today. He did awesome! He sat and smiled the entire time. I didn't even have to break out the M&M's that I brought as bribery. I did give them some at the end for being such troopers though! It always amazes me how much older they look just by cutting all their baby curls off. It makes me a little sad, but it was needed. The other day kids in Luke's class were commenting on how Drew & Lauren were twins but the only thing alike about them was their hair. I didn't want Drew to get a complex.:)
Luke had his first day of wrestling camp today. He was excited to show Reagan and Ryan some of the moves he learned. It was pretty amusing watching a bunch of Kindergarten and 1st graders wrestle around. He seemed to enjoy it, so maybe it will be a good outlet for some of that energy!