Darth Lauren

These pictures say it all. I just love that niece of mine...she really brings a lot of joy and happiness into our lives.

Cousins, pt. 3

My nieces and nephews are great friends. I have said this before. It's a terrific thing to see. This morning, before the kiddies left, I took a picture. The first picture is of the sleep over groupies and the second picture is the sleep over groupies and their cousin, Brian. He is in obvious distress because his mom left him on the couch to be photographed across the room from her. But hey, they're all there in the picture.

The sleep over crew!!

Cousins.

The Sleepover

My sister Kathryn and I decided to brave a sleep over with 10 of our nieces and nephews. We watched movies and had pizza for dinner. We put all the girls in our TV room on cushions laid out on the floor and the boys (a.k.a. the Three Musketeers) we put on an air mattress in our guest room/exercise room/guest room for a night.

We all had a great time together. I love building memories!

The Turkey Apple

Here is a picture of a finished turkey apple for those who would like to see it.

Turkey Apples

It has been a long standing Thanksgiving tradition in my family to make turkey apples/apple turkeys...the order mattereth not. Needed for these holiday turkeys are apples, gumdrops, toothpicks, and orange slices (the gumdrop-like candy). One also needs a paper turkey head. My dad has recently given me a pattern for this head.

The gumdrops are placed on the toothpicks, forming the feathers of the turkey. The apple serves as the turkey's body. The orange slices are placed on toothpicks and used as feet.

If you decide to incorporate this tradition in your families, I hope you enjoy it!

Coming on Thanksgiving

I can hardly wait for next Thursday. Here's my top 10 for Thanksgiving:

10. No school.
9. Crisp weather.
8. Turkey apples
7. Lemon meringue pie
6. Cranberries
5. Stuffing
4. Turkey
3. A time set aside to reflect on my blessings.
2. Time with friends.
1. Time with family.

I'm it!

I got photo tagged. Thanks Divinity! Here is a picture from the fourth pic file on my computer at work. It's Allie and McKennah fall. They are not only cousins, but good friends as well and I love them both very much.