I thought I'd try actually posting to this blog to see how the tools work. Here's a neat site that someone sent me the other day.

weatherbonk

It does I nice job of combining several different types of information into one page. There are also links to skibonk and golfbonk at the bottom of the page.

This one's for Eva - the boys wanted to learn cross-stitch so we bought them some beginner kits. Here they are working on their stitches.

While we were at Dad's for Thanksgiving, we stayed at the condo on the beach. As you can see, the dogs had a great time playing fetch in the surf while the kids built sand castles. Man, it's good to live in the South!









The big treat, beyond Thanksgiving Day itself, was a trip to Magic Quest. If you don't know what Magic Quest is, check out the website, but it's a really cool interactive place where you perform quests and try to become a Master Magi. The boys had been there once before, but it was new to the girls and Walter. Walter said his legs hurt afterwards from all the walking and running you do to find your ruins.




The great thing about Dad's condo - other than it's ocean front and free! - is the way the coast is situated, you get both sunrises and sunsets. This one was a doozey!

Here are the long awaited Thanksgiving pictures! The boys finished up the cooking and we had yummy turkey and mashed potatoes, rolls that the kids devoured, and various veggies and salads. It was a great Thanksgiving!

Here is a bit of Christmas cheer for everyone

It does a heart good! Maddy and Craig are learning to play the guitar together. I'm not sure who enjoys the lessons more! :) They are currently working on Heart of Gold.















Also, I meant to post this last month and forgot about it... Katie is always a trooper when she has to do all this crazy medical stuff. Here she is smiling through her latest EEG.

While we are waiting for Amy to post the pictures from Thanksgiving..... (hint, hint), I will give a Maddy and Katie swim/diving update. Maddy got 8th in this weekend's diving meet and she didn't even get points for her third dive. It was supposed to be a half-twist, but she did more of a front splat which doesn't get any points... Poor kid was pretty red, but came out of the pool smiling! Katie dove for the first time this weekend and got 5th place - awesome, considering that in diving the girls dive in the 11yr and under category, so most of the girls are older. They are both loving the diving. Mom is OK with it until they both have to try an inward dive...

As for swimming, they both did awesome as well. Maddy is loving it, but needs to be about a foot taller and six inches wider in the shoulders! :) She is such a peanut compared to the other swimmers. Katie is holding her own, but not sure she wants to keep swimming. She came in 3rd in the 50 Free with an awesome flip turn last weekend, but insists "swimming isn't for her..." Go figure...

Sorry no pictures, but it is really hard to get diving/swimming pictures. You'll have to wait for Amy to post those Thanksgiving pictures...

Also, a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Amy!!!!!!!!!!!!