The Meal of the Year...2009

The Thanksgiving holiday this year started off early as my Uncle Tommy and his girls, Kara and Jamie, joined us from Harrisburg PA. It was special to have them as well as Pap, who this year was diagnosed with Lung cancer. Although we hope it's not his last year with us, we are always glad for the time we have together.
Thanksgiving day was filled with laughter, love and games. Some of us worked in the kitchen and others of us rode four wheelers and jumped on the trampoline. There was a lot of work setting up to feed 20+ people, but it was worth it. We will always treasure this day spent with family.

Brianna & Drew

Addy & Lillie

Setting up the table(s)

Kiddie table too..

What's Thanksgiving without Football?

What better way to work off a meal than a game of Football. However, this game came before the meal.....The teams were evenly matched and the only obstacle on the field was the bunkers, the trees, and the small mine fields of dog crap. Other than that it was an open game. Team A; Tommy, Kara, Andy, & Carlie. Team B; Amy, Mark, Cody & Jamie. Fun was had by all. Team A took a pretty good lead but Team B came back to lose by a single touchdown.

Bowling Millward style

On Brianna's 11th birthday we decided to do something out of the ordinary for us and go bowling. For Mckay, Addy and Brianna this was a first. Everyone did well especially those with bumpers and we only had one ball go backwards...guess who? MCKAY! Brianna being her usually competitive self ended up in tears because she couldn't bowl well, until we added the bumper pads to her lane.... Happy Birthday Brianna!

Halloween 2009

I'm just a little behind on my posts (say 4 months). Sorry, but life gets a little chaotic. Halloween was a blast this year and the weather was great. I am always grateful for good weather at Halloween since I'm usually the one going Trick or Treating with the kids. This year was especially fun because John Ed and Brandy brought their kids out to Trick or Treat with us.

Cody, a gnome

Kallie, Supergirl

Ben, a Y fan

Zach, Firefighter

Levi, the Dark Knight

Addison, the cutest little witch

Brianna, always the Queen (Amidala)

Mckay adores Bumblebee from Transformers. I don't know why?

Did you notice the Travelocity gnome in the background. He recently joined the family because of the all the trips we have taken this year. J/K. Cody's great costume that he wore to a co-ed party. I'm having a hard time getting used to him being a teenager. We had 2 superheros, a witch, a fireman, a Transformer, Queen Amidala, and a Y fan. It was a great night. John, Brandy, and I took out the troops while Cody and David held down the fort at home. We tired out before the kids did of course.