Monday, December 1, 2008

Time for Thanksgiving

Life, with its ups and downs is never perfect, but it does provide "perfect little moments" for which I am Thankful for they become the memories we cherish. Below are pictures of a few moments which were special this year...

Family
(at Thanksgiving)

Cousins to play, fight and grow up with...

(Jack & Jayce cheering for "their" favorite college football teams... )


more cousins to have fun with...

(Zeke, Jack & Baz visiting the Firestation during Spring Break.)


and and even more cousins...

(celebrating Grandpa's big birthday)

FUN!
(Robbie getting to play quarterback and trying to run the option for a touchdown...)

Even More Fun!!!

(Robbie's team winning the Super Bowl & the All-Stars tournament.)


Katja playing the viola at the Junior High All-Region Orchestra Concert...
(even though she is still only in middle school)

...and more fun
Robbie celebrating his 9th birthday & that of three of his buddies at Lazer Rage with his entire football team...


Giving & Receiving...
(Robbie and his birthday buddies opting for canned goods in lieu of presents to donate to the Interfaith food pantry. They all ended up getting one gift from their football coach anyway...)

Smiles...
(and NO fighting...my favorite part!)

Hugs...
(in Galveston on the jetty on a very cold & windy evening)

and Kisses ...
(Jayce plants a juicy one on his favorite cousin!)


and more Kisses...
and Friends...
(Gig 'Em boys!)

and more friends...
(Katja, second from right, and some of her girlfriends at Lake Livingston)

etc....

3 comments:

Haley Family said...

I LOVE the last picture. You should frame that one.

Millicent ;) said...

Thanks, Katie. It took a lot of work to do that one 'cuz I had to eliminate ropes (through one of the girl's hand) and other distracting things so I could give each girl a copy. God Bless Photoshop!

The Armstrong's said...

What a great post! The years really do start to fly by the older you get. So much to be thankful for is right, what a year!