Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving here in Madison since Larry had to work Wednesday night and Thursday night. We had dinner at 5pm on Thursday night with my mom, and Larry’s mom and dad. Larry’s brother, Jake was not able to come since he too had to work. We had a nice day. Friday us girls put up the Christmas tree and other Christmas decorations. We also cleaned out Susanna’s room and rearranged it. We are hoping to get her a new twin bed for her birthday. Friday night Lynette, Susanna, my mom and I went to Sioux Falls for the parade of lights. Then we went to Crooks for their light show, www.crookschristmas.com. We had to wait in line for an hour but it is always worth it. My mom and Lynette had never seen them. Saturday morning us girls went to the two craft fairs in town. I got a bow for the front door and a light up snowman for the living room. That night we all went to Sioux Falls and out to eat for Jake’s birthday and Lynette’s birthday. It was good. Everyone went home after that. Sunday Larry and I put up the rest of our Christmas decorations outside and got our lights working. Then we watched the Bears Vikings game with Jake. GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who's sleeping in my bed???????????

SUSANNA!!!!!!!!!!!

Halloween

Susanna was a fairy princess for Halloween this year. It was so nice out that trick-or-treating was fun. Where we live the downtown merchants give out candy from 4-6pm Halloween night. Also, at the college the dorms give out candy too. We hit downtown and then a couple neighbors. After that we went home to hand out candy to the trick-or-treater that came to our door. I am not sure which Susanna likes more, getting candy or giving it out.

Pumpkin painting!!!!!!!!!!

Weekend

Usually I do not post about my weekend but this I could not resist. Saturday night I am sitting on the couch with Sadie watching TV. Out of the corner of my eye something comes up my steps. It was a bunny rabbit. As soon as it saw me it ran back downstairs. How the heck did a bunny get into my house?!?!?!?! I called my neighbor since Larry was not home and he came over. We went downstairs but we did not find any bunny, he was hiding. Since we do not have a door to the basement, we but a piece of sheet rock over the doorway so that he could not come upstairs.

Sunday afternoon Larry went and got a live animal trap to catch him. Right before he came back with it we saw the bunny again. We put carrots and celery in the cage and set it by the bottom of the stairs. We waited and waited. About 11pm I looked downstairs and there he sits 2 feet from the cage eating a carrot. I am like how did he get a carrot and not trip the trap. I went to see in the cage, almost all the food was gone. This is one smart bunny. Since the only trap we could find was for a raccoon I thought maybe he was not heavy enough for it. But in the morning he was in the cage.

During this whole thing Susanna has named the bunny "Thumper". So cute. When we took him outside he was a little scared. Susanna is telling him, "It's ok, Thumper. It's ok." That night we all went out to the country and let him go.

Now that was my exciting weekend!!!!! Yours??????????????

School Pictures

Look at the difference. The picture on the left is from this year, October 2008. The picture on the right is from last year, October 2007. She looks so grown up now. She still had that baby look to her last year. Hard to believe she will be 5 years old in January.