Sorry!

-Alright, I know it's been over a month since we last posted.  I apologize for the delay in getting new posts up!  As I'm sure everyone well knows, the holidays are a pretty crazy time.  After driving to North Carolina and back and a few weeks of company, life is finally settling back down to normal.  I will try to sort through the hundreds of pictures that have accumulated in the past month and get some new pictures posted within the next week.-

November Bits & Pieces

~Grandpop and some of his grandchildren~

~The little girls had fun dressing Grandpop up while he was napping~

~Grandmom taught Rachel how to knit~

~Matthew turned 14 on the 27th.  The Anderson's had fun wrapping this present!~

~Hunting supplies~

~Abbie liked Matt's face mask~

~Who needs cake when you can have maple-apple crisp instead?~

~Like Grandpop like Grandson~

~Dave and Dave~

~Lizzy and little Dave~

~Abbie lounging while watching a movie~

~Joshua's latest trip to the emergency room resulted in three stitches in his right eyebrow~

~Stringing popcorn to put on the little girl's Charlie Brown tree~

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year, we were happy to have David's parents come out for the weekend.  Our Thanksgiving tradition is to go around the table and have everyone say one thing that they are thankful for.  Here is what everyone was thankful for this year.

Dad - God's grace towards undeserving sinners

Mom - all of God's beautiful creation

Grandpop - thankful for the fact that his parents were both saved before they died

Grandmom - "her sweetheart, the most wonderful man in the world"

Sarah - the privilege of prayer

Rebecca - her salvation

Matthew - freedom

Ben - "my dirtbike"

Rachel - fishing

Hannah - "my life"

Lydia - everyone's birthdays

Joshua - Daddy (with a little coaching from the afore-mentioned person!)

~It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie!~

~Becca making mashed potatoes while Mom makes gravy~

(Matt apparently felt the need to be in the picture too!)

~A large family requires a large turkey!~

~Dad carving our twenty-three pound turkey~

~Even a twenty-three pound turkey doesn't last long when there are thirteen people to feed~

~Everyone except for Grandpop-he was taking the picture~

~Clean-up~

2009 Family Pictures

~Here are the 2009 family pictures~

Updated Family Portraits

~Here are the long-awaited updated family pictures.  We also just had our 2009 family pictures taken, so those will be posted in a week or two.  Hope you enjoy them!~