Max's Haircut

We took Max to get his first haircut.
No more shaggy dog! Now with the
cold weather upon us, he is cold with
all his fur gone. Check out how
cute he looks in his blue sweater!

Jensen's New Book

Jensen went on his first plane ride to go visit
Grandma and Papa Raquet in New Mexico.
He was away for a full week and Auntie Sarah was
in withdraw! Over the break, he got a fun book
from Grandma Raquet. It lights up and sings songs
and Jensen really likes it. Here are a few pics of
Auntie reading to him.

Too Cute

So, I sent these cute pics of Jensen to my sister
and she didn't use them on her blog, so I did!
Use it or lose it...as I always say!

Lake House Weekend

This weekend we went down to Canton to do some pre-Christmas shopping. It was so crazy down there, but we found some good deals. Afterwards, we always go to Karen and Mike's lake house for some R&R. This is a shot off of their porch. The trees are all starting to turn colors and the weather was perfect! I do love fall!



Max got to come along with us on our trip. He did a great job in Canton. So many people stopped us and told us how CUTE he was. We were proud parents! Max got along great with Madison and Hatti. They played together and vied for our attention.

Saturday morning we got to witness Jensen eating his cereal. He is now 5 months old and eating cereal... Fruits and vegetables are on it's way!





Saturday mornings are always fun. Karen and Chuck made us french toast and then the best part is hanging out with Jensen! Mom was taking a shower getting ready to go shopping with Auntie Sarah and Chuck and I were taking turns holding Jensen. Mike was left to clean up our breakfast mess.

Lethal Luau

I have always loved the theater. In high school, I loved being in school plays and acting. To stay in touch with my theater buddies, once in college, I would have them over during Christmas to do a murder mystery dinner. We always had so much fun. My mom last year bought me a murder mystery dinner called Lethal Luau. I thought it was so cool, but I was worried about finding a group of people that would participate. Chuck and I had decided to get a group of our friends together and just see how it would go...well- we all had a blast! We gathered for drinks...compliments of the Braatens. We had appetizers and our Mai Tai drinks and then we were ready for round one. Well, everyone got VERY into the game. People were throwing accusations left and right! No one wanted to stop after round one to eat. We enjoyed a Hawaiian themed menu of Kahlua pig, rice, and salad. Then it was back to the game. We finished round 2 and 3 and then it was time for each of us to guess who the murderer was...most of us picked Chuck...AKA Chief Wiki- Wiki. He seemed to have all of the evidence piled up against him. But Melissa and Chris picked Jeff's character...AKA Joey Breakers- a surfer dude that was jealous that his friend had all the money, women and glory! It was a lot of fun:) Hope you enjoy the pics!