Thanksgiving 2010

The Thanksgiving weekend did not turn out as we had hoped. Instead of being in Portland we ended up staying in Whitefish. There was so much snow along the route, it was extremely cold and we felt the drive may be a bit dangerous. So we stayed put and tried to keep things exciting. We had our own Thanksgiving feast but it was very casual and Erin was our only guest. We went over to Stef's parents' house for dessert and champage which was fun and delicious (thanks Fafa and Rick!). Also, I did not get one picture of the kids or family on Thanksgiving, terrible, I know! I did get some pictures of the kids in the snow.

It was a bit late, but Annemarie was thrilled to be out in the snow.

Will trying out the jump Doug built.

Jack's turn.

Ready...

The littlest Peppmeier is now completely outfitted and hopefully ready to learn to ski. We bought her a silver helmet and pink goggles this weekend. She's pretty excited about them and happy to show them off by running around in them.

The Little Entertainer

Sorry about the video being sideways, I forgot I cannot record that way. However, I wanted to let you all see what a silly girl Annemarie is. My goodness, she's such a clown and always looking for ways to entertain others.

Doug Turns 37!

(Sorry, I'm a little behind on the blog, I plan to get caught up this week) Yesterday we celebrated Doug's birthday. He open gifts and had cupcakes with the kids and then we went out for a grown-ups dinner with our friends. For a Tuesday night we had a great time. We started with drinks and shuffle board at the Northern and then a fabulous dinner at Tupelo. There was only one other group at the restaurant so it felt like we had the place to ourselves.

Doug and the boys getting ready to blow out the candles.

Opening gifts.

Larkins, Peppmeiers and Peschels at the Northern (Erin was there too, she took the picture).

Pin & Cue

We met up with the Peschel's Saturday afternoon for some bowling fun. We had a kids lane and an adults lane and it was great. Laura won the first game, Doug crushed us on the the second game and John and Jack tied. Matthew and Jack are in the same class in school and they are inseparable. It's really quite funny, you'd think they'd be sick of each other, but they're not. I've been referring to them as mini-Doug and John.

Will trying to throwing a ball without the ramp.

Jack lining up his shot. All the kids did well, we may have some bowlers on our hands.

Halloween 2010

Halloween was lots of fun this year. We met up with the Peschels and took the kids trick-or-treating on Columbia (in town) and then went over to the Larkin's house in Creekwood and went to a few homes over there. The kids were very excited and their costumes were a hit.

Annemarie the skunk, Doug taught her to lift up her tail and "spray" people. It was very entertaining.

Aunt Erin came by before we left with treats for the kids. Jack dressed as a knight and Will as a ninja.

Trying to get a good picture of the kids...

...still trying

Matthew, Will, Jack and Annemarie on Columbia, ready to go!

An action shot, the kids were running from house to house they were so excited.

Annemarie and Superman aka Tyler.

Jack and Will showing off all their candy.