Those Chapmans – Page 166 – Out Of Their Minds Design

Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Part VII

The final part of our Thanksgiving extravaganza, the Christmas fashion show! I should probably just let these speak for themselves, but suffice to say there was a stairway, and bed-jumping shoot. And I also want to say thanks again to everybody for driving out to see us, and that we had a great time! Thanks also to Connor for playing games with his uncle D.

Somebody cue up Christmas fashion show music! Sing along if you know the words as well as I do… Go!

*O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree…* See this image larger.

*something something branches* See this image larger.

*O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree*See this image larger.

*hmm hmm hmmm mmmm mumble branches*. See this image larger.

*Your something Frankie Valentine* See this image larger.

*is something something, Frankenstein* See this image larger.

*O Christmas tree O Christmas tree* See this image larger.

*again that thing about branches.* See this image larger.

Finally, our two bonus pictures: Ian puts on the Sorting Hat and is chosen for Griffondor. (About 10 people got that joke.) See this image larger.

Ian already misses his cousins… Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving! (Isn’t this a great smile?) See this image larger.

Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Part VI

On to the 15th!

Big cubes… built Connor-tough! See this image larger.

*Hi, I’d like to borrow these if you don’t mind.* See this image larger.

*They look like they’d make good drums.* See this image larger.

*Or a chair!* See this image larger.

Hundreds of years in the evolution of weaponry, have turned this classic, non-compound bow design into something as deadly as it is delicious… the marshmallow bow. I’m not kidding. It shoots marshmallows. See this image larger.

Video games. Engaging young minds since… well some time ago. I’d look it up but, I’m watching video games… See this image larger.

Our little angel, after many hours of play with his cousins. This nap courtesy of Grampa Ray! See this image larger.

Next entry will wrap up this holiday! Stay tuned for Part VII!!

Pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, Part V

Here we are back in the action. If I’m not mistaken this should be the last entry for the 14th of November… Here Kaylee reads a story to Grandma Barb and – she’s great, she’ll talk on and on about what happens in the book — she almost sounds like she’s actually reading it! See this image larger.

At some point, the pipe insulation we use as baby-bumpers on some of our sharp corners became weapons of mass destruction, and then look out! Doggie pile! See this image larger.

The little cousins win this battle, but not the war! See this image larger.

Yup, somebody loves his cousin… hehe! See this image larger.

It was like watching a pirate swordfight, only without the clang of steel on steel. See this image larger.

It was more like the wap and thud of foam on skull, now that I think about it. See this image larger.

Mommy smiles as the battle rages on. I wish we could get that top button to stay buttoned on Ian’s pajamas! See this image larger.

Connor faked a fall-down at one point and while Ian circled, Kaylee saw weakness and struck quickly! GETTIM! Aunt Melanie got a lot of this on video, and I have a copy of it… I’ll try to get some of it on the site someday. See this image larger.