Basketball Clinic at Brentwood Highschool

Liberty started a basketball clinic to learn the basics.  She really enjoyed it and learned a lot.

 Kennedi did not want to join with all the kids, but did occasionally practiced on the sidelines.

 Some one on one practice with dad.

Christmas in Pittsburgh

 Every Christmas we take pictures of these little cuties before they head downstairs to open presents.  They loved their Christmas Pajamas this year, a couple of princesses and a polar bear.

These girls were very happy to get these puppy purses.

The Christmas eve feast turned out perfect.  Ham for days...mmmm!

We had our lovely sister missionaries over for Christmas eve dinner and our little nativity.  Kennedi starred as Mary, Parker as Joseph, Liberty as the angel and baby doll as baby Jesus.

Sister Cottam from Elk Ridge, UT and Sister Sparks from Hauser, ID.

Josh and I were Mary and Joseph for our ward Christmas party.  Luckily Josh was growing a beard for Movemeber.  :)

 Parker found a new way of wearing his Christmas tree headband.

3 Little Kids in December

 I needed a good picture of the three kids together for a Christmas present, so I got them all ready and color coordinated and attempted to get them all looking and smiling at me at the same time.  Kind of tricky and time consuming, but here a few of these cuties.

Thanksgiving

We technically had three Thanksgivings this year.  We were invited to join a few families in our Pittsburgh ward to make a big joint dinner and meet at the church.  We started the day there, ate light, but really enjoyed the good food.  We tried some deep fried turkey for the first time, I thought it was pretty tasty.  Then we went over to Josh's fellowship directors home for a gormet feast.  Josh has been telling me for awhile now how good of a cook Dr. Hoffbauer is, because he'll cook dinner for Josh when Josh is over at his house to help with lectures, research and what not.  It was a delicious meal with fun and unique appetizers and drinks to try out.  Like these yummy cheeses in the picture here.

We also had a family/cousins Thanksgiving the same weekend with some of Josh's cousins that live within driving distance to us here in Pittsburgh.  Anthony & Sharon Quinn came from Ann Arbor MI area.  Jake and Sarah Quinn actually lived in another part of Pittsburgh for two more weeks after we met up with them this weekend.  Sterling and Rachael Quinn came from State College PA.  Our kids really enjoyed having "cousins" come to there house to play all day!  Everyone stayed at our house except the Pitt Quinns.  We all got together for Pizza, pie and games on Friday night.  On Saturday we spent the day cooking, eating, catching up, playing out side, and playing games.  It was sooooo great to be around family for a holiday.  It's been so long for us.

 These girls were inseparable the whole weekend.  So fun for my girls to have another like them around.  :)

 Libby helping me out with the turkey.

 Sharon preparing her yummy sweet potato mash.

 The kids took a break to watch the new muppets movie.

 I made this fun turkey fruit platter and it was gobbled up fast. :)

The yummy snacks before the feast.

The kids corner.

 Everybody fit.  So awesome!