Happy Holidays!

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(Move your cursor around on the photos to make it snow!)

Laughing Baby

Christmas in New England

It's our first Christmas here and we are learning the ways of New England. We've been to the town green for the lighting of the Christmas tree, selected our tree from The Friends of Hammonasset but have yet to buy the electric candles for our windows :) The houses here are dressed completely traditional -- with candles in the windows, wreaths on all the windows and sometimes a swag of fruit (apples, oranges, lemons, limes, centered with a pineapple) over the front door.

A View into Bradford's World

Bradford seems to be surviving and even enjoying Sallisaw, OK. He is so darn cute and has such an amazing attitude. He's already been run out of a home by drunken rednecks, driven past a skunk that was severed right in half by the train and had a baptism -- so his world seems to be complete. He may be having his first transfer soon...maybe next week. Two whole months have gone by since he left...he's 1/12 done! We hope he has a wonderful Thanksgiving and send our thoughts and prayers out into the universe for him. We love you Bud!

Fall in Connecticut

I made this slide show for my kids for Thanksgiving...enjoy! (There is sound if you have speakers.... :)

Mom and Dad in Connecticut

We finished up the month with my parents joining us here. We had a wonderful time together. We went up to Newport and toured a mansion, into the city where they saw "Mary Poppins" (and loved it), tooled around the small towns here, and just generally enjoyed each other. We are so lucky to have such a loving family. Now what are we going to do with ourselves until someone comes again to visit?

Michelle in Connecticut

Shell on West Wharf Beach, Madison

Shell and I at the Irish Famine Memorial in Lower Manhattan, looking out on the Hudson.

This is Shell's "Schedule of Fun!" She's the party girl.

Shell and I in Newport, RI

Michelle joined us for a few wonderful days toward the end of October. We had such fun! This was her classic line; she said she wanted to relax while she was here, not go a mile a minute. Above you'll see her agenda for one night while she was here - and this was scheduled to begin around 5:00 PM. On top of all this, we managed to see Boston, NYC, Newport, and she even helped me paint the kitchen! It was a great time. I love my kids!