Trinity River Legacy Hike

UNO Morning

It looks like Nina's winning this round.

Thanksgiving Hootenanny

Brian es capitan. Mom approves.

The 59th Street Bridge Song.

Good Riddance (that's the actual name of the song, apparently).

The Very Last Day.

Grandma's Feather Bed.

If I Had a Hammer.

Leavin' on a Jet Plane.

I'll Fly Away.

Good Riddance (reprise).

Nanny Melissa McPhee

Postprandial Gratitude

I'm thankful for our new house. And for the dressing I just ate. Mari's thankful for aunts who entertain our children. Our children are thankful for "love," "family," "water," (some combination of Emilio and Nina) and "life" (Pablo). We're all thankful that Melissa got a job offer on Tuesday (which she's telling us about). I wish I remembered what everyone else was thankful for, but I had a second helping of dressing since we shared.

Sleepover at Grandmother and Granddaddy's

Celebration time!

Benton-Nielsen style.

Table Talk

Home Again!

The slumber party was a great success; we'e glad to have Nina back with us.

The Partyers

Isabel, with two bracelets, is front and center.

We miss Nina

Who is having fun at her first slumber party.

Slumber Partyer

Nina--with sleeping bag, teddy bear, and face tattoos (she come home from school with the tats on Friday: an experience we hope will not be repeated)--is on the way to her first ever slumber party, the first for any of our children. Happy birthday, Isabel!

The Birthday Run

We party all the time!

Anneliese, Rebecca, Annabelle and parents joined us Tuesday for birthday week cupcakes.