The NC Big Macs: November 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

In My Mind I'm Goin' To Carolina

I knew the first time I saw the beauty of North Carolina that I would love it. I didn't expect to fall "in love" with it and have it feel so much like home. I love that I want to raise my kids here in that down to earth, Southern country goodness. I may be Utah born and raised, and I'm proud of that, but there's no place like home, and North Carolina is home.

The pictures are by my dear friend Caiti's sister, Shannon Hadden. Thanks Shannon for capturing my children so beautifully. If any of you need family pictures, let me know. She lives in Utah and I can give you her email.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Trick or Treat! Aren't they Sweet!?

Our traditional Halloween dinner of Tyropita and tomato soup. It's the one meal they look forward to almost as much as the trick-or-treating.

Trick-or-Treat!

Yeah! Free candy! Here comes Maycie the Bat-dog.

Alex, sharing his spoils with dad. Actually, all the kids had a fairly generous spirit. After trick-or-treating Addie was excited to come home and hand out candy. When we ran out sooner than planned, she decided to empty her bag of candy into the hand out bowl. The other kids pitched in and we were left over with very little candy and no sugar hangover. What a great idea, Addie.

What Shall I Be?

Isn't Halloween magical? The one day a year you can be anyone or anything. Indecisive Addie settled on a hula dancer for our church's Trunk-or-Treat. Can you guess what Maycie is? in her own words, "Are you afraid? Am I a bat? Am I a dog? No, I'm a bat-dog." Maycie's imagination never ceases to amaze me. She found a hand-me-down vampire costume and never waivered from her inventive "bat-dog" disguise.

My little linebacker. There's no great stretch of the imagination here. The kid looks like a football player in everyway. A future Carolina Panthers player? Maybe.