Decorating the tree

We got the Christmas tree this morning and this evening we decorated it. It is a tradition of ours to get the tree and decorate it the day after Thanksgiving. Here are a few pictures of us decorating.

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Getting the Christmas Tree!

Thanksgiving is over, so today is the big day: we get the Christmas tree!!! We go to a farm that grows the trees, as well as cotton, pumpkins, corn, and animals. We've gone there for many years and we always have a good time. We went this morning and we'll spend the afternoon decorating the tree. Here's a few pictures of us getting it.

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Our Thanksgiving

Well, we hope everyone else has had as great a Thanksgiving as we've had, because it has been a great day at our home!! God has given us so much to be thankful for. We would like to share some of our day.

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Every meal starts with the cooks, and we had the best, including:

Mama, Abigail, Grandmother Calk, Aunt Pam, and Mary.

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Mmmmm!!! Smells good!.

These look good too!

Hey!! Looks like someone is caught red-handed trying to steal the pies!

The guests are arriving! Here's Mary and her 2 month old daughter Evelyn Grace.

Looks like Evelyn has found her Grandmother Calk!

Finally, the food is ready! We have turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, squash casserole, rolls, and lots more!

Time to dig in!

How does it taste guys?

Nathan had to go back for seconds!

Don't forget dessert! We have apple pie, pumpkin pie, blueberry pie, and apple cake.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Just want to wish everyone a happy, blessed Thanksgiving! May God give you much to be thankful for.

Kawell Family

Halloween 2005

Thought I would post some photos of the children in their Halloween costumes. The kids came up with the idea and made them all themselves. We went to a trunk&treat event at Grandmothers church. This is were people park their car in the parking lot and fill their trunk with candy and the children go from car to car. They also have hot dogs and chips and a other events going on. The children's kitchen outfit was the hit of the event.

Nathan: Microwave Oven

Christopher: Stove

Jack: Frig

Samuel: Dish Washer

Abigail: Cheif

Jesse: Counter

Trunk and Treating

First Entry

Kids at Grand Canyon

Why have we started this? Well the real reason is that a website takes too long and people keep asking us to get one set up. Some friends were in this past weekend and after looking at their blog I decided it was time for this old Computer Science professor and his family to take a jump into the the blog world.

As I mentioned we had some dear friends in over the weekend, Jessica and Joshua Erber. These are two of the older children of Roger and Maggie Erber from Harvard, IL. Joshua has a recording bussiness and he and his sister came down to record a conference here in Birmingham. It was soooo good to see them and catch up with what is going on in there lives and their family. We had many late nights, but many, many, many laughs.

Right now Becky is going crazy trying to keep everyting on track for the big meal on Thursday. We are all looking forward to Thanksgiving day and then we always kick Christmas off the day after. Off to the woods to get the tree and get the house in the season. Becky does a great job at putting a huge spread on the table for Thanksgiving. Becky's mother will make the dressing and her nice will bring some squash casserole and I am sure all who come will bring a little extra something. Hmmmmmmm!!!!! I can taste it all already. Abigail is right now over at Grandmothers helping her get stuff chopped and mixed and ready to cook Thursday morning.

Time to get the piano boys off to piano.