Thanksgiving

We had a big holiday and weekend. It was Margaret's first Thanksgiving
and she jumped right in there with her big Irish/German/English/Native
American and Chinese family! Had no problem running around with
cousins she's never met, eating all the goodies and shutting the doors
in Aunt Bernadette's house. All of the little ones at some point love
to play with the French doors:) We had a nice little party that Aunt
Patty put on in Columbus, thanks to all that made it. We did nicely on
the drive up and the drive home(same day), so we hope that's a good
indicator of the drive to the Lake. Here are some pics of both
parties. Some cousins, sisters, new additions and Grandma Brennan!

Moving along

Matt, Mike, and Jon started the the retaining wall in the backyard. It
will be so nice to have access to the 'back 40' when it's all
finished. We plan to start the garage next spring so we can clean out
the basement/garage and redo the first floor bathroom, before it
crashes into the garage! These old homes(1924) are beautiful but lots
of work. The girls are managing nicely but we are still in adjustment
mode, it's a big adjustment for us all! Have a great T-day, all.

Lillian's 6th birthday

We had a big birthday on Sunday, the sixth! We hadn't planned to have
friends but with Margaret new to our family, a little extra special
attention was needed:) These are girls that she is in school with and
we have known them for a few years. We had perfect weather so the
party was outside, YEAH!

Halloween

We had a good night trick or treating. Margaret picked up the idea
after about three houses and the bag opened on cue. She also picked up
fast that you try to eat all of it in one sitting:) We are still
feeling the effects of the trip but it's getting better. I think we
are moving into just regular kid issues, you know, I want what I want,
now! The sibling rivalry is at full force, WOW! It's amazing how many
different topics I can favor Margaret. I must of driven my mom crazy
if I was anything like Lillian(which I think I am). Lillian turns 6
this weekend and we are having a Hannah Montana party. Guess