Thanksgiving

We had a great time at my parent's cabin over Thanksgiving. My brother was there with his 3 boys. Charlie and Sam had fun playing hide and seek and football with the big cousins. I had fun playing cards at night and talking cameras with Dane and Scott. Dane is an excellent photographer.

We celebrated my brother and Eric's birthdays. Thankfully it was nice enough to spend time outside every day.

I am most thankful this Thanksgiving for my family, our health, and the moments that make each day special.

Dreaming of Things that Go...

This weeks theme at I Heart Faces is "Sweet Dreams". Charlie dreams day and night of trucks and being a "worker". He has been doing this for over 3 years....the boy loves trucks. I love this photo of him falling asleep while reading his favorite book and playing with his cars and trucks. This was taken when he was 2 1/2. What a sweet dreaming little boy!

See more sweet dream photos this week at I Heart Faces.

Ben Swings in the November Sun

Ben Swings in the November Sun, originally uploaded by tctripp.

I like this crop better but I'm sure this doesn't qualify as "Sun Flare".

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My Autumn Beauty

Ben's birthday, originally uploaded by tctripp.

Here is a photo of Ben on his birthday last week. We were playing under an oak tree. The boys all had a fun time and it was fun for me to try and capture a few special birthday pictures. Stop by I heart faces to see more fall photos this week.

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Charlie lost his first tooth on Friday. It came out on the bus on the way home from kindergarten. He put it in his pocket, luckily, and was excited to show me when he got off the bus. After that point he didn't want to talk about it for the rest of the day! I was able to sneak a few quick pictures before it was put under his pillow for the first tooth fairy visit. Sam lost a tooth last year when he fell so we also put his tooth under his pillow. The tooth fairy brought each boy a gold dollar. Sam carried his around for awhile and Charlie put his in his special drawer.

B & W

The (cup)Cake

That was good!