Christmas Tree Hunt

We found the perfect Charlie Brown Christmas tree in about 2 seconds... actually Justin found it and we all agreed it was "the one".

Sammy & Kaimon wanted a big one with snow on it.

Justin & Paul putting the tree in the stand.

Decorating the tree @ Paul's house!

Making a ginger bread house ... which within a couple of hours totally fell apart. Oh, well it was fun while it lasted.

Thanksgiving Dinner @ Paul's Parents

Good eats & good company ... can't ask for much more than that!! Well .... I guess a good nap after all the tryptophan would be the cherry on the top! Family picture after a full belly .... lots of smiles!

Adult Table

Kid Table

Mom & Dad Powell

Troy, Judy, Kevin & Cade Comer

Paul's Sister & Family

Dad's Birthday - Murder Mystery Dinner Party

Who dunnit??? We all celebrated Dad's birthday at Judy & Troy's house by doing a Murder Mystery Dinner Party. Even though we had no idea what we were doing .... get several Type A personalities together and someone's bound to either figure out the rules or make them up on their own.

Top Left to Right: John Wayne (Justin), Elvis (Paul), Marilyn Monroe (Lori), Ginger Rogers (Amber), Jerry Oilman (Dad), Rita Hayworth (Mom), Judy Garland (Judy), Janis Joplin (Janice), Bob Marley (Richard), Jimi Hendrix (Troy).

The kids got to join in on the fun as well and dress up.
Top Left to Right: Pirate (Kaimon), Alien (Derek), Joker (Timmy), Power Ranger (Kevin), Batman (Cade), Peacock (Sammy), Kenzie.

John Wayne (Justin), Jimi Hendrix (Troy), and Bob Marley (Richard)

Elvis (Paul) & Marilyn Monroe (Lori)

Kaimon's Soccer Season

This year was Kaimon's first year playing soccer. It started off a little rough, as you might expect. A lot of standing around watching the ball go by while we stood at the sidelines yelling "go get the ball!!!" at the top of our lungs ..... only to be totally ignored. Then about half way through the season Kaimon asked his coach if he could play goalie during the game. I was shocked when Kaimon asked as he'd never done it before. What a great move .... Kaimon is very good at being a goalie. Totally agressive, pass attention, etc. We had a lot of fun and it was a great season.

Great Grandma enjoying watching Kaimon play soccer.

Kaimon with his coach Bryan getting his trophy. Very proud moment!!

Halloween 2007

Kaimon actually wore 3 different customes this year for Halloween. The one shown in the picture he wore to a Halloween Party at Paul's complex. It's a muscle hero kind of man. He then wore a Ninja outfit to his school party and finally a wizard kind of outfit when he went trick-o-treating. Halloween is Kaimon's favorite holiday as he gets to dress up.

Isn't she just the cutest??!! This is Paul's granddaughter Kenzie. I love the one with her tongue sticking out. She's adorable!

This is Paul's nephew Kevin. He was a Power Ranger!

This is Paul's nephew Cade. He dressed up as a boxer -- with a black eye and all!

Crazy Hair Day!

Kaimon's school had crazy hair day. Check him out .....

Thanksgiving 2007 @ Dove Springs

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. We started off at Paul's parents house enjoying an awesome spread. Then we loaded up the trailer and quads and headed to the desert. We spent 4 days camping with my parents, my brother & his wife and friends. Kaimon rode his quad none stop. His riding has improved dramatically since last year. This year he actually lead the pack on occassions. I was totally amazed.

Our "home" for the weekend.

Kaimon riding his quad.

Tony & Nichole