Grateful for family and the great outdoors

Not to rub it in for the rest of the country, I mean, we WERE wearing down jackets and beanies... but it was gorgeous weather at the beach for a fun and festive Thanksgiving week, 2010... full of tons of food, surfing, campfiring, biking, dirt and laughs

gearing up for sunsettrailer naptimeJ and her idols, Auntie Julia and buddy Kayla
disneyland 'leg'o turkey'
The Heits.. we cleaned up pretty nice with a bunch of shower tokens and some non campfire outfits for dinner at Nana and Poppi's
I know, photo shoot for Lab of the Year calendar



best invention/recipe for "Micah's famous" banana pancakes

donut pit stop
winner of best turkey flair award



the unofficial fin repair crew

Thanksgiving is not complete without him..

Yep, he came to the beach for our Thanksgiving week campout! I know, greatest craft invention ever, Thanks to Jeanette's dad, "grampa Kenny".

Little pilgrim

Spider legs

Jeez, her legs seem longer by the day.

"I'm Camping out"..

in response to "Where are you, Campbell?.." love his chosen objects to furnish his 'campsite' ??? Tech-deck ramp, Charlie Brown videos, markers and a guitar..comfy, C

give a 3 year old a phone to entertain himself

while we eat our dinner...

good eye, C.

sunglass sibs

"Avatar"

That's what he said as he painted (on his easel, I assumed) while I was changing laundry... (he's never seen the movie.. but obvi, he's seen commercials and heard about it from J)

Even at sunset...

Tito, the ice cream man, doesn't disappoint... (was kind of hoping for a bit of a reprieve with the day light ending so early.. but oh, no... not when we get 90 degree days in November...) never a bad time for a $2 popsicle.

Craving a little Gator drive...

It was music to the kids' ears when NanaB and Big Poppi were visiting last weekend and they wanted to head out to visit Anthony, Pat, Bob and Shelby at the 'ranch'...The girls think they're top dogs driving the 'gator' by themselves.. and good old-fashioned outdoor fun to be had while catching up with the fam.





everyone loves Vans in this fam

Spidey muscles

Halloween weekend

A fun filled weekend kicked off by Cam deciding he didn't want to be any of the costumes he already had, rather a pirate.. oui, oui... I do enjoy the matching red stripes!
Emma is too cute to be a devil, so she wore wings and a halo and was half angel, too..
Olivia was snow to go with her brother, baby Jack, the penguin...
Twinners, of course! even enjoying the same treat, crossed ankles post trick or treat..
We had no trouble finding Waldo... hillarious.
Townsend is ready for ANY action with knee pads.

Not sure why the crazy vampire is ruining my laying out time.. jeez. Can't a girl get a tan around here??
Cute group!.. and scary Jake.. so much Star Wars in the hood..
gross, Justin.

serious.