Kenny learns video gaming...

This is exactly how Jonathan began his video career...

The McGinnis bath angel strikes again

Kenny fits perfectly in my deep sink. What a sweet baby!

WHAT DO NINE CHILDREN AND TWO "TURKEYS" DO ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND?

Here is a two day summary with Nana and Papa:

Kenny eats waffles like the big kids...

Adam Jim plays with playdough

Kelly gets well and comes over to play

Patrick fights with Adam and the playdough

Sweet Grace helps Mary dotes learn to play with the dough

Abby smashes playdough...

Adam tries to be precise...

Megan (thinks she is almost too old for this but quietly stakes her claim for the tools....)

Mary shows her determination...

Nana turkey bosses...

and bosses...

Giving instructions...

laughing

concentrating

Chris and his two angels

The dinner was a success...

We finished...

I have the real heart of a turkey....

isn't this just the coolest thing I ever held...

7:00 am the bird goes in the oven and the turkeys go back to bed to rest up....

AUNT PATTY'S FLUTE CONCERT

Friday evening Jim and I picked up Megan and Kelly. We went to Ihop for dinner and then to aunt Patty's flute concert. As usual I forgot my camera in the truck, but before we left the parking lot to go home I took the girls pics. They had a good time and Papa and I had a wonderful time. We love taking our grandchildren. All nine a best behaved...

SPIRIT OF THE WEST

Kelly's dream to win this award came true today. All her immediate family members were present when Mr. Campbell in lieu of sick principal, awarded Kelly her certificate. You can see her happiness on her face. Her family was so excited. Jon and Meg came and hid behind the bleachers so Kelly didn't know she was the winner. Kudos to the Malm family, they all live the SPIRIT of the west.

UPDATE ON SLEEPOVER

I cleared it with Papa Jim and we are now ready and willing to house all nine grandchildren on Thanksgiving night. It will be a first...hope we survive. I will take pictures so you all can see nine children at Nana's. I will remember to take pics at dinner time, that is always the funniest time when the children are here. Pray for me...

A Challenge for Nana

My Beautiful daughter Beth has given me a challenge to think about this week. She is wondering if I would take all seven on thanksgiving night. Now that presents some problems, because I would have to invite the McGinnis children too, making it a nine children sleep over. Now lets see, where could I stuff them? Two bedrooms a family room a small living room, two bathrooms, a very small backyard. Well I want to have them, but I do have some reservations. If the little ones slept upstairs and the girls in the living room and the boys and Abby downstairs, I think we could do it. HMM maybe that would be a fun plan...I will let you know what I decide...have to clear it with Papa Jim....

TAGGED BY BETH http://malmducks.blogspot.com/

Can I name seven quirky things about me? My whole life has been a quirky journey. My first quirky memory is my love for the elderly. I used to visit our neighbors and sit on their porches in the cool summer evenings listening to their stories about their youth. They loved me so much that they brought gifts to me from their travels. I see myself going that direction of elderly now...perspective is certainly different on this end. Number two comes to mind, I call my beautiful daughter Beth, Beautiful Daughter. She laughs when she answers the phone and I ask how is my beautiful daughter? I really mean it, she is a joy in my life. Number three, playing with children. I absolutely love children and they know it, my neighborhood children ring the doorbell and ask if Mary can play. Warms my heart...Number four, children...I love to play with my grandchildren, imagination games are my favorite. I try to convince them that things are not quite how one sees them. I have so much fun, especially with those under five because I can convince them that we can fly, be anything we want and laugh. Number five...I am a chance taker...I will try anything once, sometimes it turns out and sometimes it doesn't. I remember one time I took a broken electric can opener apart to see if I could fix it. Now my own children will ask me if it is a can opener project. (I never got it back together.) Number six...I hate to drive, I will if I have to, but down deep I hate it. Number seven...QUIRKY is my middle name, my children probably could tell you better than me but it is the real me. I always said my mother was a bit quirky, guess apples don't fall far from the tree. I am supposed to send this on...Kathleen I tag you to open a blog and send us your seven quirky qualities.

Craft fairs vs> crap fairs

On Saturday November smoky Hill high school held it's 25th annual craft fair. It was a very good experience. Patty Stewart brought her beautiful handmade items and I brought the usual stockings and wreaths. We did not get a booth with power so the wreaths were a bust. So it goes. We are planning on going again next year, I for sure will get a booth with power. We learned some very helpful things this year. I had a great time and I appreciated when Beth dropped by for awhile and then later brought the two oldest boys to visit. It makes it fun when you see someone you know. We have been to some awful fairs, but this one is very good and I hope people who think they live to far away to come will take a chance and come next year.

KID WATCHING

Last evening I was the designated baby sitter. Mama Beth and Papa Jim took Jon and Megan to their Fall concert. Oh, how I wish I had brought my camera. Mary dotes and Kenny were on the floor playing. Mary decided that she wanted Kenny's blocks. She began picking them up and putting them in the chair where he could not reach them. Lo and behold I looked over and Kenny tackled Mary so hard she fell over and he was on top of her pulling those long blond curls with both hands. Before I could get him off he had her crying so hard, and screaming. He was as calm as could be, letting her know that stealing his toys would have retribution. I moved them apart and then noticed Mary had skinned her nose on the floor where Kenny had tackled her. I wanted to laugh but held my laughter and consoled both little ones. One can imagine them fighting as teenagers!!! I know who will win, and I know who will scream the loudest...

Halloween and Baptism

Kelly's baptism day. Jon 13 holding Kenny 11 months, Grace 8, Kelly8, Abby6, Patrick9, Megan11, Mary Jane3 and Adam Jim5

nine grandchildren waiting to go Trick or Treating Adam Jim went as Peter Parker...

Grace the butterfly

Abby the little witch

Adam Jim in his new outfit

Mary Jane in new outfit