Turkey Day

We spent Thanksgiving at the cabin.

We had fun with table activities,






































watching movies,














sledding,













and of course eating.

On the Way

While driving to the cabin, we had to snap a picture of this big guy, who was hanging out along side the road. Pretty impressive.

Thanksgiving Program

Emma has such a fabulous teacher this year! She is caring, kind, and seems to always go the extra mile. The kids put on a Thanksgiving Program with songs, skits, and even a line dance. It was adorable!!!

SNOW!!!

The kids were so excited to discover the white world,


























...especially Abby.
She was thrilled to go out and play with the big kids. When I was getting cold and finally made her come in, she burst into tears.








































She had a hard time walking in the snow, but loved lying right down in it. She had fun walking around on the deck and would have probably tried jumping off the deck like the others had I not prevented that.

She was chewing on her zipper.

Cold Turkey Run

While living in at the Cabin, we started the tradition of participating in the Cold Turkey Run held at the fitness center. We decided to try to continue the tradition this year. Bentley and Emma ran the 1 mile, Kim ran the 5K, and Tom was a good sport and pushed Ali and Abby in the one mile walk. It was a really cold morning, but we came away with two second place prizes, pumpkin pies, and one first place, a turkey, along with a sports bag, jacket, goggles, and a t-shirt.




















































Then we got to enjoy the spoils the next day for Sunday dinner. Bentley enjoyed his very own turkey-lurkey drumstick.

Back to School

I can't believe we're into another school year. The summer just flew by but was so fun.
The kids received father's blessing the night before.













They were so excited to ride their bike and in Bentley's case, rip stick, to school on the first day.

3rd annual Ackerson family reunion

It was Nora's turn to plan the Ackerson family festivities. We all made the trip up to the Tetons and had a fabulous time!














On the way Bentley let out a little of his cooped up energy by climbing a pole.















Once there, we had fun camping, eating, visiting, and relaxing.
The kids had a blast swimming, rafting, and playing at String Lake.

























































Gathered around the camp site.















































































On the last morning we went on a little hike.


























Looking at the pictures made me realize all the times in which I forgot to take out the camera. Still, I was able to get a small sample of the trip.