Time for a change

Yes, it's time for a change on the ole blog. That Halloween post has been up for almost a month and I'm sick of it. I had to steal some pictures of Thanksgiving from my sis-in-law. Thanks Kari. Anyway, we had a real nice turkey day at the Holland home. Good food, good family, and lots of pets!!

A very full couple


Getting out for a ride on the new "mule".


James entertaining us with some tunes


Oh the many things you can do with napkin rings.

HALLOWEEN! 2009

We enjoyed a fun Halloween evening. Here are some of the freaks we encountered.

What a scary little Miley kitty


Cave lady Krysha, Pooh Bear Jaybin, Caped Maddie, and Firefighter Kyeron


Who is this old buzzard? I think he is related to Devin Holland


Cave Lady Madison. (Thanks to Jeri K for the cute costume!)


Snow White and Grumpy - James and I dressed up for our annual couples halloween party.

The Wonderful Magic Kingdom!

We just recently returned from our family vacation at Disneyland. It truly is the happiest place on earth -for kids that is. Actually I counted more adults there than children. We spent 3 1/2 days there and 1 day at Magic Mountain. Dev needed some thrill rides. We had a great time and spent way too much money. It is nice to be home though. California sure is a rat race compared to here. We are so thankful to live in such a slow paced beautiful area.


Our family at the big pumpking on Main Street USA


Mary Poppins


Pluto


My cup of tea!


The long wait on the hard ground for FANTASMIC! (5 hours to be exact, but it was worth it)


James and Dev enjoying a Turkey Leg in Disneyland. They are to die for!


Dev and Jack Skeleton


Maddie getting ready to enter the Haunted Mansion. It was all decorated in the Nightmare Before Christmas.

Fall Vacation

Fall is in the air and it feels so good. Guess where we are headed on Friday? Yep, you guessed it... the most magical place on earth. DISNEYLAND! We decided that we wanted to see the park all decorated for Halloween. We are all looking forward to it and will give the full report when we return. But for now... Minnie and Mickey are calling our names. Tah Tah.

Toot Tids

Dev and Mad
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Or "Cute Kids" in real terms. James took this photo a couple weeks ago. I think my kids are great! They are good kids. I hope they know how much I love them.

One of my favorite sights

It's canning season again. I didn't think we would get much this year but it has turned out to be quite "fruitful". Roxi and I canned the best sweet and sour sauce. It is to die for and quite simple to make. James and friends canned some sweet relish. We had lots of cucumbers. James and I did some grape jam for the first time. Roxi, James and I canned yummy salsa for the first time too. Then last but not least, I did some blackberry freezer jam. I love the sight of fresh canning.

Advanced in Scouting

Devin recently earned his Weblos badge and also his Arrow of Light. He is now in 11 year old scouting. He worked hard to earn these. Good job Dev!